Happy Valentine’s Day to some of my favorite people in the whole wide world. I hope it’s a great day for you no matter how you celebrate it.

I was cleaning up my mixed media area Tuesday night because it had gotten to the point where it was HEAPED with tons of supplies. I think I had a space that was 12 inches by 12 inches to work in. It was a train wreck.

But as usual… I got sidetracked.

Why is it that when you are supposed to be cleaning you think of new projects to make?

I had made a really cool Paper Mache heart project for Jacquard that you can see here (direct link to come) and I had lots of bead soup and other supplies left out.

LOTS of other supplies.

Which is why I was cleaning up!

Here is what I used:

• SmoothFoam 3 inch heart
• Lumiere 3-D Adhesive and Paint in Warm Gold
• Lumiere in Crimson
• A bead mix
• Buttons
• Tassle

I don’t have too many step-out photos as I just made this while I was cleaning up but it’s not difficult at all.

First, I painted the whole heart, including the sides, with Lumiere in Crimson and let it dry.

I learned a long time ago that painting a project red before painting it gold makes the gold really pop.

Then I coated the entire thing in Lumiere 3-D in Warm gold and sprinkled the seed bead mix all over.

Then I added the various buttons to the top.

While they weren’t exactly on the table I was supposed to be cleaning I knew I had two little, red tassels in my stash and I hunted them up.

With an awl I put a hole in the bottom of the heart and then used the Lumiere 3-D to glue the tassel into the bottom and the hanger into the top.

Let everything set up over night and they are all set to hang or add to a gift.