Next, I decided to add the set of inexpensive glass salad plates {affiliate link} that purchased back in the fall. I justified the purchase for my Thanksgiving table because I knew that I could use clear glass plates for any season or holiday. To brighten up my spring table plans, I decided to employ the same trick that I used for Thanksgiving, by adding a colorful piece of scrapbook paper below each glass salad plate.

I traced the bottom center of the plates onto four different colors of gold-flecked scrapbook paper…

…then quickly cut out the circles.

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Remembering a cool idea that I had seen at a conference I attended back in the spring, I realized that a set of clear glass plates and some scrapbook paper was all I needed to create a new look for our table season after season.

I cut along the pencil line, and then used that circle as a template to trace and cut more circles from the coordinating papers.

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The Anchor Center obviously needed some anchor ornaments for their new Christmas tree, so my mom and I started brainstorming DIY options, but since we were on a very short timeline, it had to be super quick and easy!

The foam sheets are thin enough to be easily punched – and best of all, very little if any glitter comes of when you cut and punch the sheets. I love the look of glitter, but it sure can be sure a pain to work with – so to get the look without the mess is a huge bonus in my book!

The punch cut through the foam with nice, smooth edges. It takes a decent amount of pressure to press down on the punch, but my boys loved helping by pressing down on top of my hand. Despite being quite thin, the foam backing provides just enough stability for the anchors to hold their shape perfectly.

I was able to punch an entire sheet of anchors in just a couple of minutes. The shape of the anchor lends itself perfectly to becoming an ornament because of the whole at the top, but you could easily use a regular hole punch to add a hole to the top of any other shape.

Once all of the anchors were cut out, I grabbed some left over gold thread and cut six inch lengths that I tied onto the ornaments to make the ready to hang on the tree.

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For both Christmas and Valentine’s Day I created a countdown for my boys, and they loved getting a little treat each day. I’ve never decorated for St. Patrick’s Day before, but I decided I should do at least a little something since the boys love the holidays. And they also love chocolate {weird, since this mama doesn’t}. So to keep it super simple, I decided to print out one of my favorite rainbow photos and display it with a pot of gold covered chocolate coins at the end of the rainbow!

We’ve captured a few great rainbow photos over time, including this one from a very wet boat ride in the Algarve region of Portugal, but since I’m in the photo, it wasn’t ideal for this project.

I have lots of picture frames around the house that I could have used, but I thought a frame around the photo might destract from the appearance of the rainbow ending in the pot of gold, so I instead picked up a cheap 8×10 acrylic box frame from Michaels {only $3.99!}.

For my pot of gold, I scoured the kitchen cabinets in search of something that would work. The mortar of our mortar and pestel set from Ikea was just right for the job.

It really doesn’t get any faster and easier than a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow {photo}.

It’s nothing fancy, but it’s fun and my boys are excited that they’ll get to unwrap one gold chocolate coin each day.

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As you probably know by now, paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby are one of my favorite craft supplies. I’ve used them for numerous other projects {like the Restoration Hardware inspired vintage industrial letters in Beckett’s room, my Crate and Barrel inspired HO HO HO letters, and our last name on our family photo shelves}.

There are so many fun ways to use these letters, and they are so versatile since they can be hung on a wall or sat on a shelf or table. I picked up two sets of X’s and O’s and started brainstorming ways to dress them up for Valentine’s Day.

Even though we have pops of hot pink in our living room during the spring and summer, I wanted to create some Valentine’s decor that departed from the standard pink and red. As I was flipping through a catalog I came across a photo of Kate Spade iPhone cases featuring the classic stripes and polka dots, and I instantly knew that’s how I would decorate my letters.

I started by giving each letter a coat of white acrylic paint, front and back.

Once the paint was dry, I started adding black stripes to one X and one O. Rather than trying to paint perfect stripes, I took the quick and easy route, and wrapped the letters in black electrical tape. The paper mache O has is quite rectangular in shape, making it easy to wrap in tape. I simply stuck the tape to the front side, wrapped it around to the back, and overlapped it.

Because of the angels, it was a bit trickier to wrap the electrical tape around the X, but I came up with a quick and easy method. I stuck a piece of tape to the front of the X, then wrapped it around to the side pressing it down flat in the correct position, then pinched the excess tape together at the corner. This is a bit hard to explain, but you’ll see what I mean in the top photo below. I used a small, sharp pair or scissors to trim of the excess at each corner. Just be careful not to trim off too much {but if you do, you can cover any white that shows through with a black Sharpie}.

The corners aren’t perfect, but unless you inspect them really closely, they look just great!

For the second XO set, I grabbed out the gold Sharpie paint marker that I had left over from my chalkboard globe project, and started drawing quick polka dots.

I carried the gold polka dots around the sides of the X and O, but opted not to draw them on the back {mostly to save time, since I knew I’d be sitting them in a spot where you would never see the back}.

These Kate Spade inspired Xs and Os were so quick and easy to make, but I couldn’t be more excited about how they turned out!

I already owned the paint, tape, and Sharpie, and I bought the letters on a half price sale – so the entire project cost me less than $5.

I don’t do a lot of decorating for Valentine’s Day, but I do like adding a few simple touches around the house to spread the love!

Here are a few other quick and easy Valentine’s projects that you might like, including a couple of free printables for you to download…

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