Conversation heart wreath
Isn’t this DIY Conversation Heart Wreath for Valentines Day cute? It is made with a wreath and wooden hearts painted to look like the candy conversation hearts that are popular at Valentines.
You can make this for your home or to give as a gift. It is a simple project and the following pictures, directions and video make it even easier!
Valentines wreath
It is soon Valentine’s Day. Looking for a fun craft with the kids or a gift for a friend or teacher? This will be perfect!
Heart shaped wreath
I used a heart shaped wreath about 10-11 inches wide and high as the base of this project. If you don’t have a wreath, you could cut a wreath shape from colored posterboard or even plain cardboard (and then paint it a good background color).
This won’t be as 3D, but will still work.
How do I make a Valentines wreath?
Paint the wooden hearts
Start with painting the wooden hearts with the various colors of craft paint you have chosen. I chose the pastel colors of the conversation hearts I purchased. The colors were pastel pink, blue, purple, green and yellow.
Paint several hearts each color. I painted 6-7 of each of the five paint colors.
If you don’t have wooden hearts, cut hearts of cardboard in various sizes and paint these instead.
Wrap on the ribbon
While the paint is drying, wrap the wreath with ribbon. Wrap the ribbon all the way around and tie the two ends together with a knot. Tie these ends in a bow.
Write your messages
I dumped out the box of conversation hearts and read the messages on them.
Using Puffy white paint, I wrote short messages on the wooden hearts.
NOTE: Use all capital letters to write your messages. You may want to practice on a piece of paper and work at printing small so the message fits on the hearts.
Message ideas: UR NICE, BE MINE, I LOVE YOU, SMILE, HI, HOWDY, WINK, BESTIE, XOXO, etc.
Glue on wooden hearts
Heat up the hot glue in the hot glue gun.
When the paint on the wooden hearts is dry, hot glue a layer of the larger hearts all the way around the wreath.
Then hot glue a second layer of the smaller hearts between and around the larger hearts.
Add conversation hearts- well it is a Conversation Heart Wreath!!
I wasn’t planning on hot gluing the conversation candy onto the wreath, but it is a nice addition I think.
Randomly hot glue the conversation hearts onto the wreath. Space them out and vary the colors.
Add a short or long piece of ribbon at the top of the heart wreath to be able to hang it.
YouTube video option for Conversation Heart Wreath
Like the YouTube video option? Watch the video on YouTube: YouTube link: DIY Conversation Heart Wreath for Valentines Day.
Valentine’s Day wreath
And there you have it! A nice DIY Conversation Heart Wreath for Valentines Day! I love how it looks hanging against this green wall.
I may or may not have eaten the rest of the conversation heart candy! But I won't tear them off the wreath!
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Other wreath ideas from Welcome to Nanas
Enjoy!
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DIY Conversation Heart Wreath for Valentines Day
Equipment
- Paint brush
- Hot glue gun and glue
Items Required
- Heart shaped wreath (OR heart shaped wreath cut from poster board)
- Wooden hearts cut in a variety of sizes from flat wood
- Acrylic craft paint in pastel colors (pink, blue, green, purple, yellow- your choice)
- White Puffy paint (could use a white paint pen)
- Ribbon- about 3-4 yards (I used purple 1” wide ribbon)
- Package of conversation heart candy
Instructions
- Start with painting the wooden hearts with the various colors of craft paint you have chosen. I chose the pastel colors of the conversation hearts I purchased. The colors were pastel pink, blue, purple, green and yellow.Paint several hearts each color. I painted 6-7 of each of the five paint colors.
- While the paint is drying, wrap the wreath with ribbon. Wrap the ribbon all the way around and tie the two ends together with a knot. Tie these ends in a bow.
- I dumped out the box of conversation hearts and read the messages on them.Using Puffy white paint, I wrote short messages on the wooden hearts. Messages are in capital letters, write small!!
- When the paint on the wooden hearts is dry, hot glue a layer of the larger hearts all the way around the wreath.Then hot glue a second layer of the smaller hearts between and around the larger hearts.
- Randomly hot glue the conversation hearts onto the wreath. Space them out and vary the colors.
- Add a short or long piece of ribbon at the top of the heart wreath to be able to hang it.
Video
Notes
Supplies for a DIY Conversation Heart Wreath for Valentines Day
- Heart shaped wreath (OR heart shaped wreath cut from poster board)
- Wooden hearts cut in a variety of sizes from flat wood
- Acrylic craft paint in pastel colors (pink, blue, green, purple, yellow- your choice)
- Paint brush
- White Puffy paint (could use a white paint pen)
- Ribbon- about 3-4 yards (I used purple 1” wide ribbon)
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Package of conversation heart candy
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