It’s winter in Canada. It’s snowing outside. You’re cold. The kids are restless. And at this moment, the only thing carrying you through the day is the thought of Valentine’s Day candy.
Just me?
Excluding chocolate chews and cinnamon sweets, nothing says Valentine’s Day like windows plastered with paper hearts. I still remember loving the bright red and pink shapes that decorated the glass in my elementary school classroom.
Today I relived the magic with my kiddo by making faux stained glass Valentine’s Day window decorations (while eating chocolate). They are fun to look at and super easy to make. Follow along as I show you two variations on a theme…
Here's what you need:
Here's what you do:
Fold two sheets of construction paper in half.
Cut a heart out of the paper.
Fold the heart shape twice (back and forth, like an accordion).
Cut shapes out of the folded heart. Think of this like making snowflakes in that you want to cut on the folds. Move the paper around so you are able to create designs all over.
Unfold the paper.
Eat chocolate.
Next...
Tear up some tissue paper and glue pieces onto one of the paper hearts, covering the cut outs.
Glue the second paper heart on top of the first. In this way, the hearts will look finished on both sides.
Keep it simple...
If you would rather not tear up little pieces of tissue paper, you can use one big piece instead. Like so.
Here's what you need:
Here's what you do:
Rip off a sheet of wax paper.
Tear up some tissue paper.
Paint glue or Mod Podge® onto the wax paper and layer tissue paper until you are satisfied.
Cut out a construction paper heart.
Cut the inside out of the heart, leaving a thin outline.
Glue the paper heart outline onto the wax paper.
When dry, cut away the excess paper.
Eat more chocolate.
Pretty snazzy, eh?
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