{paper hearts}
I was long overdue to change out the "Happy Birthday" garland that had been up in the living room since New Year's Day. January is certainly a birthday month for us, but keeping that banner up into February is ridiculous!
I wanted to do something for Valentine's day, but wasn't sure what I would do. I assumed probably construction paper hearts, but then started messing around with cutting hearts from pages of old Anthropologie catalogs. I really liked them and thought they looked sort of abstract and interesting. I love hearts in non-traditional colors (although I adore them in red and pink as well).
{making}
Although it probably did not turn out to be the best choice, I was determined to mount these hearts on brown paper. I cut squares and put a heart shaped glob of glue stick on each square then stuck on a heart.
{heart garland}
I hung them on the art wire in the living room. I was disappointed (a bit) that the hearts really don't show up from a distance. But oh well, they are still kind of interesting to look at up close. (And that birthday banner really did need to come down!)I do think these pretty hearts would be great mounted on white card stock, to be sent out as valentines.
6 comments:
I do like this idea of cutting hearts out of catalogs. I love those little clips. Where are they from?
Blessings!
I love the idea of cutting these hearts out of an Anthropologie catalog. I don't have any around the house though because I toss them as soon as they come so that I'm not tempted. I think your result is lovely. Great idea!
Are those clips fairly easy to find? Can you tell me what kind of store to look in? Staples, Target?? I need an art line in my sewing/computer area ;o)
cute idea!
we use my anthropologie catalogs for crafts and paper mache all the time. some things we've covered are a hat box, some cereal boxes(cut for magazine storage), and ann wood's awesome paper mache boat pattern and tea cup pattern.
the pages also make great envelopes.
so sad that i rarely actually shop from the catalog these days:o)
This is a great idea! This is something the little ones can do easily. I think may have to go out and get some of those clips!
Rain and Melissa--the little clips are from Ikea, in the curtain section (they are meant to clip a curtain onto a line). If you don't have an Ikea nearby, maybe check Target??
Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.
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