Countdown To Kisses (Free Printable)

It’s kind of a cloudy, drizzly day today. The kind where you want to stay home curled up in a blanket. I’ve heard we are supposed to get some snow but I haven’t seen anything yet. I hope it’s not much because we still have quite a bit since the last huge dumping weeks ago. Last weekend Brittany and I made the best of the snow and took the kids tubing. We had a lot of fun even though there were some bumps and scratches. Connor is quite the clown with a great sense of humor. He get’s it from his mom. Here’s the conversation that actually took place at the start of a race. Connor is 4.

Never a dull moment.

It’s almost the month of LOVE….And I’ve been creating some more decorations. This one is more interactive.

A Countdown To Kisses

I’ve included a tutorial if you’d like to make one, too.

I started by finding a large frame. This one came from the thrift store.

I cut a piece of foam core board to fit the frame.
I had some Paris inspired fabric that I used to cover the board (after all Paris is the city of love, right?)
I cut the fabric allowing boarders on all sides to glue to the back of the board.
I placed a piece of batting between the board and the fabric to give it a little dimension.
I then hot glued the fabric to the back of the board.

I purchased some little metal buckets at the Dollar Store in the wedding section. There were three per package.
They came white so I spray painted them blue.
I kept the ribbon in the package to tie the tags onto the buckets.

Using this printable (printed on 8.5″x11″ white card stock) I cut out each of the pieces and tied the number tags to each of the buckets.

Valentine Countdown

After your buckets are finished place them on the fabric covered board in the spots you would like allowing space for the hooks, etc.

Mark each spot with a pen or pencil where you would like the hooks.
Using small tip scissors snip a small hole on each of the marks.
I used large cup hooks found at JoAnn’s.
Place a bit of hot glue on the end of the hook and push through the fabric and board at each mark.
The hook may stick out the back a little but that doesn’t bother me.

Place the board into the frame and secure.
Add the buckets to the hooks
For the header I cut another piece of foam core board and added scrapbook paper on top. I sewed the title onto a piece of “Paris” fabric and batting and embellished a little and then glued the title to the foam core board.
I then glued the header to the frame.