Saturday, February 5, 2011

Valentine Crayon Hearts

My good friend Janette and her sweet little girls made these super cute crayon hearts with me.


We found the tutorial over at Martha Stewart's website and knew we had to make them.
This was a very inexpensive, yet time-consuming project. The girls seemed to love it though...they know their way around a box of crayolas! They got really creative with color combinations, adding a really pretty blue that I would have never thought to add to the mix. They also got creative with the shapes they cut out, making double and triple hearts. I played it safe and just cut out varying sizes of hearts.
We basically followed Martha's tutorial, except we used paper grocery bags rather than Kraft paper around the wax paper (mainly because I don't know what "kraft" paper is). I attached my hearts to baker's twine with a dab of super glue.
If you are looking for a fun project to do with your kids, this is a great one.

27 comments:

  1. Yours turned out a million times better than mine: http://lambaround.blogspot.com/2010/10/crayola-crayon-incident.html

    ;)

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  2. They look so pretty in the sun. I wish you had given a hint about how they are made. I don't have time to link to Martha.

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  3. These are delightful and look like a lot of fun to make! I'll have to try them with my son!

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  4. How sweet! I love your crayon hearts and they look darling in front of your window. Thank you for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday! :)

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  5. Beautiful! They look so nice hanging at different lengths by the light of the window. Nice stopping by to visit with you!

    Kindly, Lorraine

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  6. These are so pretty and colorful - they caught my eye when I was linking up on Trendy Treehouse!

    I am participating in a wonderful event called One World One Heart - I invite you to visit me at Create With Joy, explore my world, and enter for a chance to win a special gift from me!

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

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  7. These are so cool! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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  8. very cute, you are such a crafty little thing. It must be your red hair. I wish I had red hair. I miss you. the end.

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  9. Jo, I miss you too. I was just thinking about you today. I was at a UAAACT conference in Ogden and ran into a bunch of people from school. I wish you lived closer.
    --Leigh

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  10. Hop on over to the Party! Would love for you to link-up @

    http://thetreasurista.blogspot.com/p/treasuristas-thursday-treasures-come.html

    The Treasurista
    Finding and Creating FUN things...

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  11. I can remember doing this project as a child, except we used fall colors and cut out leaves instead of hearts. This would be a fun project to do tomorrow! Thanks for sharing. Your hearts look great!

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  12. We just did this too, but I love the way you put yours on your window! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  13. I love these! They bring back memories form when I was a kid! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Thanks for sharing this over at my party- it is darling! :)

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  15. so pretty! What an easy and fun idea. Just found your blog and love it :)

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  17. Such a fun idea!!! Thanks for linking to Fancy This Fridays! :) Hope to see you again this week!

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  18. Awesome craft and fab photo!
    machelle
    (love the blog title)

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  19. HI there! I am your newest follower from the blog hop! lovely blog:) You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com

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  20. truly fabulous! Thanks for sharing.. I am a new follwer, which Im glad to be =) have a great weekend!

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  21. I remember doing these as a kid! I'll have to remember to make some next February...thanks for the trip down memory lane.

    www.decoratingdiy.blogspot.com

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