Once again, thank you to the Oopsey Daisy Blog for having such great ideas for Valentine's Day. I followed this tutorial pretty closely when doing this project. Let's get started:
In order to make this you will need:
A wreath form
Ribbon
Wood hearts of all sizes
Scrapbook Paper
Wooden circle beads (2 sizes)
Red paint
Mod Podge
Gorilla glue
Hot glue gun
I started by wrapping the ribbon around the wreath form. To do this, I place some gorilla glue at the start of the ribbon and used sewing pins for reinforcement. When that was finished, I began tracing the hearts onto the scrapbook pages, mixing up the sizes and shapes for each pattern.
Once all the hearts were traced on paper, I began painting. I used red paint and made sure to cover both sides of the hearts. I didn't want to be able to see any of the wood, especially because I knew I would be hanging it over a mirror.
While I waited for the paint to dry, I cut the hearts out so they were ready to go.
Next, I glued the wooden beads onto the backs of the hearts using the gorilla glue. I wanted to make sure I had some flat hearts(no bead) and then a variety of hearts with both sizes of beads on the back. You don't need to have the same amount of each, I just mixed it up at random.
When the glue was completely dried, I painted all the beads. Once again, I didn't want the wood to show at all.
FINALLY, it was time to place the hearts on the wreath. I placed hearts all over, trying to cover up as much of the wreath as possible. I just kept adding more, and more, and more. I used a hot glue gun for this part, and it worked very well. I also added more ribbon for the wreath to hang. I am so happy with the finished product!!
Variations:
- would look great with any shapes (circles, squares, stars, etc)
- any colors or patterns of paper would also be nice
- you can do this for any holiday or season
Happy Crafting!
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