How sweet is this heart-shaped plant that Meagan made? Our paper string of hearts plant is an easy project to craft and perfect for Valentine’s Day. But what we love even more is that it’s subtle enough to keep out and enjoy year-round — or you can always gift it to a loved one.
This is a simple pattern to cut by hand, or you can use our SVG file if you prefer to use your cutting machine.
Craft to your heart’s content
We think you will have so much fun crafting this paper string of hearts. To replicate this gorgeous trailing plant, Meagan used natural bind wire to create the thin, delicate vines. She also added dark green dots to each leaf and colored her bind wire so some of the vines are green and some are light purple. These little details are what will make your plant look more realistic, and we will show you how to do all of this step by step in our photo tutorial below.
Crafting tip: If using a cutting machine for this project, it will be easier to color the leaves while they are stuck to the mat.
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Tools
Materials
- Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Conifer Pack: Color 2 and Stone Fruit Pack: Color 1
- Bind Wire – Natural
- 18-Gauge Green Paper Covered Wire
- Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue
- Blick Studio Brush Markers — Dark Green (049), Celadon Green (062), and Lilac (040)
- Uni-Posca Paint Marker — White
- Floral Foam
- Pot — 3″–4″
- Moss or Rocks
How to Make a Frosted Paper String of Hearts Plant
- Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the template below.
- Cut paper according to template using scissors or a cutting machine.
- With the white paint pen, add a dash of paint to the top of each leaf; then use the art sponge to spread it, giving the surface a white-washed look.
- Using the dark green marker, add 2-4 dots to the white-washed leaf; then use the art sponge to dab the leaf, multiplying the dots in a random way.
Full tutorial available for members to download below.
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2 Comments
I LOVED this project so very, very much!! I wanted to share one suggestion in case it helps anyone else who makes this. I didn’t have the white paint pen, so I used a pale pink pan pastel. The one in Lia’s kit. I did one coat, added the dots and did another coat. I can out beautifully so hopefully this is helpful.
That is a great tip! Thank you, Pam!