L.O.V.E Sign Tutorial

Since I've taken down my holiday decorations, my house is feeling pretty empty- does anyone else have that problem?!

To fix the problem I decided to get an early start on some Valentine's decorations.  That's a first!  I rarely decorate for Valentine's Day with anything more than some paper hearts in the window.

Since I'm still collecting frozen juice can lids,  I took some inspiration from my Lid Magnets, and made a lid L.O.V.E sign!  I just knew those lids had some more potential... and they did!

Here's the tutorial.....

Materials:
clean metal frozen juice can lids (4)
a hammer and a nail
scrapbook paper
letter stencils or stickers
modge podge
tacky glue
fishing line
ribbon

Step 1:  Place a lid facing down on a hard surface and hammer a small nail into the edge to make a small hole.  Hammer another small hole strait across from the first.

Step 2:  Repeat step 1 for 2  more lids.  Only hammer on hole for the 4th lid.

Step 3: Using a variety of patterned papers, cut out four small circles the size of the inside of the lids.

Step 4:  Place lettering for the letters L.O.V.E.  You can use stickers if you have them, but if not... stenciling works just fine!

Step 5:  Coat your lettered circles with modge podge and let dry.  Make sure not to let them stick to the newspaper while drying!  Note:  this step isn't exactly necessary, but I find it's nice to give them a coat of something to make the paper more water proof and durable.

Step 6:  Line up the lettered circles with the top of the letter next to one of the holes in the lid, and glue them to the lids with some tacky glue. 

Step 7:  Once again, this step is just for my personal preferences.  I stacked the lids together while the glue dried because the paper tends to curl up when I put glue on it.

Step 8:  Thread some fishing line through the top hole on the "L" lid.  Tie it together to make a small loop.

Step  9:  Tie fishing line through the bottom of the "L" lid and through the top of  the "O" lid and tie together to connect the lids.  Tie the remaining lids together to make a long chain reading L.O.V.E.

Step 10: Cut small strips of ribbon and tie them onto the fishing line at the top of the lid chain and in the spaces between the lids.

Hang it your sign up on your wall, door, or wherever and you're done!