Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Love Hearts.

This is a gift that I made my swap partner Bee and not shown yet for obvious reasons. The shape was cut from thin card and then several pieces layered together to make a thicker shape. I then covered in torn serviettes using Diluted glue and then a final layer of torn kitchen towel before painting with  matt paint. Again I used the little  match  maker pots of samples which have a brush already in the lid and so are ideal for when only small areas of paint are needed.


I have used White Cotton and Roasted Red. I punched holes in the top and bottom of three of the hearts and then strung them altogther using red/white bakers twine and alternated the colours and patterns. 
 
 
The last heart only needed a hole punched in the top.

 
Entering into the following challenges:
Scrappy Frogs: Use red or pink.
Craft My Life: Valentines that are not  a card or a layout.
Great Impressions: Have a Heart.
Crafty Catz: Feature a Heart.
Simply Create Too: Valentines day/or Hearts.
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes.
Tuesday Throwdown: Anything goes.
 
 
 

 

23 comments:

Createology said...

These hearts are divine and the textures make all the difference. Love the polka dots. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts...

Dr Sonia S V said...

Such beautiful texture and so good to see the hanging hearts
Cheers
Dr Sonia
Cards Crafts School Projects

Anonymous said...

Oh they are so sweet, l bet your swap partner loved them. The torn paper reminds me of being in school and getting all glued up, picking off the dried glue from your fingers was fun :)

Have a great day xx

Doreen said...

This is beautiful,fab texture.xxx

Catherine said...

This is gorgeous Valery Anne ! Those hearts are stunning, love the colours and the texture ! Hugs, blessings and love from Catherine

Naomi Johnson said...

Stunning creation. Great project. Thanks for joining us this week at Crafty Catz. Naomi x

Sandra H said...

Stunning projects Mrs A lovely texture and colours used.......do you have snow? its a white blanket here take care xx

Janette said...

Gorgeous creation MrsA, your swap partner will love it I am sure..Thanks for sharing it with us at CraftyCatz this week.xx

Jac’s Playground said...

What a great idea and wonderful gift, thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz this week, Jac GDT

Margreet said...

Whoa, wished I was that swap partner...love it!!
xxx Margreet

Faye said...

Muuuuuuuuuumy! :)

sparklingblackrose said...

Ooh just so gorgeous! Lucky person who receives this! :-) Thank you so much for joining my All Crafts challenge lovely-hope to see you enter again soon :-) Elaine-xxx-

crafty-stamper said...

brilliant project and love all the texture-thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations
Carol DT x

Donna said...

This is beautiful Mrs A and such a sweet decoration. I love the textures and think its fab how you have created these from scratch. I'm sure Bee will love this :) Donna ♥ x

MagsB said...

How amazing to make something so lovely using things like kitchen towel and matchpot paints! Fabulous work!

love Mags B x

Unknown said...

This is great Anne, love to use the serviettes and mess around but at the moment I don't have the hours in the day to really play...love this technique...luv aNNIe

Grenouille Greetings said...

How pretty is this! Love the rustic texture and country-style shape of your hearts. Perfect colour choices, Mrs A, and the dotty finish is just right! Hugs, Lesley

NanaConnie said...

What a lovely project, Mrs. A! I'm just tickled that you played along in our "Anything Goes" challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week. Good luck in the draw. :-D
NanaConnie TT DT

Nonni said...

Pretty hearts, a beautiful project! Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown!

Lagene said...

Beautiful project! I love the wonderful texture!

Emily Lauritzen said...

So cute! What a fun little door hanging! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown!
<3 Emily L.-DT

Karen said...

What a great door hanging project. She'll love it. Thanks for the little instructions and for joining us at Scrappy Frogs Challenge.

Sue from Oregon said...

Thanks for joining us for our Great Impressions “Have a Heart” February Challenge. I do hope you can join us in March!

I love projects like this-such a fun decoration! ♥ Sue Kment