Friday, December 2, 2011

Scrappy Heart Decoration - Photo Tutorial

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Now I'm sure that you don't really need a tutorial for making these Scrappy Hearts, but since I took progress photos I might as well share them with you:

And yes, I'm aware that it looks like it was made by a three-year-old... but I'm okay with that! They're cheap and simple to make, fun to do and I love the results. Plus the materials are 100% recycled.

I'm even planning to make more and string them together as a garland...

Wish we had a mantlepiece...

Anyway, I started out with cardboard:

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And cut out a heart shape:

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Then punched the hole for hanging - I put it a fair way down so that it wouldn't tear easily

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Now for some of those yarn scraps I've been saving. These are the ones that are TOO SMALL to do anything else with. Anything longer than 5 cm (2 inches) I have been able to use in other projects, but these shorties have been waiting for their Day in the Sun.

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So. Loads of glue on the cardboard:

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Pile those scraps on top

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Then put the kettle on...

Yes, I mean literally PUT the kettle ON the decoration:

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Of course it wouldn't HAVE to be the kettle, but I wanted something heavy to press the yarn securely onto the glue... and also prevent the cardboard from bending while the glue was moist.

Oh, and I popped the rest of the cardboard between the decoration and the kettle... just in case the glue soaked through and stuck.

Here's how it looked once the glue dried:

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And from behind... (yes, it's a gratuitous bottom shot)

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Time for a trim around the edges like so:

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Awwww... doesn't it look pretty?

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And a little raffia threaded through the hole for hanging

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Then onto the Christmas Tree... (or any random plant in the front yard where the lighting is goodish for a photo)

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I can really see a row of these, with holes punched in the side rather than on top...

strung together with raffia...

dancing across a rustic mantle piece...

bringing a quirky sense of fun to the festive season...

3 comments:

  1. This looks great! I'd always hated throwing away trimmed ends of yarn, and now I can save them all and use them!

    Love your blog, too ...

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  2. Very cute and looks fun.

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  3. This is so adorable and would make a great gift for Grammy from the little one. I think I will start working on the string of them for next year! Thanks. I am new to your blog and am really enjoying it.

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