Tissue Paper Heart Collage

A couple weekends ago daughter Jeanne stopped by for a Crafternoon. I wanted to try this neat idea I'd found on TikToc. It's a craft that's good for preschoolers, so I figured we could handle it.

We first cut 7 different heart shapes out of cardboard. Then we cut about six of each shape from tissue paper: red, yellow, blue, green, purple, and pink.

For the backing, we tried two different surfaces. One is a canvas on a board. The other is a canvas stretched on a frame. All three are 8" x 10".

We made two on the board pieces, one for each of our grandkids/nieces. We made one with the frame for me to keep. (Jeanne said she doesn't decorate for Valentine's Day).

We started by "painting" water on a spot on the canvas, then placing a heart on top. Then dab on a little more water to help it stay in place. Once the hearts are where we wanted them, we painted on some Mod Podge. Watered-down glue also works. Then let it dry on a wire rack. We speeded up the drying process by using a heat gun.

Here are the two board pieces, finished and framed for the Littles. We signed and dated the artwork on the back. Jeanne was the primary crafter on Melody's art. I was the primary crafter on Annie's. But we both worked on each other's.

This is the piece made on the canvas frame. It's hanging near our front door as our first Valentine decoration of the year.

The entire three piece project -- all the supplies, including the frames -- cost a total of $7.00!