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Red and white have always been one of my favorite color combinations (they were even my wedding colors) and I enjoy creating unique home decor so this project was just my style. This lovely heart craft took less than an hour to make and can easily enhance your Valentine’s Day decor. You can make your own in no time by following the steps below.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Wooden board (and sandpaper if it’s a little rough)
- Craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Small nails (mine were 5/8 in.)
- Nylon string
- Sheet of paper
- Scissors
I bought the board at a craft store for a few dollars and sanded it a bit to make it smooth. Then I painted the board white and the trim bright red, each two coats. (I didn’t get my lines very straight so I ended up using painter’s tape later to fix them.)
Next I folded a piece of paper in half and cut out a heart like we learned in first grade. I centered it on the board and weighed it down with the paint bottles.
Then starting at the bottom, I tapped nails around the edge of the heart about a half inch apart, pushing the nails about halfway into the wood.
When the nails were all in place, I lifted the paper and this is what I had:
Then I took the string and tied the end around the bottom nail, cutting off the excess. I made a criss-cross pattern, wrapping the string around each nail and across the heart. Be sure to keep the string very tight when you are pulling it. Of course you could experiment and wrap your string however you like, I’m sure there are many different ways to be creative with this!
Finally I ended the string by tying another knot around the middle nail at the top. Here’s a side view of how it turned out:
Pretty simple, huh?
I ended up putting it on the mantle to add some loveliness to my living room.
What plans or traditions do you have for the upcoming holiday?
I will be celebrating a simple but uplifting Valentine’s Day with my three true loves!
Jen
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YEA! Thanks for sharing at the Loving Valentine’s Day Party! I’m so glad you did!
Marilyn
You’re welcome, thanks for the invite!
What a great project and cute as well! Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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What a great project. I haven’t done any string art in a while but you’ve inspired me to grab a hammer, some wood and some string! I’m hosting a Loving Valentine’s Day party and I’d love for you to stop by and visit.
http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2013/02/loving-valentines-day-party-link-up.html
Have a great day!
Marilyn
Thanks so much Marilyn! I just stopped by your party and linked up.
Jen
How creative! This is a great craft, and the end product is lovely. I would love to have you share this at my link party today. Hope you can make it!
-Angie
http://www.easylivingmom.com
Thanks, Angie! I’ll stop by.
Jen
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at Sugar Bee Crafts – you were featured today!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
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Thanks so much, Mandy! Have a great day
This is one of the most original Valentine’s Day projects I’ve seen. So cute!
Thanks Carrie, glad to have you here!
I used to love doing that type of string art in circles but never thought to try it with a heart shape! This turned out lovely!
I bet there are so many neat ways to do it in a circle, I might have to experiment some more… Thanks for stopping by, Bonny!
I’ve been wanting to make one of these they’re so cute! Great job and great inspiration!
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This is such a great idea. Simple but beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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This is so beautiful and creative – I love it
I will definitely be pinning this and will hopefully make it someday.
Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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Thanks Stephanie! You should definitely try it- it didn’t take hardly any time to make. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!
I really love this–the way you wrapped it is so simple and beautiful. I would over do it and ruin it!
Nancy, that sounds like something I would usually do! I guess it was good that I was trying to finish it quickly before my husband got home…lol. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Such a beautiful idea!
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Thank you Megan!
String art is so cute, and your heart turned out totally adorable! I love the crisp and clean lines!
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This is so pretty!!!!
I’m having a Valentine link party going on now and would love you to link up. I have themed link party on the last Wednesday of each month that last for a week.
The link is
http://homastyle.com/wp/2013/01/30/valentine-link-party/
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Jeanette, thanks- I’ll be sure to stop by! See you there
Lovely…I remember string art when I was a teen. Brings back memories. Of course, it was a little funky back then!
Thanks Roxana. This was my first experience with string art and I can definitely see a lot of possibilities with it!