do you love valentines day? love crafts? love anything lovey dovey?
i am linking up with hollie for love fest for all us lovein girls out there.
a few weeks ago, kim, of dish baby posted a conversation heart wreath on her facebook page. i just about died when i saw it. first, how stinkin’ cute and second, why didn’t i think of that? i set out that next day to pick-up the supplies and got 3/4 of the way done but hearing, mommy try, candy puuhhleeese, more and huh? why? over and over again made me stop. i had the wreath on my dining room table staring at me for over a week and a half. yesterday i bit the bullet and finished it during nap time. it was kinda fun, the house was dead silent accept for the conversation playing on in my head from the chalky pastel hearts. i am so pleased how it came out, well, until you look closely and see small nooks of styrofoam peeping through.
here’s what you need:
1 styrofoam wreath – $2.99
2 bags of conversation hearts – $3 for 2
1 spool of ribbon – $2.50
10-15 sticks of hot glue (this is what surprised me the most!)
directions:
line your workspace with newspaper. turn on your hot glue gun. once the glue is nice and hot make a line of glue and start sticking away. you can start a pattern but it gets tricky, just think of good ‘ole tetris while laying the hearts in the glue. when all the hearts are adhered to the wreath take a piece of ribbon around the wreath and tie a few knots and then a bow. voila! you now have a conversation heart wreath!
you need to hang it from a place where you know it will not fall because it is really heavy!
now, i need to figure out how to store it for next year.
UPDATE: I have now stored this wreath for two years. No issues. I have only lost a few hearts which is easily fixable. Hope you have made one!
Adorable! Too cute for words… even small one letter words 🙂
this is so cute! I love it! thanks for linking up 🙂
ADORABLE!
That’s exactly what I was thinking: How to store it?! Hmm maybe you put plastic wrap on it?! This is super adorable..
So adorable and whimsical and perfect. <3
That’s so cute!! 🙂 Thanks for linking up with us at the Find Some Love Fest!!
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Love this wreath!! We have had so much fun with the Find Some Love Fest link up! It’s a great way to connect and support fellow bloggers.
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