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There are lots of words of love that I can think of that remind me of Valentine’s Day. A few in particular are love, hugs and kisses. I created these adorable little hearts with words of love and Oly*Fun.

Materials needed:

Fairfield World Oly*Fun
Wood hearts cut from a Glowforge or cardboard hearts cut from a Cricut
Heart SVG file
Scissors
Multi-purpose glue (I love Beacon!)
Pen or Marker

How I created them:

I created an svg file of the hearts with words in them and then a heart without words to use on the back. With my Glowforge, I resized and cut the hearts. This can also be done on the Cricut with balsa wood or cardboard.

Using one of the hearts that is made for the back , I placed it on a sheet of Oly*Fun and traced it.

Once I had 4 hearts traced, I folded my Oly*Fun in half and cut two hearts from each color. TIP: I cut the hearts smaller than the trace lines so that they would be smaller than the wood heart outlines.

I used Beacon Mutli-Grip glue to first attach both layers of Oly*Fun to the back piece of the heart. Then I applied glue to the back of the heart with the word on it and layered it on top of the Oly-Fun.

I let them dry. They can be given to someone as a Valentine, strung onto string to create a banner or just displayed together as a Valentine’s decoration.

I also resized a love heart and a back piece to about 10 inches and added a hole to the top so that I could create a door hanger. I followed the same directions for the big one that I did for the smaller ones. And then I added a ribbon to hang it up.

Hope you like these adorable little love word hearts. They were fun and easy to make! The kids could even help to put them together! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Until next time….

Craft Lightning is here and it’s all about Decoupage! People have been using Decoupage for years and years and years. My grandmother was a big crafter and used Decoupage a lot. She is where I got my love of crafting from. I’m joining in with others to create quick and easy Decoupage projects.

Materials used:

Mason Jar
Beacon’s Fast Finish Decoupage
Bristle Brush
Colorful Tissue Paper
A tray or bowl for your decoupage
Sticker or Cut Out Letters
Table Cloth or Paper to protect your workspace
Small pieces of paper and pens for wishes!

How I made it:

Make sure your mason jar is clean and dry. Tear your tissue paper into small pieces.

Pour Decoupage into your tray or bowl. Lightly dampen your bristle brush with water and apply a layer of the Beacon’s Fast Finish Decoupage to the jar. TIP: Do not cover the threads of the jar for the lid.

Place the small pieces of tissue paper onto the wet surface of the jar.

You can do one of two things…..You can take this time to apply your sticker or cut out letters or you can wait until the end. If you choose to apply them now, place them where you’d like to and then apply another layer of Decoupage over the letters and the tissue paper. If you want to apply them at the end, apply the Decoupage all over the tissue paper and allow to dry before you place the letters on the jar.

Set your jar aside to dry.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made this awesome Make a Wish! Wishing Jar! This was super easy and super quick. The kids could even jump in on helping make it and decorate it however! They can help cut up pieces of paper to added their wishes to! Lots of fun for the whole family and everyone can add their wishes to the jar!