Welcome to 'Hearts & Crafts' ❤️💜🫷—our brand new blog post of love-ly art & craft ideas with a heart-shaped theme. Please don't be put off if you're not a fan of Valentine's Day 💌 ... this post doesn't require you to sit in a restaurant with an overpriced menu & awkward couples!
Are you ready to infuse your crafting with a whole lot of heart? ‘Hearts & Crafts’ is designed to bring you delightful, love-ly art and craft ideas—all with a heart-shaped twist! Whether you're a seasoned crafter or someone just dipping your toes into the creative world, we’ve got something special for you.
Now, before you go grabbing your glue gun, let’s address the (heart-shaped) elephant in the room. If you’re not a fan of Valentine’s Day, don’t worry. This post isn’t about candlelit dinners or sitting in a restaurant with an overpriced menu and awkward couples. Instead, it’s about embracing the universal joy of creativity—and who doesn’t love that?
Let’s Get Crafty!
❤️ - Chop up some kraft/brown-coloured strips for the trunk & branches, then stick the strips down to the greetings card base.
🩷 - I used a heart hole punch & origami paper for the hearts. I punched them in about 5 colors, but you could keep it more simple if you prefer that look.
💜 - Stick these down & write a message to the one you love.
❤️ - Start with a folded piece of card to use as the base for your Valentine's card.
🩷 - Draw a freehand line or squiggle and use a Japanese hole punch to create evenly spaced holes along the line.
💜 - Use wool and a tapestry needle to chain stitch along the holes. To chain stitch, create a loop by bringing the needle back through the same hole, then bring it up through the next hole and through the loop. Repeat until your squiggle is complete.
💌 - Secure the final stitch by threading the needle through the wool to prevent unraveling. Add a loving message and send to your favorite person!
❤️ - Use a standard long pipe cleaner and wrap the ends together, then mould it into a heart shape.
🩷 - Cut lengths of macrame cord (about 12 cm each), fold each piece in half, and loop it onto the heart by pulling the loose ends through the folded end under the heart frame.
💜 - Work your way around the heart, then use a brush (e.g., a WetBrush) to fluff and shape the cord. Finally, trim the edges neatly with scissors ✂️.
💌 - Attach a section of cord to the top and knot it for hanging. This versatile decoration can be placed on a door handle, hung from a mantelpiece, or sent in an envelope to someone special!
🥰 - Use some kraft-colored card for the basket. Cut a small rectangle and fold it over.
♥️🩷 - For the balloons, cut out 4 hearts in each color. Fold them in half and stick the folded edges together with PVA glue or double-sided tape to create 3D heart-shaped balloons.
🎈 - Punch a hole in the basket using a Japanese hole punch (protect your surfaces by punching onto a magazine or cardboard).
💜 - Write messages inside the basket using a white poska pen, and stick a mini purple heart inside for extra flair. Tie the basket with baker’s twine and a bow, adding decorative lines to the outside of the basket with the poska pen.
💌 - Attach mini lollipop sticks to the basket with double-sided tape, then secure the heart-shaped balloons to the sticks. Your heart balloon craft is now ready to decorate or send to a loved one!
Crafting isn’t just an activity—it’s a way to share a little piece of your heart. Let’s make something beautiful together!
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