For our one-year anniversary I made ThatGuy this present:
I call it "Heart Art" because its a piece of art made using hearts... I'm very creative.
For this project you will need several pictures, a shadow box, cutting tool, ruler, paper and glue.
Since this was an anniversary project I printed out pictures from our first year of marriage. I also converted them to black and white to make a more cohesive look instead of having many different colors from regular pictures.
First, I cut out hearts using my Silhouette. The hearts were 1 inch by 1.5 inches, so I was able to get 6 hearts per pictures. Some of the hearts turned out really cute, while other I just tossed into the garbage. I used 60 hearts total to make this project.
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| ThatGuy in the bizzard of Feb. '11. We had so much snow!! |
Because I am HORRIBLE at measuring things straight and even, I made a paper outline of 1 inch by 1 inch and placed it over a piece of white 12x12 paper. This acted as a guide to insure the hearts would start and stop with the same margins. I also used a ruler to help make sure the lines were straight and the hearts were evenly placed.
Then I creased each heart down the center and used Elmers glue down the back fold. Using a ruler as a guide, I glued a heart at every inch.
In hindsight I would recommend using hot glue. I used Elmers glue, which means I had to wait between rows for the hearts to dry before moving on. In order to make the hearts stand straight up, I slid in pencils and let the hearts rest on them.
Continue gluing hearts, making sure your hearts line up. Again, I used the ruler to help in making straight, evenly spaced lines of hearts.
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| Segway tour in Chicago! |
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| 4th of July fireworks! |
When the 12x12 white paper is filled up with rows of hearts, just pop it into the shadow box frame!
I used a cute red ribbon to hang the art up on the wall.
ThatGuy was really touched and impressed with the heart art! Not only is it a unique wall hanging, but it also had a lot of great memories for us!
I love the sentiment - it turned out super cute. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI ♥ this!! What a great idea! The hearts look like butterflies, sweet!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAwwww! I so love this! Gotta try this out!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! <3
This is so cute! It's my husband and my 6 month anniversary today :) Happy Anniversary to you!
ReplyDeleteYou r sooooo creative dear... keep it up <3 <3 gonna make one for my hubby .. tq
ReplyDeleteThis is too cute. I think I might try it, but make a few of the center hearts in a red tone...and then have them in the shape of a heart...<3
ReplyDeleteso very sweet! lovely idea :)
ReplyDeleteSO cute!! What a fun Valentine's Day project this would be. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo cute! Great idea. Thanks for linking up at Crafty Sasse Wednesday!
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I love this idea! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Definately one to try. :) thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute. I would love to do this for my hubby and I's anniversary :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool- so many occasions and landmarks this concept could be used for! Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing. I love it :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool project! I LOVE it! Totally going to have to make this! I am having a Feature Friday Linky Party and would love for you to link up.
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Sooo cute! Ilove that each heart holds a special memory! I am your newest follower!
ReplyDeleteThis is priceless--I love it! Such a unique idea and so full of memories.
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Love this! I'm pinning it. i would love if you'd link it to my Valentine Craft Linky! Have a great weekend!
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Awesome project!
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This is SO CUTE! A great idea…may have to give you the utmost compliment and create one myself :)
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Thanks for the inspiration!
blessings,
karianne