Happy Valentine’s Day!! Hopefully you will be showered with love and Valentines today – and if you are looking for a fun way to display them, then I have the perfect DIY craft for you. This DIY Valentine Clothesline Heart Frame can be used to display your beautiful Valentines, favorite pictures or just as decor using the hearts in the instructions.
Materials:
Picture frame
Jute twine
Cardstock with various designs
Mini clothespins
Chalk paint
Paintbrush
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Instructions:
1. Begin by painting your photo frame with a layer of chalk paint in your choice of
colors. We used a pink color. You can use other types of paint you might have on
hand, but chalk paint requires only one coat, dries quickly and gives a matte finish.
2. While the frame is drying, cut out heart shapes from various pieces of cardstock
paper. Cut out one heart to use as a template so that all of your hearts are roughly
the same size. (If you are planning on displaying Valentines or photos, you can skip this step.)
3. Once the frame has dried, turn it over and use hot glue to attach strings of jute twine
at a slight angle at three different points across the frame. Be sure to leave enough
space so that your hearts can hang freely without touching the other lines when
suspended by the mini clothespins. You can view the photo for reference on how to
space your lines.
4. Space out the hearts (or photos or Valentines) and hang them from the lines with mini clothespins. You can
stagger them and turn them any way you like until you get the desired effect.
Pro tip: Looking for a way to print small photos that would look perfect on this frame? We love our HP Sprocket printer. It prints photos sized 2″x3″ and *bonus* you can print straight from your phone!! (Because that’s where most of our photos live, right???)
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Stacie says
That is such a sweet craft. I love to give handmade gifts like these to those people who are most special in my life. Great idea.
Pam Wattenbarger says
This is so cute. I have been wanting to make something like this to hold pictures but it could be perfect for decorating for holidays too.
Monica says
So creative! Love how this can be altered for different seasons and events too. Also – I want that mini printer!
Mitch says
What a great idea! That is so cute! This would be the perfect gift for anyone in the family! Thanks for sharing this, I have never seen anything like this before, I love it!
Marcie W. says
What a fantastic decor idea that can be used over and over for years to come. I really appreciate how easily you can personalize it to suit a specific style too!
Claudia Krusch says
This is sooooo cute. I have been wanting to make something like this to hold old family pictures! Love the idea!
Kita Bryant says
That’s absolutely adorable. I need to make this for my girl so she can hang all her Valentine’s she gets from school on it!
Heather says
How cute is that!! I would love to make it to showcase pics of my little valentines. Love that you can swap the hearts or photos out easily.
Dogvills says
I would love to have that Sprocket printer. I have lots of photos on my phone that I’d love to have printed. The print size is perfect for scrapbooking too!
Tonia says
I love this idea. It’s so cute and easy for kids to do.
Kiwi says
I think this is cute and simple. I would use so many cute valentine themed stock paper to create my own!
Rachel Ferrucci says
This is so adorable! I want to make one for spring with flowers. What a great craft- thanks for sharing!
Tracy Klemens says
What a fun and simple craft! I could adapt this for all different holidays! Thanks for this clever idea!!