Oh! I’m so excited about these! I made tissue paper heart doilies yesterday, inspired by the papel picado I did last year. And then I turned them into suncatchers!
To be honest, a week ago I was not that excited about Valentine’s Day and all the hearts.
Not that I have anything against hearts. I guess it’s the assumption that our arts and crafts should be heart-related for a few weeks. Just like around Halloween it’s all about pumpkins and ghosts. And, well, it sounds a little too limiting to me. And maybe a little boring.
But for some reason, every year I really get into it. Five out of my last six posts have been Valentine related. I thought I’d just post one or two ideas and that would be it. But no. Each idea seems to spawn other ideas.
And really, there is A LOT you can do with a heart.
Maybe that’s what makes it fun. Holiday themes give you a framework around which to work, but you can let your creativity loose within that framework.
Anyway, back to the tissue paper doilies…
How To Make Tissue Paper Heart Doilies
MATERIALS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut heart shape
To begin, I cut a heart out of tissue paper. You can make two or three at a time, since the tissue is so thin.
2. Fold heart
Then I folded the heart as if I were making a paper snowflake (which is essentially what I did).
3. Cut shapes
Next, I cut out my shapes, including a few little hearts.
4. Open and lay flat
And opened it up to see the doily.
5. Con-tact paper
Trim a piece of clear contact paper large enough to cover the heart.
I layered mine with contrasting tissue paper hearts and sandwiched them between two sheets of con-tact paper to make the suncatchers.
6. Hang in the window!
I also made one with the hole punch, taking my lead from Maia.
So what do you think? Are we going a little heart crazy over here?
What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day craft project? Leave a comment below!
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Brynn
February 4, 2010 at 10:18 amThey turned out really pretty. Great idea. :)
Concetta Perot, Glittering Shards
February 4, 2010 at 11:44 amOh, this is so lovely. We will have a go tomorrow, thanks for the inspiration.
Maria
February 4, 2010 at 10:21 amBeautiful! I actually think I like the hole punched one the best – classic and fun!
Meg @ Kids & Eggs
February 5, 2010 at 8:00 amgreat -thanks! I am going to try these at school & at home!
happy birdycake
February 6, 2010 at 7:53 pmgreat idea! I am going to try this with honeypie!… as well as those awesome cookies we saw on one of your posts a couple of days back!! can’t wait to make those too! thanks! :)
Jo
February 8, 2010 at 1:37 pmLove this idea! I am going to do with the some children I babysit. Another fun Valentines craft is to get some cleaning sponges and cut them into hearts and then sponge paint some Valentines :)
brandy
February 11, 2010 at 1:12 amI love these heart ideas! I have been wanting to deco for V-day because we hardly seem to deco much for holidays but all I could find really were v-day card ideas. I just wanted some ideas for the windows and walls and these fit the bill. Thanks a bunch for sharing them!! Oh and my kids will love the indoor hopscotch idea too. We are also going stir crazy here!
valentines flowers
October 8, 2010 at 7:25 amThose are really nice! With a luxury of time, maybe filling the room with this will really look nice.
The Orchard
February 1, 2011 at 9:49 amThose are gorgeous! I am going to get this ready today for an after-school craft.
Thanks!
Tricia
MaryAnn F. Kohl, art book author
February 1, 2011 at 8:54 amHole punch is what I want to try! I’m sure every kid has their own opinion… i saw a little girl yesterday cutting with those “wiggly” craft scissors that make fancy edges. She was like Edward Scissorhands, scraps flying! Her sister was making scalloped edges. What a contrast! Both were in their own art zones.