Valentine’s Day heart
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Created by Alena Isabella Grimmichová, grimmich.cz
Do you love the day of lovers and want to be ready for it right down to the last details? Will you decorate your table for a special Valentine’s Day tea? These hearts spread out over the tablecloth or in a fruit bowl can help add to the romantic atmosphere. They are pleasant to the touch and easy, fast and inexpensive to make.
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1 Materials: Buy natural banana paper at an arts and crafts shop; you will also need scissors, a brush, dispersion glue and a piece of wire or a knitting needle.
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2 Buy a small two-sided polystyrene heart from the florist.
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3 Pierce the heart onto the wire so it will be easier to work with, and brush both sides with glue.
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4 Using a brush that has been dipped in water, wrap the heart with a napkin so that wrinkles will form.
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The wrinkles create a beautiful marble pattern.
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6 The napkin must be very thin, and even then use only one ply. A facial tissue can be used instead.
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7 After the napkin has dried completely, cut strips of red and white banana paper.
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8 Banana paper has a very interesting structure that makes the heart even more stunning. Using the brush, glue the strips to the heart in all different directions without entirely covering the marbled paper below.
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Brush decoupage glue over the entire decoration once more. Once dry, it will be transparent and acts as a final coat of varnish.
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10 Finished heart