You know me...I LOVE cReating things for my home...& Valentine decorations are one of my faves. So, I combined my NEW Kiss Me collection with vintage goodness to create this Valentine Door Hanger...here's a little tutorial for this hybrid craft!
Supplies:
1 12" Wilton cake base. (or any cardboard/chipboard/wreath base)
70-80 strips of vintage book/music/dictionary pages
15-20 strips of Kiss Me Papers (printed out & cut)
hot glue gun & sticks
10 kraft coffee filters
5-8 vintage book/map/dictionary/music papers cut into flower petals
stuff for junque ribbon: burlap, twine, fabric ribbons
Steps:
1. Starting on the outside of the base, take one strip of vintage music paper & hot glue in half, then hot glue onto the base. Continue this all around the outer edge of the entire base.
2. Continue, working your way in...I created 2 layers, but you may want more, just see how it looks.
3. Take your Kiss Me strips & create a 3rd layer...making sure you glue toward the inner part of the circle.
4. Create another circle of Kraft/brown coffee filters. Simply fold in half & scrunch. Glue around in circle.
For more of an idea of how to do this, check out this video here. or HERE.
5. Create a paper flower. I followed this tutorial, but made it my own by cutting the petals into different shapes. NOTE: when you curl the petals, be very careful, as each vintage paper is very different. Some are very fragile & rip easily. When choosing vintage books to purchase, feel the paper & see how it will work...you don't want it so crispy that it breaks or rips when you manipulate it.![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBuZxtnZgQY/TxBQCsjYjkI/AAAAAAAAD1o/6AvrtTTqPNw/s640/ValentineDoorHangerTutorial4_RhonnaFarrer.jpg)
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6. Create the inside fringe flower by following this tutorial on my blog here.
Glue it all inside & voila! Your huuuge flower is done! Mine ended up being about 24" in diameter. LOVE it!
7. Spray a coat of gold glimmer all over the flower. Be careful not to spray too close to make it too wet. Just a light mist will give it a super elegant glimmer.
8. Add a junque ribbon on top by tying a bunch of ribbon, tulle, burlap...whatever you want!
Now, think: lollies on a stick, hanging in windows, smaller versions as wreaths, garlands, chandeliers..yea...I'm going crazy cReating & having fun!
Simple. Easy. Seriously, this whole thing took me about 45 min. to make...& I LOVE it! Enjoy your Valentine hybrid crafting! ....
and don't forget you can enter to WIN the Valentine perfume until Feb. 6, twenty.12.
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