White & Gold Valentine Decor {Wood Burned Vase}

I know Valentine's Day is one of those holidays where you either love it or hate it, but I love to decorate for this holiday. During the long winter days, it is nice to have an excuse to have fresh flowers around and eat chocolate. This year I decided to go with white & gold Valentine decor instead of the traditional pink and red like last year.

White & Gold Valentine Decor

Since I recently painted my fireplace green, I wanted to see how it would look with a more neutral looking color scheme.

I loved the wood burned candlesticks from last year so much I decided to make a vase! I had this beautiful tree stump in my garage that had been drying out for over a year. It was ready to hollow out. Shane and I used bore bits to drill out the majority of the wood.

The rest we were able to chisel out.

Once it was hollowed out as far as we wanted, I got to wood burning the heart and initials into the side of the stump.

In order to use it as a vase, you will need to add a water tight container. I had a vase that worked perfectly!

I cut out some Xs and Os out of gold cardstock so that I could make a garland. They were 3 inches tall which ended up being the perfect size! I cut out 16 per sheet (2 sheets) and had some left over.

I glued them to a string about 2 inches apart from each other. The whole thing ended up being about 8 feet long.

I added the X & O garland to the mantel along with a pompom & bead garland I got from Amazon.

Some art and gold candles completed the look! I love how the vase looks with fresh tulips.

You can also use the stump as a planter. Remember the first time I hollowed out a tree stump? I love that original version too with its hairpin legs.

Do you decorate for Valentines Day? Are you team "Red & Pink" or team "Neutrals"?

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