Personalize Your Decor for Valentine’s Day

Whether you’re hosting a Valentine’s Day dance, a big party, small get-together or just want to brighten up your home or classroom, personalized decorations would be perfect for adding a special touch to your Valentine’s Day décor!

For creating a personalized focal point try a personalized lighted heart column, a personalized Heart’s Delight Standee or a candy heart balloon arch. The personalized heart cut-outs are also good for adding a personalized accent to your walls.

Personalized banners also make great decorations. Use them to announce a party, welcome guests or send a Valentine’s Day message. These banners are printed on heavy-duty, weather-resistant vinyl that you can use year after year. Plus, you can order them with or without sturdy metal grommets and in one of seven sizes to fit all of your decorating needs. There are a lot of great Valentine’s Day designs such as the Do You Love Me Personalized Banner, the Letter Valentine Banner or the Bear Hug Door Banner! You can add your own custom wording to each banner design for a great personal touch.

For favors from your party or dance try a personalized mini jar candle or a personalized candy jar. You can add your own logo and wording for a personalized keepsake for all your guests. They also make great gifts!

Add a personalized touch to your table decorations. Debossed luncheon napkins can be personalized with your own party logo and details for a subtle touch your guests will love. Plus, they’re great for scrapbook keepsakes.

There are tons of other decorations, accents, decorating kits and favors for creating a party or home décor your friends, family, and guests will just love! Check out our other Valentine’s Day TipZ for more ideas and tell us your ideas too!

Decorating Tables with Gossamer Material

Choose gossamer material for your table decorations! Its versatility and beauty make it a great accent for all your tables.

Table Covers
Create unique table covers with gossamer. Choose two different colors and layer one over the other or use patterned gossamer over a single color gossamer. Depending on the size of your table, you will either want to use 60” wide or 107” wide gossamer.

Table Runners
19” gossamer makes gorgeous table runners. Start by covering your entire table with a gossamer table cover (see above). Then, choose a different color, or a patterned gossamer for your table runner.

Table Skirting
Use 60” wide gossamer to create your table skirting. You can either create a “flat” skirt, or bunch it at the top for a different effect. Secure the gossamer with double-sided tape and trim to your desired length.

Table Bows
Once you have used gossamer to create your table skirt, you can create bows and swags around the edge of the table with 19” gossamer. Swag the gossamer around the edge of the table, securing it with double-sided tape every 12”. Add a gossamer bow at the top of each swag with double-sided tape or a small pin.

Chair Bows
Drape two pieces of 60” gossamer across the top of each chair back, and then tie a 60” gossamer bow around the back of the chair. The bows can be cut to any desired length. For a romantic look, let the bow tails hang down to the floor.

Chair Swags
If you choose not to create a bow on your chairs, then you can opt to add a fun swag to each chair. Cut an 8-9’ piece of 19” gossamer. Attach the gossamer to both corners on the back of the chair. Then let the gossamer hang loosely in the middle to create the swag and “puddle” it on each side of the chair.

Napkin Bows
Start by wrapping your cutlery in napkins. Tie the cutlery bundle with a small piece of gossamer streamer and create a bow. Choose your gossamer streamer in a color that complements your napkin color!

Centerpiece Accents
Puddle some gossamer around your centerpiece to give your table some extra pizzazz! (Do not use gossamer around candles.)

Basket & Bowl Liners
Line baskets and bowls with gossamer to serve dry foods like chips, pretzels, rolls etc. Choose a patterned gossamer or solid color to match your party theme.

Covering Walls with Gossamer Material

Any type of wall surface can be covered with gossamer material. Gossamer looks best if slightly stretched and pleated. Pleat each gossamer strip to 1/2 its original width. Fasten the gossamer to a wall or run a wire at the top and bottom of the wall. Attach the wires at each end with a screw eye.
 
Hang paper lanterns at various heights throughout your room for a trendy Asian flair and extra soft illumination.  An excellent companion to this decoration would be Bonsai Trees as centerpieces.
 
Greenery always adds another dimension to a room and warms up a large reception area beautifully. Faux Parisian Fir Trees are perfect placed in groups of 3 around the room or placed on either side of the head table. 

Ceiling-to-Floor Gossamer “Columns”

Use 60” wide gossamer for these columns. For each column, you will use between three to five strips of gossamer, depending on how wide you want the column to be.

Take the end of the gossamer roll and attach it to the ceiling with double-sided tape or folded duct tape (this will create the center of the column). At floor-length, roll out an additional 3’-5’ of gossamer before cutting it. (You want excess length to belt and bunch the gossamer later.) Have someone hold the strip flat and straight at the bottom. Repeat the process for the side strips, and angle them into the center strip. Gather all the strips together at the middle.

Tie a piece of gossamer around the middle of the column to “belt” it.
Fluff the ends of the column and allow them to puddle on the floor, or cut them to your desired length.

Decorating Ceilings with Gossamer Material

Decorating your ceiling with gossamer material is great for making a large area feel cozier or accenting theme party decor. Here are our tips for beauiful gossamer ceilings:

Tent-Style Gossamer Ceiling
Suspend a 3′ metal ring or a 3′ circle of 1/2″ plywood in the center of the area to be decorated. The distance above the floor is determined by personal preference, and ceiling height. If the gossamer strips that will make up the ceiling cannot be fastened directly to the outside walls of the room, run a wire around the room attached by inconspicuous screw eyes. The wire could be an all-purpose steel or aluminum decorating wire from a hardware or craft store. You could also use a monofilament line of 30 or 40 pound test.

Use 60″ wide or 107″ wide gossamer strips to run from the center to the outside walls. To determine the length of the gossamer strips, use a builder’s or carpenter’s measuring tape and measure from the center ring or plywood disc to the walls. Start by measuring the distance to the four corners - since those will be the longest strips. If your ring or circle is positioned correctly in the center of the room, you need only measure to one corner since all four will be the same. Allow additional gossamer to fasten around the ring or fasten on top of the circle and to fasten to the wall or around the wire.

Put up a test strip of gossamer to one corner. If you have a ring, gather the gossamer to 2″ or 3″ across, loop it around the ring and staple gossamer to itself. The stapled loop is on top of the strip of gossamer, out of sight. If you have a wooden disc, gather the gossamer the same way and use a staple gun to fasten it to the top of the disc. Carry the gossamer to the wall, loop it over the wire (or fasten it directly to the wall) and staple the gossamer in the same way - allowing for a swag or droop in the fabric.
 
At the outside wall, pleat or gather the gossamer to 1/2 its original width for the best appearance. The 60″ wide gossamer should be 30″ wide, the 107″ wide gossamer should be 54″ wide. 19″ wide gossamer is not practical to use for ceilings in any but the smallest of rooms. Measure additional strips and fill in the complete ceiling the same way.

Side-to-Side Gossamer Ceiling
Strips of gossamer of any length can be swagged across a room from one side to the other. If you cannot fasten the gossamer directly to the walls, attach wires along two opposite walls. Use screw eyes to hold the wires. A wire on each side of a room will allow you to create a single swag of gossamer from one side to another. An additional wire down the center of the room, parallel to the two side wires, will create a double swag. Three equally spaced wires will create four swags in the gossamer from one side of the room to the other.

60″ or 107″ wide gossamer make the most successful ceilings. At the outside wall, pleat or gather the gossamer to 1/2 its original width for the best appearance.
Strips of any width gossamer can also be attached to all four walls and woven in and out (basket-like) for an unusual ceiling treatment.