2015 February PASO Magazine

PAso People
Hearts and Hearts = LOVE
by Amyna
Weeks
For this month of February
with Valentines right around the
corner, there is time left to make
this door hanger or a heart necklace.
Whichever you choose you
can never go wrong by loving
someone and showing your love
by example.
What you will need for the
door hanger:
I used 4 different hearts; 12
inch, 10 inch, 6 inch and a 3.5
inch. Each one is different in
there millimeter width which
gives them a distinct look from
each other as well as their size.
For the 12 inch I simply painted
the entire heart white, then while
it was still semi wet I coated on
a candy pink color. Some of the
white paint will show through the
pink color and to me that gives a
nice dimension to an otherwise
plain heart. The bottom bow is
actually a wood decorative piece
that you can find at home improvement
stores.
The 10” heart
I painted white
and let dry completely
before
adding a smaller
pink heart to the
bottom and then
the two birds are
actually felt stickers.
The small sparkle
hearts on the lower
side of each bird are
buttons I have acquired.
Using a hot
glue gun is what allowed
me to adhere
the scalloped heart
and the two sparkle
hearts.
Next for the 6”
heart I used a red
enamel paint so I could cover some
markings that had been previously
left there. (I’m learning to be
frugal so don’t think twice about
using anything you already have
so you don’t have to spend too
much money.) Once the enamel
red coat was dried I went through
my button box and hot glued a
variety of color and
sizes of hearts to
circle the center heart
which I had previously
glued there from
another time.
Last but not least is
the 3.5 inch scalloped
heart which was first
painted in white then
I added the pink and
finished off with the
cotton candy pink.
On each heart I added
color so that it had a
marbled effect going
on. Almost like mixing
different clays together
and after a bit
they look marbled.
For the door
hanger: I had leftover Christmas
ribbon in velvet. I laid the velvet
side up and eyed the distance I
wanted between the hearts. Next
I hot glued a line in the middle of
the back of each heart and carefully
adhered it the velvet ribbon.
Making sure I had enough at the
top for a loop and enough ribbon
at the bottom to give a finish look.
To make the hanger stronger, I
added another strip of ribbon the
same size and glued it for reinforcement.
So that is how this door hanger
came into being! It was fun to
make and I used things around
the craft room so I made my
imagination stretch.
For the necklaces: Paint your
hearts in all different sizes and
styles. Once dried I used jewelry
bails and quick drying glue. I
had some variegated ribbon that
I used as the necklace and made
a knot at the back to secure it.
You can buy pre-made necklaces
in leather, plated silver and gold
chains or any number of materials
you can find at a craft store. Just
slip the necklace through the bail
and wha-la you have a pretty Valentine
necklace!!
Thank you for joining me on this
month’s craft!
Amyna
John 3:16
February 2015, Paso Robles Magazine 37