Stacked Valentine's Day Heart and Arrow
Posted by DecoArt on Feb 4th 2016
Arm yourself for Valentine's Day with home décor pieces made with Americana® Acrylics.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- paper towels
- sandpaper
- pencil
- 2" foam brush
- saw-tooth picture hanger
- small nail and hammer
- E6000 Glue
- ribbon
- glitter
- wooden shapes
- metal shape
- glue dots
- paper plate
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Keep paper towels handy to wipe up any possible drips or spills.
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Sand any rough edges on the wooden hearts with fine-grit sandpaper. Wipe dust from the hearts with a paper towel.
- Paint the largest wooden arrow and the smallest heart with two coats of Snow White.
- Paint the medium-sized arrow and the medium heart with two coats of Flamingo.
- Paint the largest heart with two coats of Poodleskirt Pink.
- Lightly sand the edges of the painted hearts and arrows with fine-grit sandpaper. Use a paper towel to wipe away any dust.
- Using a foam brush, apply a light and even coat of Americana Matte Decou-Page to the medium-sized arrow, then immediately sprinkle with a glitter of choice.
- Repeat the above step with the smallest heart.
- Use a clean pencil eraser dipped into a small amount of Snow White to create polka dots around the border of the medium-sized heart. (Dip the eraser into the paint for each dot.) Press down lightly when painting the dots.
- Glue the hearts together with E6000 Glue, following package instructions. Attach hanging hardware to the back side of the largest heart. Create a bow with decorative ribbon and tie it around the stacked hearts.
- Glue the medium and largest arrows together with epoxy or E6000 Glue, following package instructions. Attach the metal arrow with small nails.