Hearts on Twine

Hearts on Twine

September 1st, 2010 @ 1:12 pm by Mrs. Locket
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A few posts ago I shared with you my new-found love for paper garlands and hinted that I may be tempting my fate at them. Well, this past weekend Mr. L and I worked together and within a few hours of time we created our own heart garland. I started the project off by using my Hotmarks tool (boy, this thing is handy!) to burn-cut hearts out of an old romance novel (donated by Momma L).

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What does burn-cut mean?

Well, I just made that word up; but what I did was trace the shape of a heart in pen to start. I then went over the outline with the sharp-pointed tip adapter until it burned through the paper enough so that a couple of layers could easily be removed. As I removed hearts from each page I turned the hollow pages (those with hearts removed) to fresh ones and continued the cut-burning process (another cool part is that I ended up with a heart hollowed book). Soon enough, we had a nice large pile of hearts ready to be strung. But, what to use? How about that giant roll of twine that’s been taking up space for 4 years!

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We poked two holes in each heart (a punch would be easier, but I couldn’t find mine) and working together strung the hearts along the twine. And, soon enough…

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…we had 30+ feet of vintage, rustic heart garland ready to be hung and flung over every corner of our apartment for a photo shoot. I like to think that Mr. L was pretty proud of his handiwork.

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On another awesome side note…we also received a great gift from reader teeleaf22 (THANK YOU!!). She generously donated her left over “Just Married” banner for us to use (I can’t wait to donate decorations). I think it looks pretty great alongside the hearts!

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This is definitely a project worth the time spent. It was easy, breezy, and beautiful adorable (geesh I sound like a Maybeline commercial). I also love that Mr. L was there by my side helping out! Now I just need to push him to work on this project on his own. Maybe I can bribe him with pizza and wings?

What do you think?

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23 Responses to “Hearts on Twine”

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,177 posts, Bee Keeper

Love the garland! I’m hoping to use an idea like to decorate the hotel room for my MOH’s bachelorette party that is coming up.

9/1/10 @ 1:18 pm (reply)

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loorahbelle (message) 6 posts, Newbee

these are awesome!! i’m not a big DIY-er but this is a project I can see myself doing!

super cute! and i love that you used romance novels!

9/1/10 @ 1:28 pm (reply)

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Miss Brooch (message) 1,715 posts, Bumble bee

Sooo cute! Love them!

9/1/10 @ 1:40 pm (reply)

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eloquence08 (message) 113 posts, Blushing bee

That is really cute, I was trying to think of way to incorporate the mister and I’s love of books without actually holding the wedding in a library, this just might be it. I think I will probably substitute satiny ribbon to match our colors and look.

9/1/10 @ 1:44 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,312 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh man, those are AWESOME!! And they are perfect with the “Just Married” banner!

9/1/10 @ 2:15 pm (reply)

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Gemstone (message) 5,451 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh my gosh. This looks awesome!

9/1/10 @ 2:19 pm (reply)

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Aleanan (message) 258 posts, Helper bee

This would be PERFECT for our literary-inspired reception!

9/1/10 @ 2:37 pm (reply)

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Miss Thimble (message) 797 posts, Busy bee

I looove, and I want

9/1/10 @ 3:06 pm (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 3,805 posts, Honey bee

wow very pretty. what’s a Hotmarks tool?

9/1/10 @ 3:14 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

I love these! They’re going to look great. I’m with you on excitement about donating decorations post-wedding, it’s fun to help others out with things you loved at your wedding.

9/1/10 @ 3:27 pm (reply)

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Miss Locket (message) 2,837 posts, Sugar bee

@mrspaetz: Hotmarks is a tool I’ve used for many a project on here…it’s a woodburning tool with many different adapters and is useful for many things craft-wise. I’ve mentioned it in other posts before, but here’s a link to it if you wanna check it out!
http://store.scrapbooking-warehouse.com/258050.html

9/1/10 @ 3:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Sand Dollar (message) 1,305 posts, Bumble bee

Super cute! Love the banner too. I totally just wrote down in my planner “banners for going-away car” so thanks for the inspiration!

9/1/10 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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Miss Zebra (message) 1,044 posts, Bumble bee

Awww I love those! They are so precious!

9/1/10 @ 5:50 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Quiche (message) 3,157 posts, Sugar bee

Cute!

9/1/10 @ 7:09 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pretzel (message) 1,893 posts, Buzzing bee

I love the slightly burnt edges!

9/1/10 @ 7:45 pm (reply)

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Miss Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Very pretty! I, too, am in love with paper garlands. Your burn cut technique is interesting - I like the effect!

9/2/10 @ 1:16 am (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Very cute!

9/2/10 @ 1:25 pm (reply)

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D.Marie (message) 2,484 posts, Buzzing bee

i LOVE THIS!! And I love that you worked on it together…a memory you’ll be able to share! ♥ So sweet of her to donate the Just Married banner…they look so sweet together! Love the burned edges.

9/4/10 @ 10:40 am (reply)

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