Each year during the month leading up to Valentine’s Day, my family loves the tradition of a candy bar buffet.  It sounds silly, but having it available makes the kids want candy less. Crazy, right?! Also, from October to March (during those chilly months), I like to have a hot cocoa bar cart set up for the kids and their friends and other guests as well. Having both of these areas adorned with cute banners is such a fun part of holidays.  I made Valentine’s Day DIY hot cocoa bar and candy bar pennant banners and wanted to offer them as free printables here on the blog as well to share with all of you. Read on below for easy instructions!

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So here’s my hot cocoa bar pennant banner.  I really had fun creating the little graphics with the whipped cream and marshmallows and darling little mug with a heart.

How fun are these pennant banners?!
(Adorable hot cocoa cups from Michael’s)

Here’s my candy buffet pennant banner. The pics don’t do it justice but the heart sucker, hard candy and pink heart chocolate graphics are just even cuter in person!

I also found this heart-embossed pink paper at Michael’s.

Supplies:
All you’ll need is white card stock, pink card stock, your printer, scissors and/or paper cutter, thin ribbon, glue or permanent scrapbook adhesive, mini hole punch, 2 1/2″ circle punch, string/twine, tape (if you want to center and keep paper on twine). Optional: Iridescent glitter, glue, and small paint brush OR Valentine print ribbon (as a top trim on banner).

Instructions:

Here’s what I did. First, print out each sheet of 2″ circles from the links below.

Please note, these designs are FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!!! (Protected by copyright laws and I will have to take legal action if I see them reproduced on Etsy or CreativeMarket or anywhere else. I have tools to search he web looking for them. Yes, I have to say this because some people are dishonest. Ugh. Ok…we have that out of the way. Moving on…)

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Next, use a 2 1/2″ circle punch to punch them out or a scallop is cute too. Then I used my paper cutter to make the pennant banner flags about 4″ high and 3 1/4″ wide with a 45º angle to the center from each bottom corner.  I didn’t want to go up very far. You can decide how far you want to go up. I liked going up 1/2″.

Adhere the circle to the pennant. Mini hole-punch each top corner and use twine or string of choice going down one corner and up through the opposite.  Once you have the entire thing done and centered, you can tape the back so that it stays in place.

This is optional but I like to brush the top of the banner with glue and iridescent glitter (I’ll even layer it on the hot cocoa banner to look like sparkly snow) for a fun effect.  You can also add a small ribbon trim instead and punch the holes for the twine a little lower.

Tie ribbon on each end of banner and hang it at desired location. I used mini clear 3M hooks and then attached the candy banner to my mirror and then just used tape to hang my hot cocoa banner on my bar cart. Easy peasy!

Valentine’s Day is my very favorite holiday (after Christmas). Have so much fun printing these and hanging them for your friends and family to enjoy all the sweets! Don’t forget to stock up on lots of candy and heart-shaped marshmallows! HAPPY LOVE DAY, sweet friends! Love you all and so glad you keep coming back and visiting me here!!

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I still can’t believe how quickly September came and went!  At least October is here and we get to decorate for Halloween!  Last year, we were finishing building our home here and didn’t move in until Halloween day so we’re enjoying getting to decorate and celebrate this season.  Today I’m sharing my glam Halloween entry with pops of pink that I just finished, along with a group of friends who are sharing their fabulous Halloween decor also.

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Giorgio wants to welcome you all and thank you for coming today!  He is probably thrilled not to be the only thing that’s black in my pictures against my white interior now that Bethesda and Halloween decor are present.  Ha!

I just received this new tall gorgeous mirror for my entry and it’s the perfect size for an entry that’s 2 stories.  It’s totally transformed this space.

I had to sneak some pink in this Halloween.

I started with a black spider web table runner.

I received the most gorgeous set of pink ginger jars from Lo Home, the online store of my friend Lauren Haskell Designs.  I’ve Googled “pink ginger jars” many times and they just don’t exist anywhere but she has them!  And they come in other colors too.  Aren’t they stunning?  They come in sets of 3.  The other is in my kitchen for now.  I found this cute Skeleton guy years ago in a boutique.

My favorite white ginger jar and cherry blossom stems stayed for fall.  While they might look more spring and summer, the black ravens and gorgeous blush pink velvet pumpkins make them perfect for halloween.  What do you think?

I always have a candy bar at Halloween and keep it black and white but this year I did only 3 apothecary jars, on a smaller scale, instead of 5 or 7.  We have a lot more neighborhood kids coming in and out of our house than ever before and it would be more candy to have to keep replenishing ha! (Candy from Winco and Party City)

Meet Bethesda.

She’s our family friend that stops by every Halloween and she’s quite the glam queen.

The other day, I decided Bethesda needed a new accessory.  You know, something of her own because she loves stealing my jewelry and black feather boa.

So I made her this 10-minute Glam Halloween Masquerade Mask and I think she looks stunning.  Don’t you?!

I kept all the other decor I’ve had here too but added more velvet pumpkins.

I switched out my pillows here for a blush, black and grey look.  I didn’t have a throw blanket with black in it so I took a large scarf and folded it over my bench layered with a pretty velvet pumpkin for that glam look.  You can always improvise if you don’t have what you’d like to have.

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Halloween Tours

Today I’m excited to be joining some of my favorite bloggers who are also sharing their Halloween decor! Hop around to take in all this spooky inspiration…

Janine | Happy Happy Nester

Ashley | Modern Glam

Jackie | Finding Lovely

Summer | Summer Adams

Joan | 2 Ladies & A Chair

Yuni | Love Your Abode

Bethany |The Posh Home

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