The holiday of romance is just around the corner and who says it has to be red, pink and white? Here's a simple craft project with neutral colors in celebration of our beloved Valentine's Day.
For the project, I picked up this package of 3 wooden hearts for $1 at my local Joann's. What a deal. Next I pulled out my stash of broken pearl necklaces, craft paint and Martha's Glitter Glue. The first thing I did was paint the outside of the hearts.
I didn't bother with sanding or priming them. A coat or two does the trick. While they were drying I pulled off a variety of pearls from the necklaces. Using several different strands creates great texture and depth of color.
Once I had enough pearls, I filled the interior of the hearts with a thick coat of glue. Notice the glitter in the glue? I'm sure many of you can relate. Just ignore it and pretend it's a brand new bottle, ok?
While the glue was still damp I filled the inside with enough pearls to cover completely and gently pressed down on them to set them. You may have to go back and fill in a couple loose ones later.
I also brushed a bit of antiquing glaze on them to age them a bit. After they dried I added a ribbon to the back with hot glue and tied a small skeleton key to one of the ribbons. You could easily add your own personal touch with a key or other sentimental object. Wouldn't this be the perfect gift for the one that holds the key to your heart?
Edited: Here's the link for the Antiquing Glaze I use. It's perfect for just about any project and lasts forever. I've had my bottle for nearly a year and I've antiqued everything except The Man!
