Quick, cute, and easy ways to decorate with vintage Valentines

After Christmas, I decided to leave my lace angel wings up through Valentine's Day, and wanted another little sumpthin that would add to the lovin theme for the mantel.   But it had to be quick and easy because I was…. well, I guess I was lazy. 

After all of the taking up and putting away of the Christmas foofery, I might have been slightly burnt out on decorating.

Previously, I'd cut up some holiday heart and polka dot drinking straws and slid them onto a string as an example for a banner class years ago. I tucked the ends of this pre-made banner string under stuff sitting on the mantel, and clipped vintage cards to the string with curtain hooks.

(You could use any pretty cards, or wouldn't it be adorable with cards that kids had made? And wooden clothes pins, or other clips would work as well. I used those old, metal German ones)

Of course, special, old Valentine cards are always lovely as can be.  This only took a few moments, and as a bonus, will take even less time to take down again later. 

I thought about adding some roses to the white vases on the mantel, but remember, I was feeling lazy.  It would have looked nice, thou.

I took the rest of the stack of Victorian Valentines and stuck pins through inconspicuous spots to add them onto my dress form. She was still wearing her Christmas angel wings and layered aprons.  A couple cards went into her pocket and the others were stuck on in a semi pattern.

Not much time, very little trouble and (I think) pretty dang cute.

(The wings are from Victorian Trading Company's outlet store, and I spritzed them with blue Glimmer Mist)