Love is in the air with these DIY Valentine Wood Blocks. These blocks are an easy, DIY way to fill a mantel, add to a vignette or pop on a shelf to add a seasonal touch to any space in your home. Be sure to check out how these blocks can do double duty for both Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day below!
Using fine grain sandpaper, sand the surfaces of the wood blocks you will be painting. Since these blocks can be made to be reversible, we painted the fronts and backs of each of the blocks and left the sides the gold color. If you just want to make the non-reversible version, just sand and paint one side.
Paint each of the stacking blocks with acrylic paint and a flat-bristled paint brush. Paint the small block light pink, the large block a pretty light blue color, and the middle block white. You may need to paint a couple of coats but it’ll be worth it, I promise!
Paint 5 Unfinished Wooden Mini Hearts red and 4 of them pink. Use hot glue to adhere them onto the largest stacking block.
Next, we will create the fun buffalo plaid pattern onto the middle block using good ol’ masking tape. First, take some, not all, of the sticky off of the tape. To do that simply place the tape on your shirt or pants and remove it. This will make the tape a little less sticky. Next, apply the tape to the white painted wood block. Apply another piece of tape directly beside the first one. This piece will serve as a guide for spacing the tape exactly the same width all the way across the block. Place another piece of tape next to the second one and then remove the second piece of tape. Continue this across the entire block, reusing the second piece of tape to use as a spacing guide. Mix two different colors of gray paint by adding 1 and 2 drops of black acrylic paint to white paint. Use a flat-bristled paintbrush to paint the lightest color gray paint in between the tape. Allow time for the paint to dry and remove the tape.
Repeat step 3 & 4 except with the tape going in the opposite direction.
To make the black squares easier to fill in, simply use a black permanent marker to trace and fill in all of the overlapping squares.
Apply the Valentine Decals to the smallest wooden block and paint a red line above and below the decal to add color.
What’s great about these block is they nest inside of each other for easy storage. Stack the blocks on top of each other while being displayed to add height and dimension to your Valentine display.
Want your décor to do double duty? Be sure out the step-by-step tutorial on how to make the reverse St. Patrick’s Day side of these blocks here.
Want to add more DIY love to your Valentine’s Day décor? Be sure to check out our other Simple Valentine’s Day Table Decoration Ideas here.