Easy DIY Valentine Wreath with a Little Sparkle

This simple to make valentine wreath comes together in under an hour and adds a pop of color and sparkle for Valentine’s Day.

I was looking for a quick and easy way to add a pop of color and sparkle to my front door for Valentine’s Day when inspiration struck!

This simple DIY Valentine wreath is not only beautiful, but can be made in under an hour—perfect for busy days when you’re feeling a little crafty.

We teamed up with Totally Dazzled for this project, but all the thoughts and ideas are my own.

Their rhinestone products add a touch of glam to seasonal decor and we absolutely love them.

In fact we’ve used them to embellish a lampshade, add a touch of elegance to a tablescape and embellished Christmas ornaments.

Whether you’re sprucing up your entryway or creating a thoughtful gift, this wreath is sure to make a statement!

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Valentine wreath supplies

To create this beautiful DIY Valentine wreath, you’ll need just a few simple supplies.

large wooden heart
craft paint of your choice, (I used Fuchsia)
rhinestones
rhinestone stencil
rhinestone stencil kit (optional)

Supplies for DIY Valentine wreath: rhinestone stencils, rhinestones, wood heart, glue, magic brush and picker tool.

You’ll also need a wreath base to tie everything together and a pretty ribbon to finish it off.

I decided to use my Norfolk pine wreath from Christmas, but a grapevine, pampas grass, or coffee filter wreath would also be a great option.

With these supplies, you’ll be ready to craft a stunning Valentine wreath in no time!

Let’s get crafting!

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Paint heart

The first step is to paint the large wooden heart in your desired color.

I chose a bright fuchsia color, which will compliment a wool ball garland I plan to hang with my valentine wreath.

Wood heart painted with fuchsia colored paint

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Rhinestone stencil

Creating a design with the rhinestone stencil is simple and fun!

Start by placing the stencil on your work surface, ensuring it’s flat and secure.

Pour a generous amount of rhinestones onto the stencil, then use the Totally Dazzled magic brush in a circular motion to glide the rhinestones into place, filling the stencil design.

Once most of the design is filled in, use the brush to gently pull any loose rhinestones away from the stencil.

Rhinestones are swirled around in a circular motion to move them into the valentine stencil.

For any remaining empty spots, use a wax picker tool to place rhinestones precisely where they’re needed, ensuring the design is fully filled.

Woman uses a picker tool to place rhinestones into any empty holes in the rhinestone stencil

Transfer rhinestones to surface

Once your rhinestone design is complete, it’s time to transfer it to the wooden heart.

Start by placing the transfer sheet, which is included with the stencil, over the rhinestone design.

Use the magic brush to gently rub over the transfer sheet, pressing the rhinestones onto the sheet to ensure they adhere.

Transfer paper is applied to rhinestone design.

Once you’ve gone over the design, carefully peel the transfer sheet away from the stencil.

The rhinestone design should now be securely stuck to the transfer sheet, ready to be applied to your project!

Woman applies transfer paper with rhinestone design to pink painted wood heart.

Once again use the magic brush to press your design to the project surface.

Woman rubs transfer paper with rhinestone design onto wood heart

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Heat set rhinestones design – option 1

To make sure your rhinestone design stays securely in place, you’ll need to heat set it to the project surface.

Woman places rhinestone design with heat transfer paper into a heat press machine.

Start by covering the rhinestone design and transfer sheet with the included Teflon sheet.

Next, use a hot iron to press down on the surface—be sure not to slide the iron, as this could cause the rhinestones to shift out of place.

Woman places teflon sheet over rhinestone design to heat set the rhinestones for the valentine wreath.

If you have a heat press machine, that’s an excellent alternative; we set ours to 300° and pressed for 40 seconds.

Once the design has cooled, gently peel back the transfer paper to reveal the stunning rhinestone design that’s now perfectly adhered to your project!

Woman pulls back the heat transfer paper to reveal the rhinestone design. This rhinestone embellished heart will then be placed on the valentine wreath.

You may find like we did that a few of the rhinestones pulled up as we removed the transfer paper.

It’s a simple fix with a little glue and the wax picker tool.

Apply a small dot of glue to the area and then pick up a rhinestone with the picker tool and press into place.

Woman applied single rhinestone to design with a picker tool.

Glue rhinestone design – option 2

For surfaces that cannot be heat set, there’s another simple way to transfer your rhinestone design.

Start by placing the stencil directly on your project surface.

Use a pencil to lightly mark the location for each rhinestone through the stencil, ensuring precise placement.

Woman marks design on heart with a pencil

Once you’ve marked all the spots, remove the stencil and apply a small dot of B7000 glue to each marked location.

Penciled in design to set rhinestones with glue

Then, using the wax picker tool, carefully place a rhinestone on each glue dot, pressing gently to secure them in place.

Woman applies glue to adhere rhinestone design to pink heart.

This method will allow you to embellish a variety of surfaces with a beautiful rhinestone design.

Rhinestone design for valentine wreath on a pink heart.

Attach embellished heart to wreath

Finally to create your valentine wreath, attach a cord to the back of the heart with a staple gun.

Cord is stapled to the back of the heart.

Then tie the cord around the top of your wreath and embellish with a pretty bow.

Valentine wreath with a heart embellished with a rhinestone design and a big red bow. Pink, red, white, and gold felt ball garland swagged over the wreath.

More ideas using rhinestone stencils

We had so much fun creating the Valentine wreath that we couldn’t resist using the rhinestone stencils on a few more projects!

First we decided to make a cute Valentine’s sweatshirt, adding just the right amount of sparkle with rhinestones.

Embellished black sweatshirt with a rhinestone XOXO design.

Then, we took it a step further and created a sparkly card that’s perfect for spreading a little love.

These stencils are so versatile, and adding rhinestones instantly elevates any project with a touch of glam!

Valentine card embellished with a rhinestone design on a red, black and white card.

Three projects embellished with a rhinestone design, sweatshirt, card and valentine wreath.

This DIY Valentine wreath was so much fun to create, and it’s the perfect way to add a little sparkle and love to your front door this season.

Valentine wreath with a rhinestone embellished pink heart, big red bow and a felt ball garland on a navy blue front door.

Working with Totally Dazzled rhinestones made the process so easy and fun, and the possibilities for using their stencils and rhinestones are endless.

Click here to check out all of the fun Totally Dazzled rhinestone stencils.

How will you use these stencils and rhinestones?