So, in case you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a bit of a holiday nerd. At Christmas I decorate 5 themed Christmas trees. 2 of the trees are paired together and are adorned with pastry and candy ornaments. Mid-January I take down all trees but these ones. I remove any Christmas themed ornaments and then add in my heart ornaments to make it a Valentine’s hearts and sweets tree. Below is a craft for decorating heart ornaments with dresden trims.
Velvet Heart
Ornaments
What You
Need:
Velvet heart
ornaments
Dresden
trims, ribbons, die cut scrap papers, stickers, etc.Glue
Glue trim on
the edge of the ornament.
Glue a
decoration into the center of the ornament.
Hang and
enjoy!
Have you ever heard the expression “wearing your heart on your sleeve”? In the early 1900’s people would celebrate holidays by dressing up in crepe paper costumes and accessories. At Valentine’s Day parties women would write their names on a heart shaped piece of paper and put it into a pile. Men would draw names and wear it on their sleeves to claim the love of the chosen woman.
Valentine’s
Treat Bags
What You
Need:
Small paper
bags
Doilies,
Valentine’s theme scrap paper cut in squares*Glue
Stapler
Stickers, dresdens, die cut scrap papers
Candy
Fill the
paper bags with candy. Fold the top of
the bag.
Fold the
doily or paper in half and place over the top of the folded bag. Staple the two together, right in the middle
to close the treat bag.
Adhere the sticker or decoration in the middle
to cover up the staple.
Hand out to
all of your sweethearts!
Every
February 14th we celebrate Valentine’s Day. Children make Valentines and put them into each other’s
artfully decorated valentine mail boxes and eat pink and red cupcakes and
candies. Lovers celebrate with a
romantic dinner and lavish gifts like expensive roses, fragrant perfumes, enormous
heart shaped boxes of chocolates, and jewelry coated in diamonds and dripped in
gold.
Valentine’s
Day has many symbols attached to this romantic holiday. One of the most popular is a little winged
baby with an arch and arrow who helps people fall madly in love. This cherub, named Cupid is the son of Venus,
the goddess of love. Cupid’s arrows are
meant to make someone fall in love with the first person that they lay eyes
on. Many cards and decorations depict
cupid shooting young sweethearts with his arrows.
Broken is
this heart of mine
And so to
you I send it.
Because my
dearest Valentine
Your love
alone can mend it.
Roses are red;
violets are blue, what does a rose really mean to you? There are over 100 species of roses ranging in
many colors, primarily hues of red, pink, white, and yellow. White roses
symbolize true love, purity and innocence.
Red roses are for love and desire.
Don’t get yellow roses for your sweet heart! They represent friendship. Pink roses are
very neutral and symbolize friendship, happiness, and love.
According to
ancient Greek mythology Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love created the white
rose. As she ascended from the sea,
white roses sprung up from the sea foam. After her lover Adonis was wounded by
a wild boar her tears mixed with his blood dyed the roses red. In ancient
Persia, it was believed that roses were originally white. Allah named the rose “the queen of the
flowers”. One night Allah transformed into a nightingale swooped down to smell
the beautiful fragrance of the rose.
Allah was stabbed in the heart by the thorns and his blood dyed the
roses red. Some Christians believe that roses originated in the beautiful Garden
of Eden. These roses were believed to have no thorns on their stems until the
fall of man when Adam and Eve each took a bite from an apple.
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