Our collection of homemade Valentine’s Day Decorations is fun and easy! When Christmas decorations are packed away and the New Year holidays are officially over, your home naturally feels less festive.
So, how do you deal with the post-holiday blues other than cleaning, organizing, and purging the closets?
Surprise your loved ones with warm and cozy homemade Valentine’s Day decorations. In fact, you don’t have to break the bank to make someone feel very special. But our collection of clever and easy DIY projects will help to bring love and smiles to your home.
We browsed dozens of DIY decor ideas for Valentine’s Day and hand-picked a dozen tasteful winners from Pinterest and decor blogs that are so easy to make. With a little investment of time, they will surely look fabulous in your home.
1. Fabulous Valentine’s Day Tablescapes
Source: Valentine’s Day Table Decor
Valentine’s Day tablescapes have the power to elevate this special holiday to new levels of romance, surpassing even the most luxurious restaurant experience. Not to mention, they can save you a ton of money while creating the perfect ambiance for an unforgettable evening.
2. Valentine’s Day Mantel by DimplesandTangles
Source: Valentine’s Day Decorations by DimplesandTangles
Attention, DIY home decor enthusiasts! Prepare to be amazed by this stunning mantel transformation using repurposed Christmas decor.
And the best part? It can be achieved on a budget by adding just a few Dollar Store ribbons. So, get ready to elevate your mantel game without breaking the bank.
3. ‘Be Mine’ Farmhouse Valentine’s Day Mantel
Are you ready to create an amazing Valentine’s Day décor mantel? Picture this: beautiful, handcrafted signs, festive tassel banners, and charming 3-dimensional heart garlands adorning your mantel.
And don’t forget to add a touch of creativity with a heart tree and a festive blanket ladder. This easy and adorable Valentine’s Day mantel will surely steal your heart.
4. Easy Valentine’s Day Heart Coasters
Looking for an easy DIY project that has clear instructions and a list of supplies? These clever heart coasters are easy to make and personalize.
Whether you add ‘Be Mine’ or ‘Love’ they’ll look sophisticated and artistic. Your personal touch will make them ‘one of a kind’ and unique.
You can also make them into a wall art piece with 4 canvases. No time to pour paint? No problem! You can use downloadable print or marble paper texture files to achieve the same results.
Source: Marbled Heart Coasters
5. Homemade Valentine’s Day Decoration – Canvas Hearts
This easy romantic decor is so classy and clever! If you have a few blank canvases stacked in your craft closet, get them out for this easy-to-do Valentine’s Day decor DIY by Design Improvised. You may have all the supplies you need in stock or grab a few at the Dollar Store, Hobby Lobby, or Michaels.
However, you don’t have to follow the instructions to the dot – just be creative and use what you have at hand for quick and easy DIY hearts. Consequently, you can use pom poms, red or pink leftover yarn, felt hearts, or small flowers to create heart shapes.
Source: Valentine’s Day Canvas Heart Art
As illustrated, this will be a great Valentine’s Day decoration idea for your home office. Or you can create a single canvas as a homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea. Also, this project is suitable for kids if you need some quick and easy Valentine’s Day craft ideas to keep little hands busy.
6. Valentine’s Day Printables by OnSuttonPlace
These adorable Free Valentine’s Day Printables are available for instant download from onsuttonplace.com (as a PDF file). You can use them for DIY wall art, cards, crafts, banners, and simple Valentine’s Day decorations!
Our favorite is the love quote from Oscar Wilde with shimmering gold hearts and a beautifully crafted heart. Print them all (13 printables) or pick a few favorites for a beautiful gallery wall.
Source: Free Valentine’s Day Printables by onsuttonplace.com
7. Homemade Valentine’s Day Mantel Decor by Random Thoughts Home
One of the best frugal ideas for easy homemade Valentine’s Day decorations comes from Gina at Random Thoughts Home. You won’t believe it but the total budget for this project is $10!
That’s a great budget-friendly decor that won’t break the bank. Just keep your Valentine’s Day decor simple.
Source: Valentine’s Day Mantel by Random Thoughts Home
8. All You Need Is Love – Classic Valentine Day Decor
What do you need to create this easy Valentine’s Day mantel? A LOVE sign, a few spring flowers in simple white pots, a black and white printable or chalkboard sign – Love Is All You Need to make your Valentine’s Day perfect!
Source: Valentine Day Mantel, Home By Heidi
9. Easy Valentine’s Day Ruffle Wreath (step-by-step tutorial)
Kim from The Celebration Shoppe shared a simple tutorial with clear and easy steps to create a no-sew ruffle wreath and simple black & white bunting inspired by vintage crafts.
With a short list of supplies and some love, you can also create this lovely homemade DIY Valentine’s Day wreath to adorn your front door and surprise someone! Furthermore, it goes perfectly hand-in-hand with champagne and a cake!
Source: Kim Buyers for Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores
10. White Mantel with Love Message in a Bottle
We love this white mantel decor with a few red accents and delicate patterns! This informative blog provides step-by-step instructions and a tutorial for the wooden panel with the letters “LOVE.”
No time to create your own panel? No problem? Just use any white fabric stretched over canvas or an old artwork and place large letters on the top.
Chances are, you already have almost all the supplies needed for this project: pick up some pine cones outside, search your craft supplies stash (while organizing it!) for any red ribbon, use the clear glass vases or bottles you already have, some heart stickers (or you can find them at the store), and improvise with printed large letters to spell LOVE if you don’t have wooden ones.
Have fun with the special love message in a bottle! It would be nice to use real red wine bottles (or any fancy ones you may have) with stickers or DIY printables for ‘Love Potion Number 9’ – just a thought!
11. Rustic and Neutral Homemade Decor for Valentine’s Day
What if red clashes with your existing decor or you are in the mood for something different this season? Neutral decor easy DIY mantel may be exactly what you are looking for, especially if you already have a stone fireplace.
This tasteful homemade Valentine’s Day mantel decor will go perfectly well with rustic farmhouse decor. What do we love about this project? Black, white, and cream colors will go with any existing decor.
Elements of this DIY mantel are pretty simple and can be easily assembled or substituted. For candleholders, use any white or neutral ones you already own. Note that classy-looking white decorative trees are made from coffee filters – very creative use of everyday household items!
12. Classic Valentine’s Day Decor
Surprise your loved ones with warm and cozy homemade Valentine’s Day decorations. You don’t have to break the bank to make someone feel very special. But our collection of clever and easy DIY projects will help to bring love and smiles to your home.
Use your favorite photo in a red frame, a simple black frame decorated with some patterned hearts, and a red sign with a heart-warming personal message to complete the look.
You can even use one of the free Valentine’s Day printables that are readily available on Pinterest.
13. Romantic Pink and Gold Mantel
Tired of red and white? Do you want to avoid it completely in your Valentine’s Day decorations? Try this romantic yet family-oriented look created for couples whose love shines through their kids.
A simple round LOVE sign with an easy-to-follow tutorial becomes a centerpiece of this mantel accompanied by wonderful finds from Hobby Lobby. If you are striving for a frugal life and reusing your existing decor, just use a simple white vase, any white frame (from IKEA) for your family photo, some polka dot wrapping paper, and a few pink or cream-colored flowers.
You’ll be surprised to learn that a heart basket is a find from Target store dollar bin (just spray-painted gold). So, be creative and give a new life to some of your old items or favorite new finds.
Triple Foam Heart Wreath for Valentine’s Day
Homemade Valentine Day Decorations can be easy and fun projects you can do quickly and involve kids so you can teach them crafting. Use any hearts (spray paint them red) or use leftover yarn to wrap-around the shapes.
Black and white ribbon from your stash will work perfectly and in no-time, you’ll have this fabulous DIY heart wreath to use for your Valentine’s Day decor or give as a gift. Quick, frugal, and fabulous!
Vintage Valentine Hearts
Do you have a creative bug or do you just need to use up some of the leftover fabric you found organizing your craft room? This project is fabulously easy and seriously clever! Just put a few tree branches in a clear vase and adorn them with easy-to-create vintage Valentine hearts. Love, love love the simplicity of this DIY! You can use any ribbon and reuse your branches for Spring and Easter decor. For this inspiring DIY decor you don’t even need a tutorial – it is so easy!
