Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching! I've been busy creating my Valentine's gifts this past week, and was able to get two projects out of one set of materials! BONUS!
I found an adorable set of bookmarks on Pinterest that I decided would be absolutely perfect for my students. The premise was simple and quick. I needed multicolor paint chips, a heart-shaped hole punch, a regular round punch, and ribbon! All things that I have or can acquire at a cheap price. The paint chips (like the
snowman) were free from the Fred Meyer paint department. I picked up a roll of pink ribbon from our brand new Joann's, 10 yards for $0.50. I already owned the necessary hole punches, so I had a low cost project on my hands; the best kind!
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| Hearts punched from the edge of the paint chips. |
After punching the hearts along each color block, I punched a single round hole in the lightest color block. I then cut lengths of pink ribbon, about 8 inches each, to tie off the top of the bookmark. I simply folded the ribbon in half and put the cut edges through the hole, then laced them through the loop at the other end and pulled tight. I think they turned out quite well if I do say so myself! :)
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| The finished product! |
I was able to use the punched out hearts for my next project! I created a heart shared mosaic card for my boyfriend. I set up the design on the table then glued them into place one by one. I used a white blank card as the base and Elmer's clear craft bond glue.
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| Punch scraps turned art! |
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| Process, one heart at a time. |
To finish the card, I used a red ink pen and jotted a small scripted note. iloveyou.
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| Finished card, maybe I should start production... :) |
