Valentine’s Day Heart Hangers with Unfinished Wood

hearthangerThese sweet hangers work up quickly with little fuss, and you can use them to decorate doorknobs, wreaths, or even as gift tags. Make these assembly line” style to give as classroom favors or as Valentines to a group.

Things needed:
1 – Unfinished Wooden Heart
1 – Unfinished Wood Furniture Button
Valentine Pink Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
Black Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
White Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
Crafter’s Pick The Ultimate Tacky Glue
Buttons (of your choice)
22 gauge White Wire
3/8″ Wire Curling Tool or Pencil
Transfer Paper
Fine Tip Black Marker
Dremel or Small Drill
Face Patterns

Things to do:
1. Paint the unfinished wooden heart and furniture button with the Valentine Pink Apple Barrel acrylic paint. Set aside and let dry.
2. Drill holes at the top of the heart, using the photo as a guide for placement.
3. Use a pencil to draw a face on the heart, or use transfer paper to transfer one of the Face Patterns.
4. Paint the eyes and mouth with the Black Apple Barrel acrylic paint, and allow to dry.
5. Fill in the lines with black marker or use a fine paint brush and use the Black Apple Barrel acrylic paint.
6. Add highlights of white Apple Barrel acrylic paint to the eyes and mouth.
7. Glue the furniture button nose in place, and allow to dry.
8. Add both buttons to the middle of the wire, threading the wire in and out of the button holes to secure.
9. Use your wire curling tool to coil your wire or coil the wire around a pencil to curl.
10. Insert one end of the wire into each drilled hole, and twist to secure.

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Options:
Omit the drilling and wire, and add a pin back instead for a cute Valentine’s day pin. You could also try using magnets and gluing them to the back to create a Valentine’s Day refrigerator magnet!

Replace the heart with a wood star, and use a red/white/blue theme for a cute 4th of July decoration.

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