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Monday, January 17, 2022

Heart Art DIY

 This was going to be a project for Valentine's Day. But, with the neutral colors, it turned out to be a valentine that I can leave up all year long.

I used an 18" wooden heart from Signopoly.
I stained the wood with Voodoo Gel Stain from the Dixie Belle Paint Company using the color, Tobacco Road. Voodoo Gel Stain is water based & is perfect for raw wood.
I wanted a rustic look on the heart so I did a smear technique. To achieve this look I put some chalk mineral paint in the color Fluff, onto a paper plate, then dipped the edge of a 2x4 block of wood into the paint.
I drug the block over the heart using light pressure.

To embellish the heart, I grabbed a flower from WoodUBend. I painted the flower with Fluff & set it aside to dry.

While the flower was drying, I cut a leaf shape out of a dictionary page & added glaze to the edges using a damp rag.

To keep the colors neutral on the heart, I used the color Van Dyke Brown glaze. It goes nicely with the Tobacco Road stain.
I glued the flower onto the heart using tacky glue. Then I glued on twine to make a stem, & then glued on the leaf.

I added the glaze to the flower to give it dimension.
I painted the glaze on heavy on the flower & underneath the flower.
I used a damp rag to wipe away the excess glaze, allowing it to rest in the grooves.
The glaze brings out the details of the flower.


I also added glaze the the edges of the heart.
I painted the glaze around the edges of the heart then lightly wiped it back with a damp rag.
I used the same twine that I used for the stem to hang the heart.

This Valentine isn't going to get packed up after February 14!





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11 comments:

  1. Oops something went wrong with my comment so I hope you don't get this twice. I love the rustic charm of your Valentine heart! I've never tried painting with a block of wood before and this has intrigued me to give it a whirl.

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  2. Your heart is absolutely Gorgeous! I love the addition of the sweet flower!

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  3. This is so pretty! How creative. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. I've never seen that paint technique done before but wowza, it's so cool and I love it! This turned out beautifully. Looking forward to trying it out. Thank you for sharing on Farmhouse Friday! pinned

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  5. What a beautiful piece of artwork! Love that it's neutral - will go with everything, always! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen

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  6. Just popping back in to say I'm featuring this over on Farmhouse Friday tomorrow. Thank you for linking up and I hope you link up again.

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  7. Super cute & I love all the techniques you used. XO- MaryJo

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  8. Who would ever know that this wasn't dug out of an old trunk found in an attic somewhere??? It looks so authentically vintage -great tutorial! PinningšŸ˜Š

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  9. This is just the cutest DIY project! I'd love to feature it on my weekly wrap-up blog post next Sunday.

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