Framed Heart Decor Craft
Level of difficulty: Beginner
Display sentiments of love with this pretty framed heart decor! Simply say “I love you,” or personalize your message… a proposal, perhaps?
What You'll Need:
- 5" x 7" Frame
- Crafter’s Closet Sparkling Gems Detail Strips
- White Spray Paint
- Crafter’s Closet Jumbo Rainbow Craft Sticks
- Crafter’s Closet Black Permanent Paint Marker
- Masking Tape
- ¾" White Ribbon
- 1 3/8" Colored Ribbon
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Gun
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Sticks
- Crafter’s Closet Precision Scissors
Let's Do This!
Step 1:
- Remove the backing and glass from a 5" x 7" frame.
- Add self-adhesive gems along the edge of the frame.
- Spray paint the frame white. Let dry.
Step 2:
- Lay eight craft sticks horizontally on a flat surface as shown. Make sure they are touching each other.
- Cover the craft sticks with masking tape. Run the masking tape strips in the opposite direction of the craft sticks. Note: This will be the back of the heart.
- Print and then cut out the heart template. Trace the heart template onto the masking tape.
- Cut out the heart. Tip: You can use sandpaper to smooth any sharp edges, if needed.
Step 3:
- Cut two craft sticks into pieces that will fit on the back of the heart and help support the shape. Hot glue them in place.
- Cut two 30" pieces of 1 3/8" wide ribbon.
- Fold the ribbon in half.
- Hot glue the folded ribbon to the back of the heart at the top.
Step 4:
- Cut the ends off two coordinating craft sticks so that the remaining piece is 4" long for each.
- Write love sentiments onto the craft sticks with a black paint marker and then hot glue them onto the heart, as shown.
Step 5:
- Cut twelve 2 ½" pieces of 1 ¾" wide ribbon.
- Cut twelve 1 ½" pieces of ¾" ribbon.
Step 6:
Note: Assembly is the same for BOTH ribbon widths. We made one large and two small roses for our finished piece.
- Add a dot of hot glue to the top corners of a ribbon piece.
- Fold the glued corners down towards the center. Note: Be careful not to burn your fingers!
- Add a dot of hot glue to the bottom points of the ribbon piece.
- Fold the points in towards the center. Repeat Step 6 for all of the ribbon pieces.
Step 7:
- Adhere the petals together by slightly overlapping each ribbon piece of the same width and hot gluing them in a long strip.
- Flip the strip over and run a bead of hot glue along the bottom edge. Tip: Work quickly so the hot glue does not set up.
- Roll the strip of petals to create the rose.
- Repeat the process with the petals of the other ribbon width.
Step 8:
- Hot glue the roses to the heart, as shown.
- Loop the ribbon around the frame and tie the heart to the frame.
- Filename
- _heart_template.pdf
- Size
- 48 KB
- Format
- application/pdf
