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Crafting With Tammy – Create a Beautiful Wooden Heart Centerpiece

Crafts

7 Feb

Do you love crafting and need a centerpiece idea for Valentine’s? Let’s create a Beautiful Wooden Heart Centerpiece.

Wooden Hearts

Some of the ladies in my neighborhood asked me back in the fall about doing crafts at my home. We all enjoy crafting. Crafting With Tammy was born and the first project we did was in October for the winter. You can see the snowman project here.

I wanted a fun project that could be used throughout the seasons. My dear friend, KariAnne over at Thistlewood Farms created a wonder Winter Decor DIY: Wood Slice Branches. It was the inspiration for the project for the ladies.

The project that I created for the ladies would have wooden hearts for Valentine’s Day and Wooden Eggs for Easter. Other ideas that I thought of were Shamrocks, Stars for the 4th of July, Leaves for the fall and the wooden slices for winter like KariAnne’s project. A fun craft project that could be changed up with the seasons.

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Normally, my craft classes are in my unfinished family in the basement close to my craft room (AKA mini store). It was was too cold in the basement. I held it upstairs in the family room.

My kitchen table had all of the embellishments and stencils. A separate table for paints and extra brushes.

The projects are always kept a secret. They find out the day of the craft event. The day before, a teaser and hint is sent out to them. It makes it fun and exciting for all of us.

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The example of the project is near by for inspiration. The fun part is we all come up with different ways of painting and embellishing our projects to make it our own. That’s what I love about these crafting sessions. I love providing inspiration and seeing everyone’s creativity. The best part is all of the joking and laughter.

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Everyone is welcome over at my home. Even one of the husbands popped over to say hi. He encouraged the women too. One husband did a wine run from his house to our home. How sweet was that!

Look at these beautiful ladies. They are some of my lovely neighbors/friends. We have one missing from this photo. Darn it!

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Create a Beautiful Wooden Heart Centerpiece Tutorial

Painting Hearts A
Mixing Paint
Painting the Hearts 1

Part of the fun painting is mixing custom colors. I had a white, a shade of pink and red. From these three colors, I mixed the paints together for a fun color pallet.

Painting hearts 2
Painting Hearts 3
Stenciling 2

Each of the hearts were painted on the front. After the paint dried, they were flipped over and painted on the back.

Next, I stenciled some of the fronts. I turned my damask stencil in various positions to get a different look.

Adding a Rose
Gluing the Rose to Heart
Cutting the Twine

On six of my hearts, I embellished with a rose. I cut the rose from some ribbon and applied a dab of Quick Dry Tacky Glue. You can put your hearts straight on the branches if leaving the branches straight or add jute twine or ribbon to them.

Curling the stems
Holding the Branches with Fillers 1
Holding the Branches with Fillers 2

With my artist brush, I twisted the wired branch around the brush to create curls. I wanted it to look more like a Curly Willow Branch. You can use a pencil as well.

Next, I added vase filler of white bobbles and hearts. I already had this vase filler. You can buy the glass vase and fillers at your local craft stores.

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Now it was time to hang my beautiful hearts on the branches. I can sit it in the glass vase or insert it in a white iron stone pitcher.

Finished Project

Create a Beautiful Wooden Heart Centerpiece A

It was fun to create a beautiful wooden heart centerpiece. I have mine on my kitchen table as the centerpiece. The stencil pattern on the hearts makes them look romantic. The Willow Branches give it a touch of whimsy.

Judy Moskal Project
Photo Courtesy of Judy Moskal

Look how beautiful, my friend Judy’s centerpiece turned out. She placed her branches in a red vase and added a jute and lace ribbon around the vase. It pops on her black sideboard.

Kathleen Rita Schlickbernd Project
Photo Courtesy of Kathleen Rita Schlickbernd

Here my friend, Rita has her beautiful heart centerpiece on the dining room table. I love how she added red tissue paper in her hobnail vase to make it pop in her room.

It was fun to see the talents of the women. They had different colors, different embellishments and vases.

The craft project went from afternoon crafting to evening filled with lots of laughter.

Sneak Peek

Show Eggs Project Splatter

I worked on eggs for my spring tree. Each of the ladies got eggs in their bags too. There were enough eggs to decorate for a spring tree and to make a garland.

I made Robin eggs for my tree.

Painted Eggs Garland

Here is a sneak peek of my large eggs for an Easter garland. I will have a tutorial in March for this project.

Don’t they look fun? I love having these crafting get togethers with my friends. It does lift the spirts during the winter.

Stay Tune This Week on the blog:

  • A beautiful tablescape for Valentine’s Day
  • Another fun and super easy craft project

If you missed last week’s Great Inexpensive Ideas For Valentines Day, click on this link to read about the ideas here.

Hope you enjoyed this craft project. Be safe and have a wonderful day, sweet friend!

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  1. Leslie Watkins says

    February 7, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    Oh, how fun, Tammy! I would have my feet under your crafting table if I were closer! Such a great project to lend to each one’s creativity!

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      February 7, 2022 at 6:38 pm

      I know, Leslie. You would fit right in over here. We all have such a great time.

      Reply
  2. Theresa Shaw says

    February 7, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    Loved doing this craft with you. Can’t wait till the next one.

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      February 7, 2022 at 6:38 pm

      Theresa, I am so glad you enjoyed it. I love us all getting together. It is always so much fun. Hugs xoxo

      Reply
  3. Renae says

    February 7, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    Such a fun idea! I would love to come to one of your craft nights.

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      February 8, 2022 at 12:21 pm

      We would have a blast, Renae. There is so much laughter.

      Reply
  4. Cindy Rust says

    February 8, 2022 at 11:47 am

    I want to be your neighbor! It looks like y’all had such a fun time together, Tammy. I’m sure your friends appreciate you putting these craft gatherings together. Pinning!🥰

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      February 8, 2022 at 12:20 pm

      Thank you, Cindy. I wish you were one of my neighbors too or at least lived closer. It was a fun time.

      Reply
  5. Cindy says

    February 9, 2022 at 12:16 am

    I adore everyone’s ideas and centerpieces. Another fun and creative crafting group. Looking forward to seeing your egg tree!

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    • Tammy says

      February 10, 2022 at 2:23 am

      Thank you, Cindy. It was a fun time. I finished my garland and tree. It will be shared sometime in March.

      Reply

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