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Valentine’s Day? It’s over rated. But who doesn’t love an excuse to dress up?

A little Western inspiration in honor of Valentine’s Day.

For the Ladies

Sure to turn some heads is this amazing Panhandle Slim long sleeve blouse. Impressively accented with beautiful scroll embroidery, red rhinestones and ebony snaps Where fashion meets western – Cowgirls Tuff jeans, fun retro wash accented with red stitch and red embroidered “bling” pockets. Amazing fit for all body tops. Paired with functional and stylish Columbia quilted vest. All that is needed on these warmer “winter” days. Topped off with fun boho country chic Rock 47 necklace and matching earrings and silver rhinestone bracelet. Complete the look with a great pair of Tony Lama Vaquero red boots with brown leather wing tips and snipped toe, a fun red belt with plenty of silver and bling, and a beautiful America West fully tooled leather purse. For Men

Rugged Wear easy care plaid shirt. You will look amazing and your partner will love you because she won’t have to iron your shirt. Cinch Ian dark wash jean – mid rise, slim fit, boot cut with heavy contrast stitching on pockets. Stylish and classic. Classic Columbia fleece vest – tried and true can’t beat Columbia’s quality Infamous Hooey hat – hands up pistol Hooey Classic black tooled leather belt with silver conchos Amazing Tony Lama full quill ostrich boots – get him these and he will love you forever For Your Son

Classic Cinch plaid shirt and logo tee NEW Cinch Luke jean – great fit and look Cowboy Hardware quilted vest with steer head skull embroidery – fun and functional Stylish 3D beaded belt – what every little cowboy wants at a great price Serratelli 6X flat top, banded edge cowboy hat – made in the USA Tony Lama western work boot – built to last with heavy duty soles and brushed leather vamp For the Girls

Stylish and fun Cruel Girl polka dot shirt with glitter snaps Dreamstar knit heart top with pleather and silver stone accents Cruel Girl Ella Jean – adjustable waistband, fun heavy pink and white stitching on pockets, rhinestone button and rivets Darling Cowgirl Hardware quilted vest complete with detailed barrel racer embroidery and rhinestones Super cute silver sequined belt that will compliment any outfit Justin faux snake pink boots with silver pink stitched tops – any little cowgirl will fall in love with these (available online! click here)

For many of us, we get just about as excited for Valentine’s Day as we do for Christmas. It’s not so much about the gifts as it is about decorating! Reds, Whites, and Pinks, oh my!

I found some incredible ladies who love it just as much as I do. I call them the crafty bloggers because they are so talented and have their own darling blogs in which they share their ideas and creations with others.

The Challenge

Here’s what I told them: We’ll give each of you 3 rolls of tulle (pink, red, and white of course) and you can be as creative as you want with it. You can use other items but the tulle should be a main supply/focal point used. The trick is to see the fun ways you can use tulle for Valentine’s Day or decorating.

I’ve been so excited to see what they’ve come up with! Ready for the unveiling? Let’s check them out!

The Reveal

Click the image to get step-by-step instructions on how to make a tulle valentine bunting of your own!

Next we’ve got Staci from The Potters-Place.

Click on the image to find out what she did to create this look.

Last but not least we’ve got Natalie from The Creative Mom.

Click on the image to get a tutorial on how you can make a wreath like this one.

Nice job ladies! Thank you so much for taking the Crafty Blogger’s Valentine Tulle Challenge. I feel even more inspired to get out the tulle and start crafting!

Your Turn

So what about you? What do you think about these projects? Are there any that you want to try? Let me know in the comments below. Send pictures if you try something on your own. I’d love to show them off on our brag board!

You can check out my Valentine’s Project Idea here to find out how to make this fun, quick, and easy tulle ornament. You get step-by-step instructions that will hopefully help inspire your creative juices to flow as well as the great ideas above.

If you would like to be a part of our next bloggers’ challenge, leave a comment below. Happy crafting!