DIY Valentine’s Day Decor from Dollar Tree Wall Tiles

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and there’s no better way to set the mood than with beautiful, budget-friendly decor! Whether preparing for a romantic evening or celebrating the season of love with family or friends, this DIY project using Dollar Tree wall tiles makes the perfect DIY Valentine’s Day decor!

I enjoy decorating for every holiday, but I don’t want to spend much on high-end decor!

So, instead, I challenge myself to make decor from inexpensive items!

Dollar Tree is one of my go-to places to buy items to makeover!

Today, we’ll use their vintage-inspired wall tiles to make a standing heart set!

And here they are!

I’m thrilled with how they turned out and excited to add them to my Valentine’s Day decor!

If you’re looking for ways to celebrate, you’re in luck!

Today, I’m joining the “Celebrate The Holiday Blog Hop”- Valentine’s edition, so you can be inspired by what my friends are doing for this special Day! 

Thanks to my friend Carol from Bluesky at Home for hosting this inspiring blog hop!

If you’re coming from Master Pieces Of My Life, don’t you think Mary Jo’s Valentine’s decor is fabulous?

If this is your first time visiting An Organized Season, welcome! We are so happy to meet you! We are a husband-and-wife team sharing how we’re turning our builder-grade home into a place we love! Each season, we host a home organization challenge, decorate our house, and create budget-friendly DIY projects to make our dream a reality! We hope to inspire you to create a home you love, too!

Be sure to visit all the blogs at the end of this post for inspiring ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day! 

Steps to Make Standing Heart DIY Valentine’s Decor

Gather

Gather or purchase the following items to complete this project:

• Self-adhesive wall tiles- Dollar Tree
• Card stock
• Wooden skewers
• Wood beads (3 sizes)
• Wood candlestick 1/2” hole
• Wood glue
• Miter shears
• Thin marker
• White Paint-Waverly White
• Paintbrush
• Clear wax– Annie Sloan
• Brown wax– Valspar Dark Satin Acrylic Antiquing Wax
• Wax brushes
• Lint-free paper towels
• Dark gray or black paint- Annie Sloan- Graphite
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks
• Silicone finger protectors

Prep

At Christmastime, Rich and I made unique Christmas trees from scrap wood trim pieces and used wooden candlesticks for the bases.

I had three candlesticks left over and thought they would work great for the bases of my heart stands.

So, I decided to make a template first to see if my idea would work!

Make templates

First, I made heart templates from cardstock.

I traced the inside of a Dollar Tree heart wreath for the largest heart and a cookie cutter for the smallest heart.

I had nothing to use for the medium heart, so I folded a piece of cardstock in half and drew a heart between the large and small sizes!

Next, I taped beads and a skewer to each candlestick and then taped the heart template to see if I liked the idea!

It appears that this will work, so let’s carry on with the project!

Glue beads and skewer to candlestick

Place a small amount of wood glue around the edge of the candlestick.

Press the bead into it, ensuring the hole is straight up and down.

Place the skewer inside the bead to correctly line it up.

Let dry.

Use two beads for the medium-sized stand and three for the large stand.

Prepare tiles

Put your heart template over the tile and draw around it with a thin black marker.

Cut out the hearts.

Note that the sticky white backing will fall away.

Paint

Paint the hearts and the candlesticks white.

Let dry.

Continue this step until you get the coverage you like.

I did three coats.

Distress

I sanded the heart so that the silver would show through.

Unfortunately, it’s too faint, so I will add more distressing with paint instead.

You can skip this step!

Antique with wax

Cover each heart with clear wax.

Then, put the brown wax over it and wipe it off with a lint-free paper towel.

Do the same thing to the wooden stands.

*Tip- don’t forget to use clear wax first; it makes it easy to remove the brown wax and keeps it from getting too dark!

Distress with paint

Since the first distressing technique did not work, I will distress with paint instead!

I’m using a brush that’s flat on the bottom.

Dip it into the paint and blot the excess onto a paper towel.

Dab the paintbrush onto the high points of the tile.

Now, the hearts look like they were made from antique tin tiles!

Assemble the heart stands

Cut the wooden skewers

Lay a ruler on your table and put the base over the ruler.

I placed the smallest heart one inch from the wood bead and used a pencil to mark the skewer at the top of the heart.

Then, I used miter shears to cut the wood skewer on the pencil mark.

I measured two inches up the skewer for the medium stand and three inches for the tallest stand.

Adhere the hearts

Use a hot glue gun to adhere the hearts to the skewer.

Be careful when using a glue gun because the glue is very hot and can burn you.

We recommend using silicone finger protectors.

Display Your DIY Valentine’s Day Decor

I’m showcasing the standing hearts on our mantel!

They look fabulous next to our white vintage-inspired candle holders.

If you need DIY Valentine’s Day decor, I hope you’ll try making these vintage-inspired heart stands!

Conclusion

And there you have it—gorgeous, budget-friendly Valentine’s Day decor made from something as simple as Dollar Tree wall tiles!

This project proves you don’t need to spend a fortune to create something unique and beautiful for your home.

Whether you use these pieces to decorate your mantel, create a festive centerpiece, or give them as gifts, they’re sure to bring a touch of love to your celebration.

Now, head to Sweet Valley Acres and see Crystal’s Valentine’s Day tree; it’s a trend you don’t want to miss!

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Blessings, Donna and Rich

More DIY Valentine’s Inspiration

If you loved this post, you’ll want to check out these other Valentine’s Day DIY projects we created:

• Simple Paper and Heart Ribbon Garland
• Dollar Tree DIY Heart Topiary
• Cute and Easy Valentine’s Hearts
• Craft a Valentine’s Heart Wreath From Yarn
• Create a Pretty Valentine’s Pillow

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