Frosty Valentine Heart Garland
Looking for a creative way to bring some color to your winter days? This Frosty Valentine Heart Garland is the perfect blend of fun and beauty! It’s easy to make using simple items you probably already have at home. Plus, it’s a great activity to enjoy with kids or as a relaxing winter project for yourself.
While Valentine’s Day warms our hearts, but baby it’s cold outside!! Once all the Christmas decorations were down, I thought it would be fun to create a little outside Valentine’s decoration. Just like these creative Valentine’s Day Ideas, they can be fun to make with the kids!
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What You’ll Need:
- A silicone heart mold (like the Wilton 6-Cavity Silicone Heart Mold Pan)
- Jute twine
- Masking tape
- Water
- Red food coloring
- A freezer (or freezing winter temperatures!)
Why You’ll Love It
Watching your icy hearts sparkle in the winter sun is magical, especially with their frosty texture as they catch the light. It’s such a simple yet striking decoration that adds a touch of Valentine’s charm to the chilly winter weather. Kids will love helping with the mixing, pouring, and hanging, making this a wonderful family-friendly activity.
This frosty garland is also versatile. If threading the hearts seems tricky, skip the jute and scatter the frozen hearts around your yard for a playful splash of color. You can even pair the hearts with pinecones or other wintery accents for an outdoor Valentine’s vignette.
So, grab your supplies and give this project a try—it’s an effortless way to spread a little love and brighten your winter days!
Hang it anywhere or lay it in the snow! I am warmed by the sight of my hearts on this chilly day!
How To Make It:
- Mix the Water: Fill a pitcher with water and add a few drops of red food coloring. Stir it up until you get a lovely red hue that will make your hearts pop against the snow.
- Set Up the Mold: Take your silicone heart mold and thread the jute twine through each cavity. Make sure to leave about three inches of space between each heart to create an even garland. Use masking tape to keep the twine in place—it can be a bit tricky if the masking tape doesn’t want to stick too well, but don’t worry, you’ll get it!
- Pour and Freeze: Carefully pour the colored water into each heart mold. Place the mold on a sturdy tray for support. If it’s freezing outside, simply leave it outdoors overnight. If not, pop the tray in your freezer.
- Unmold the Hearts: Once completely frozen, gently remove the hearts from the mold. The sight of these icy red hearts is so rewarding!
Loop the extra jute and secure it to the mold. I also made sure that the jute entered and exited each heart in the same location, so they would hang evenly.
I placed my toaster oven tray underneath for support and since the temperature was below freezing, I carried the mold outside to freeze overnight…and in the morning…frozen hearts!
Hang and Enjoy: String up your garland wherever you’d like—along a fence, between trees, or even draped across snowy bushes. You can also lay the hearts directly in the snow to create a little outdoor Valentine’s display.
As the sun came and went, the icy hearts changed texture, looking extra frosty in the late afternoon shadows. I so enjoyed looking at them, in the snow, from my window!
More Valentine’s Day Ideas:
- Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and these 3D Heart Boxes are a thoughtful and creative way to show someone you care. Perfect for holding small gifts, these paper heart boxes will add a touch of love to any celebration!
- Looking for a quick and fun Valentine’s project? Try this Pencil Valentine Printable Banner! With free printable templates, these banners are simple to make and are sure to be a hit with kids—both for giving and receiving!
- These Valentine’s Day Mocktails are party-ready, tasty, and perfect for everyone to enjoy (as much as they want!).
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Such a pretty project, Susan! Yes, we often forget that Valentine’s Day can be pretty “frosty” still in other parts of the country.
I love the contrast of the red hearts against the glimmering white snow–so pretty!
I love it too, Janet!
This is just so beautiful…I love it! ♥
What a great project!
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This makes me wish for colder days! 🙂
I love it! Very cute, and so easy…best of all free if you have all the stuff already!
Debbie 🙂
Yes, I love making stuff out of things I already have!
That is so cute and I love the red!
Nice work!
Wow! How did you think of this? Brilliant. It is so pretty too.
Thanks, Lisa for featuring my Frosty Heart Garland at the CSI Project! Something different to make in the winter!
Oh I love this project! How fabulous! Saw your feature over at CSI Project and fell in love! Congrats and awesome project!
Fun! I just had to share on G+…. thanks so much for linking up with the Wildly Original Crowd.
<3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
What a fun idea. We had freezing fog here in Oregon today so it’s almost cold enough.
I just started a new Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party on my blog this week – would love to have you stop by and share! http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party/
I’m visiting from Clever Chicks – what a beautiful project!
Thanks for stopping by Oh My! Creative!
Super cute! What a great idea!
Hi Susan, I’m Anne from Life on the Funny Farm (http://annesfunnyfarm.blogspot.com), and I’m visiting from the Clever Chick’s Blog Hop.
What a clever idea! NEVER would have thought to make garland from ice. But hey, it’s winter, right? SO why not??
Anyway, thanks for posting this. If you’ve never visited yet, I hope you can pop by my blog sometime to say hi…
THIS is absolute genius!! I love decorating for Valentine’s Day inside AND out and this is just too stinkin’ adorable!
Thanks Lauren – I loved the garland too! It was pretty in the snow!
Such a beautiful blog you have! Just saw you at Christines link party, amazing idea, we have snow here in Denmark, so we have to try this. Thank you for sharing and have a great week!
Thank you for visiting my blog! I think I was looking at your Clock on a Lamp today…very cool and ingenious idea!
I LOVE this! I just saw it at Under the Table and Dreaming’s features from last Sunday’s linky party. Definitely making this!! So cute.
Thank you, Jennifer! I didn’t know I was feature, so I will pop over and thank her! It is certainly cold enough to make the Frosty Heart Garland! Stay warm!
I didn’t have the patience to fuss with the twine so I just made a bunch of these and tossed them in various spots outside – on the picnic table, etc. I made some little vignettes with pine cones and such. They were cute and it is a great easy project to do with kids. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love this idea, and your photos are great!
Super sweet project! TFs
I absolutely love this!!! I looks so crisp and almost edible. Awesome idea!!
I still love this craft…it’s so pretty ♥
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