Can I just tell you? I am so excited for Valentine’s Day! My house is a bit bare ever since taking down my Christmas decorations. It needs some sparkle! So I’m going all out for Valentine’s Day. Honestly, I haven’t done too much decorating for Valentine’s previously, just a couple hearts here and there (and of course heart shaped pancakes for the hubby) but now that I have Miss P, I’m going to make it a perfect holiday of love for her!
So here goes my first craft of Valentine’s Day folks! I’m so excited to share my Floating Heart Wall Art. This fun piece is made using a recycled picture frame, some hearts cut out of card stock, twine, and good ole hot glue. Ready to see how it’s made?
When I was pregnant with my daughter my husband and I picked up tons of frames at thrifts stores to refinish and potentially use in her nursery gallery wall, you can see that here. We have lots of frames left over. This one was an ugly gold frame, and we just spray painted it white. It’s perfect for this project.
The first thing I did was lay out my hearts in the frame to position them the way I wanted. I didn’t really get too technical with it, just laid them out. Then I laid the string over top and started gluing. I glued two heart cut outs together that way if they get turned around you don’t see the string or glob of glue on the back side. Lastly, I glued the strings in place onto the frames. Simple as that!
I love the little bit of aqua in there. So fun for Valentine’s Day! So tell me…have you started working on Valentine’s Day projects yet?
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Chelsea, that’s adorable and so creative, as usual. I could see this idea being used for any season or holiday. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Debbie
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umm. oh.my.goodness. I can see that my post of my only Vday craft is going to turn out to be a BIG FAT LIE. thanks for sharing such a cute little project that doesn’t seem to take loads of time.
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This is so sweet Chelsea! I could see little P playing with the strings
What a cute idea! It looks great.
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Beautiful!!! I love this project, and the pretty white frame is perfect
xoxo, Tanya
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I love this! Pinning!
What a cute and simple Valentine’s Day craft! I’ve been looking for some easy ways to dress things up for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing. Found you at Debbiedoo’s.
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Adorable heart frame! I love how the hearts just float.
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This is adorable and so pretty and fun! I love it. Such a sweet, simple, Valentine’s Day craft
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Great project !
I would love you to come and share it at my Craft, Create & Inspire Linky party
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Hope to see you there:)
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This is so cute and simple! I love it!
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That turned out so pretty! And I love the touch of aqua in there.
Chelsea ~ this is absolutely darling!
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Super cute & super easy! What a perfect Valentine’s craft!
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I love this project! I have been trying to decide on some kind of heart project for Valentines and I have a giant empty frame right now. If you get a chance come link up at my Pin Party.
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love it
This Valentine’s art is adorable. I love it!
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This is so cute! I have to admit I’m also really missing the house being decorated so I can’t wait for Valentine’s so I can add some hearts and sparkle around the place!
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That is so sweet. I have a white frame like that, currently still displaying the New Year’s message, but this looks like a great alternative.
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very cute valentine decor! Love the floating hearts in the very pretty frame!
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Chelsea I love your floating hearts!
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So cute! I’m pinning this for the future. I’ve been trying to think of what I want to put up on my mantel for Valentine’s Day this year, and I think something similar has to happen!
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Thanks for the inspiration!
I finally made/posted it
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Love this! I collect frames too. They are so much fun to repurpose!
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This is a cool idea for a valentine day decoration
I like red hearts going diagonal.
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Ooooo! Very neat! Love the look, fantastic idea!
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I LOVE this!! Pinned!!
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Super cute and so fun for Valentines
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Super adorable! I love valentines day and cant wait to get start on some cute projects, including this one!
Such a beautiful idea! I love it.
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