Home Decor - Heart Paper Art

For those of you who follow me on facebook you know that I tried my hand at making some Valentines Decor and these heart art pictures are really hot on etsy right now.  I have seen several of them featured on HGTV and other popular shows. 

Here is another one that is more like mine.  I wanted the movement of the folded hearts since I wasn't going to frame it. 



This one is my personal favorite - you can find it here.



Here is an example of one on etsy right now where the hearts lay flat. 

I learned some things from trying this out that I'd like to share with you. 

1. It takes a lot more time that it looks and you need a LOT of hearts.  I used a small canvas and I needed 60 hearts

2.  You have to play with the direction you fold the hearts but I found that alternating rows was more pleasing to the eye than a random approach.  I started doing this toward the end.

3.  You need a really strong glue.  I used glossy accents and it worked great.

4. If I did this again I would probably mat it and frame it but I just wanted something to hang on a shelf for decoration.  I might re-do it next year so it looks different - maybe black and red.  



Recipe:

Cricut and George basic shapes for the hearts - cut at 1" real dial size on.

Fresh Alphabet from PTI for the letters