To declare love, sympathy, or just pure, sincere feelings, it is not necessary to say big words to the whole world; sometimes it is enough to give little ones a gift in the form of a heart, and this will already say a lot. And hearts made with your own hands are valued much more, because such things retain the warmth and soul of your beloved hands. Let's look at how to do this, from what material, in more detail in the article.
What hand-made art is valued is that there are no clear boundaries in the execution and use of the material, everything that is freely available at home, everything that your imagination dictates can be used: paper, cereals, balls, various fabrics and threads, etc. Let's look at some interesting ideas.
Coffee heart
For example, a gift for mom can be made from coffee beans. Such a gift will be not only beautiful, but also useful, because the aroma of coffee beans charges you with positivity and vigor.
We will need:
- cardboard;
- PVA glue;
- nylon sock;
- coffee beans.
We cut out heart blanks (2 pieces) from cardboard and glue them together.
We cut off a piece from a nylon sock that can be used to cover our heart. This is necessary so that the coffee beans stick well. It is best to choose a dark nylon that matches the color of the grains, so that you do not have to paint it later.
Cover the heart with grains. There is no need to rush in this matter; the closer the grains are to each other, the better.
In principle, the coffee heart is ready, you just need to let it dry. Such a heart can be decorated with twine or a beautiful ribbon, you can attach a string to make it convenient to hang, or you can glue a magnet, then you will get a wonderful refrigerator magnet that will fill the kitchen with an invigorating aroma.
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How to make a beautiful heart from salt dough
A master class prepared by hand-made master Yana Kovtunenko will tell you how to make a heart from dough, and then make an unusually beautiful souvenir painting with his participation.
For the craft you will need:
- cardboard;
- scissors and stationery knife;
- cereal;
- pen or pencil;
- White paper;
- salt;
- flour;
- water;
- sunflower oil;
- dye;
- brush;
- hot gun.
Frame
We take cardboard and cut out a 15*15 cm square from it.
In the center we make a window measuring 6*6 cm. If the cardboard is thin, then you need to make 2 such blanks and glue them together. We cover all edges with white paper.
Lubricate the entire base generously with glue and sprinkle the cereal on top.
Leave to dry. And at this time we begin making the heart.
Using quilling technique
Quilling technique is also very popular nowadays. In fact, this is not an expensive job; all you need is special paper strips, which can be purchased at any craft store, and PVA glue. And if this is difficult for you and there are no specialized stores nearby, then you can also cut strips of the required thickness from A4 paper.
Using this technique you can make a very beautiful and original postcard or picture in an original frame.
The process is as follows: using a pencil, a knitting needle or a simple toothpick, we wind the strip into a spiral, glue it and give it the desired shape: a drop, an eye, etc. You need to make quite a lot of such blanks and glue them onto the prepared base.
Use your imagination and take action.
Materials for making a heart craft
It’s not at all difficult to make such a craft from a wide variety of materials – whatever you can find at hand:
- all kinds of paper;
- cardboard;
- threads and yarn;
- fabrics;
- natural components;
- plastic;
- clay and plasticine;
- all kinds of waste materials;
- wires, etc.
As for the tools needed for the job, they are determined depending on the specific material. This will be discussed in more detail below.
With all the variety of crafts, hearts can be classified into two types - flat and three-dimensional. Let's talk about how both are done.
Heart made of balloons
You can make any shape out of balloons and decorate your interior with them. The heart shape is no exception. Having a sufficient number of balloons, you can decorate the room in various ways.
But there is another great way to make a beautiful heart using just two balls.
We will need:
- 2 long balls (which are usually used to create animal figures);
- thick yarn or any other threads (you can use twine);
- silicate glue;
- scissors.
We inflate our balloons to the desired size and secure them. We wrap it with thread, previously soaked in glue, let it dry, pop the balls and carefully take them out without damaging the main structure. Now all we have to do is fasten the two halves together; to do this, we need to cut one half as shown in the photo below.
You can decorate the whole room with these balls, make them in different colors, and they can also be decorated with various ribbons, beads or artificial flowers. Don't forget to use paperclip decorations.
Salt dough heart
On a flat surface, flatten the ball of dough and give it relief with anything you can use to make an imprint. I have a button like the one in the photo below.
Roll out the ball
Cut out the heart. If there are no special molds, it is convenient to do this with bent strips cut from an aluminum can.
Cut out the heart
Decorate a Valentine's card with roses.
Making them is quite simple. Roll a very thin piece of dough into a roll, cut off the top edge and arrange the petals on it. If the dough has dried out and the parts do not stick well to each other, lightly moisten the joints with water.
Let the heart dry thoroughly in a warm place. Or you can bake it in the oven, it will look like a gift cookie. After the valentine heart has dried, we decorate it. Everything here is in your hands. Any paints, varnishes, rhinestones. Whatever is at hand.
I didn’t want to see a corny red heart. So I toned it down with regular pink lipstick. She emphasized the texture with pearl eye shadow and secured the result with a thin layer of spray varnish.
Paint the heart
I also made a small hole in the heart. I threaded a ribbon through it (you could use a lace) and tied a bow.
Valentine - salt dough heart
Now, our valentine - a heart made of salt dough, can be hung on a mirror, on the steering wheel of a car or tied to a cup of morning coffee.
Valentine - salt dough heart
Such a small and sweet surprise for our loved one.
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For those who like to surprise and delight their loved ones and make gifts with their own hands, I suggest being inspired by the wonderful works of a Polish craftswoman and making Valentine hearts from salt dough. Such a charming gift, made with soul and love, will certainly not leave anyone indifferent!
So, for work we will need: flour, salt, water, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, acrylic paint, a magnet, hot glue and a good mood :)
So, let's start preparing the salt dough. To do this, mix fine salt and wheat flour in equal proportions, add a little warm water. Try not to overdo it with water, so that the product does not subsequently crack and become fragile. To make salt dough works more durable, you can add a little wallpaper glue dissolved in water to the dough. To make the dough easy to work with and the work to be smooth, the dough must be kneaded long and thoroughly with your hands.
Roll out the finished dough and cut out hearts using a cookie cutter. We decorate to your taste.
Next, dry it in the oven: first at a temperature of 40-50 degrees for half an hour, and then increase the temperature to 100-140 degrees and leave until completely dry. Drying time largely depends on the size and thickness of the product.
Let the finished hearts cool and cover with acrylic paint.
After the paint has dried, glue the magnets on the back side using hot glue.
Our magnet hearts are ready!
Prepare the salt dough as mentioned above. Roll out the finished dough and apply a knitted napkin or embossed lace to it. Gently press the napkin into the dough, walking over the surface with a rolling pin.
We make two symmetrical holes in the upper part of the heart so that you can later thread a rope or ribbon and hang the finished product.
After the paint is completely dry, thread a rope or ribbon through the holes.
You can make the pendant larger.
Prepare the dough according to the principle outlined above, roll it out and cut out hearts of different sizes. We decorate the base heart with small hearts, lightly moistening the joints with water.
We make two holes in the upper part of the heart base. Next, we send the workpiece to dry in the oven. It took approximately 2 hours to dry this product at a temperature of 70 degrees.
Next, we decorate the pendant with acrylic paints.
We thread and tie a satin ribbon.
The heart pendant is ready!
And another interesting idea for a pendant. The heart turns out to be quite large - approximately 20*15 cm.
Prepare salt dough from 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of salt and a little warm water. Cut out a heart-shaped template from paper. Using a knife, we cut out the base for our pendant. We add relief using crumpled aluminum foil.
We make holes in the upper part of the workpiece. Next, take small balls of dough and roll them into thin flat cakes, roll them into small roses and make small leaves. We secure them with a toothpick onto a base slightly moistened with water. Next, the workpiece must be dried in the oven and allowed to lightly brown until golden brown.
We tint the edges of the heart with white paint, and paint the roses red.
When the roses are dry, paint them lightly with white paint. We color the leaves with a silver marker. You can decorate the spaces between the roses with beads by placing them on hot glue.
Well, that's all - all that remains is to tie the ribbon and our heart-shaped decoration is ready!
And finally, I invite you to admire the charming works of the craftswoman. You can get acquainted with the author and her other works here: https://sztukaniepowazna.blogspot.com/
A handmade picture with a heart made of salt dough is the best gift for a loved one. The heart shape in crafts will always be relevant. After all, this is a direct symbol expressing love. On Valentine's Day, lovers from all countries give each other billions of hearts made in various techniques, colors, and slightly modified forms. In this way people express their love and devotion. Let's try to maintain this tradition every year and give at least a small heart on February 14th as proof of our love, while not forgetting to cherish this pure and devoted feeling throughout the whole year and at least occasionally show this pure and devoted feeling to our loved one.
Flower craft
Any composition of flowers will always look beautiful and romantic. And it doesn’t matter whether these are fresh flowers or made from colored paper, such compositions will also look original even from foil.
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Air love
Another of the newest materials that has won the hearts of many needlewomen is foamiran. It is from foamiran that products are obtained the way you want: soft, voluminous or flat, moisture-resistant.
We will need:
- red or pink foamiran;
- felt;
- cardboard;
- heat gun;
- scissors;
- the basis for our design;
- beads for decoration.
Textile hearts
For sewing lovers, textile hearts, made of fleece or felt, would be appropriate. You can also use any fabric. Hearts made of fabric can be made voluminous using padding polyester for filling.
Please note that various ribbons, beads, sequins, etc. can be used as decoration.
Patterns:
- Romantic heart with angel wings.
- An ordinary heart.
- Kitty. Such a cute toy will look very good made from felt.
- “Strict” heart made of napkins.
- Salt dough heart.
And finally, a great idea not only to make a unique gift, but also to involve your child in the making process - a heart made of salt dough.
Preparing this dough is as easy as shelling pears; all the ingredients are available in every home.
We will need:
- flour;
- “Extra” salt;
- PVA glue;
- water.
Mix flour and salt in equal proportions, gradually adding water and glue. The dough should not spread, so be careful with water. Knead the elastic dough and you can start forming hearts. To do this, you can use various cookie cutters or simply cut them out with a knife. After the dough has completely dried, you can start decorating. If you don’t have much time, you can dry it in the oven.
Description of preparation:
I always have a package of puff pastry in my freezer.
This is very convenient - the dough defrosts very quickly and is baked too. I would like to bring to your attention a recipe for hearts made from puff pastry with sugar. Even a child can handle this recipe. It is a pleasure to work with the finished dough, the main thing is not to let it melt too much. Puff pastry hearts are loved by both adults and children. My kids baked these hearts for Valentine's Day and treated them to their friends. So, I’m telling you how to make puff pastry hearts with sugar. Purpose: For dinner Main ingredient: Dough / Puff pastry / Sugar Dish: Baking / Cookies / Puff pastries
