Diy 3D Optic Art

Weren't nosotros merely decorating for Christmas a few days ago?  I can't believe it's nigh fourth dimension for Valentine's Day!  I don't to a greater extent than oftentimes than non create a lot of decorating for the lovely day, but it is fun to sprinkle a few festive reminders of the vacation hither together with there.

Feeling a flake crafty together with thinking along the same lines every bit the 3D newspaper ornaments I made for Christmas, I made a lilliputian slice of 3D pump artwork to tuck inwards a vignette or shelf.

I started alongside a few unproblematic supplies that I had on hand- an opened upwards frame (or withdraw the drinking glass of a regular frame) together with patterned paper.  I also used mat board, condom cement, Elmer's glue, together with hot glue.  Note:  I took my newspaper to our church building together with used the decease cutter for my hearts, but yous mightiness conduct hold a newspaper punch or cutting machine that would operate good also.  If all else fails, line some hearts that are all uniform together with role your adept onetime pair of scissors to cutting them out.  ;)

Glue patterned newspaper for the backing to a fighting slice of mat board or cardboard cutting to tally the frame opening.  I similar to role condom cement or spray adhesive for a smoothen finish.  

Glue hearts that volition last the base of operations on backing board, arranging them inwards the guild yous wish.  I liked this organization because nosotros merely hence come about to conduct hold iv people inwards our lilliputian family, but yous could create whatsoever give away of hearts yous want, according to the size of the pump you've cutting out together with your frame size.  I mean value fifty-fifty 1 inwards the middle alongside lots of infinite merely about it would await nice.  

Fold the residue of the hearts precisely inwards half, correct sides together.  

Choose iii patterns to layer on top, together with 1 to a greater extent than for the center.  Fold the pump that volition last inwards the middle inwards one-half alongside incorrect sides together, gum closed.

Assemble yesteryear gluing each pump together alongside a sparse occupation of gum along the dorsum of the middle flexure (think of it every bit a spine), hence concord it inwards house on the pump underneath it.  I used Elmer's schoolhouse gum for this part.  Repeat until all are glued together (gluing each flexure on hand of another, keeping gum occupation sparse together with merely downward the fold).  I constitute it easiest to gum the iii middle hearts together, hence the hand 1/2 heart, folding them across themselves each fourth dimension for a few seconds to locomote along them direct together with allowing the gum to dry out for a few minutes.   

Lastly I  glued all of the hearts already assembled to the pump glued downward to the backing paper.  For that concluding step, I used a hot gum gun because the glittery newspaper wasn't working good alongside regular glue, together with you'll desire a quick drying gum to secure the concluding pieces together.  

Then, popular it inwards the frame.  I similar to secure it alongside a few glazier points (demonstrated here) if it's a forest frame or fifty-fifty merely a few drops of hot gum merely about the edge.  It won't accept much together with if yous merely add together a few tiny dabs of gum it volition last tardily to popular it off when you're develop to alter out the picture.  

I mean value my lilliputian afternoon arts and crafts projection turned out pretty cute!  Do yous create much decorating for Valentine's Day?

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