On Monday I found a wooden heart in the thrift store. Decided it could be useful and brought it home to make something. This morning grain stripes came to mind. I love grain stripes (here, here, here ,here, here) so...
I taped the wooden heart first with a narrow and two narrow tapes, Painters Green Thin Tape and Yellow Frog Tape to make a faux grain stripe. I wanted that area to stay natural.
Because I was using unpainted wood I used a foam brush to put a thin coat of Zinsser Cover Stain (oil based) over the back and front of the wooden heart and the knob.
The red paint needed 4 coats to show a clear red. Removed the Frog Tape. Used ASCP Soft Wax as the finish. Polished.
Added the knob and a back hook.
Made a few vignettes with pinks and reds.
Added a favourite necklace with blue stones.
After I added the hook to the back I hung the valentine on the bulletin board and added two vintage necklaces. My original thought was that this valentine with a knob would be for displaying necklaces.
Supplies:
Thrifted Wooden Heart
Wooden Knob and Screw
Zinsser Cover Stain (white) and foam brush
Red paint - Excelsior Breeze Latex and synthetic paint brush
Frog tape (2 widths)
ASCP Clear Wax and waxing brush
Goo Gone, paper towel
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That is so adorable and your Geisha girl is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteJoy, this is really cute. I love the stripes!
ReplyDeletecute, cute, cute. You come up with some of the cutest ideas. Does your mind go 24 hours a day? LOL
ReplyDeleteJudy
My dear Joy, I am in love with this heart! What a cute and fun idea :) Thanks for sharing at Roses of Inspiration. Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteYour wooden heart is love-ly. I didn't know FrogTape also comes in a very narrow width. It's not on their web site. Where did you buy it?
ReplyDeleteI checked my thin tape - it is Painters Green. I did correct that on my posts. Thanks for alerting me.
DeleteJoy
Really like you wooden grain sack heart. I've heard about Frog tape a lot but have never used it! The Geisha Girl is adorable next to the heart!
ReplyDeleteI like your wooden heart. It is so fun to find a quick project like that .
ReplyDeleteMy eye caught that chintz cup beside your heart
That really turned out cute!
ReplyDeleteI love grain sack also Joy. Turned out super cute!! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
Your grain sack heart is so sweet. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I'm a new follower! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is so darn CUTE!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so darn CUTE!!! :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Thanks for sharing at the Home Matters LInky Party this week!
ReplyDeleteThis heart is adorable, Joy! What a great idea to add the grain sack stripes!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely precious! I love the grain sack stripes!!! Thanks so much for linking to Shabbilicious Friday! ox
ReplyDeleteIt turned out so cute! And it has such a practical use too!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
oh that's really neat--I love the way it came out-do you like Annie Sloan paints? a friend of mine did her table with them and WOW it was gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea! Thank you so much for sharing with our Tips & Tricks link party! Pinned!
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