I have a heart garland that I made last year hanging up on a mirror in my bedroom. It matches my bedroom colors and decor. It's held up well and I enjoy looking at it everyday. My husband tells me to stop looking at it. I love it. I decided to make another "year-round" heart garland to enjoy in my craft room.
Making another one of these little hangin cutie's turned out to be the perfect project to post for the Glue Dots design team.
Supplies Needed:
1" wide patterned paper strips
1 inch Glue Lines®
Ultra Thin Glue Dots®
Paper Trimmer
Assorted Buttons
Hole Punch
String
Cut patterned paper into 1" wide strips.
You will need 2-8" strips, 3-6" strips and 2-4" strips to make one heart.
Lay out 7 strips of paper in this order: 8",6",4",6",4", 6", 8".
Apply 1" Glue Lines® to the bottom of each strip and adhere together.
Starting with one side of the heart. Choose the 4" strip to bend and adhere with 1" Glue Lines® to the center of the middle 6" strip.
Choose the next 6" strip to bend and adhere with 1" Glue Lines® behind the 4" strip
Choose the outer 8" strip to bend and adhere with 1" Glue Lines® behind the 6" strip.
Repeat the above steps to complete the other side of the heart.
Using Ultra Thin Glue Dots®, embellish the heart with various buttons.
Punch a hole in top of heart and string together with other hearts.
Ooh, Ahh..so pretty and simple.
You know you want to make one now, right?.
I made this garland a few hearts longer than the one in my bedroom. It looks great in my craft room too and hubby can't say a thing about it.
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love your hearts thanks for sharing. hugs
ReplyDeleteI love this Holly!! I am doing a Valentine's party for my 10 year old and this would be a perfect project for them - not too difficult but super cute!! thanks!!
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Super cute Holly!
ReplyDeleteFabulous banner Holly - how awesome are those hearts, just a wonderful quick idea:-) TFS
ReplyDeleteVery pretty,Love it,thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteLove your pretty heart garland. Thanks for sharing the details.
ReplyDeleteVery cute Holly!
ReplyDeleteIt is so pretty! I love the colors and the paper you chose.
ReplyDeleteKC
What a sweet design for a garland! I love this and will be pinning. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour garland is so cute! I love the colors and your tutorial was very easy to understand. Now to make mine...thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeletehow did I miss this? {LOVE}! Ok, I need one about 8 feet long! LOL!
ReplyDeleteYour garland is simply lovely. :) I love the colors you used and the buttons really add a beautiful touch! I'm your newest follower!
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I love the garland! Happy colors and cute little buttons... I'd be looking at it every morning too :)
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I love this! I think I'll make one for my living room in teal and white patterns. So cute I'll want to leave it up all year. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're a STAR tonight over at I Gotta Create! This little garland is so sweet.
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Thanks so much for linking up,
<3 Christina
Very cute..thanks for sharing. I have blogged about this post on Freebies For Crafters too.
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Wonderful tutorial! I loved the outcome!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! I included it in my post Βόλτα στη Γειτονιά #26 :)
Have a great week!!