Age: from 6 years, difficulty: medium difficulty.

Every year we “grow” trees for Valentine’s Day. And this year we couldn’t pass up such a wonderful tradition.

In addition, it is not at all necessary to become a real gardener and arm yourself with shovels and rakes; it is enough to take colored paper, glue and get to work with love.

We will need:

• foam hearts;
• thin felt;
• narrow satin ribbons;
• hole punch "flower";
• beads, sequins;
• pins;
• PVA glue;
• watercolor and colored paper;
• flowers for scrapbooking.

Using a hole punch we make many colorful flowers. You can also cut it by hand, but it will take much longer and not be as neat.

We take two flowers of different colors and cut the petals of one closer to the middle. Using a crochet hook, knitting needle or embossing tool, press on the core, causing the petals of the flower to rise. As you can see in the photo, a flower with cut petals raises them more strongly. It is better to do this on something soft so as not to tear the flower. Use a pin to make a hole in the center of the flower.

We make a “sandwich”: a bead, a flower whose petals are more raised, string the flower onto a pin.

We stick a pin with flowers into the foam heart. Alternating flowers, we cover the perimeter of the heart.

We put beads and sequins on a pin and stick it into the heart. It turns out a row of sequins.

The third row is again floral.

So, alternating rows, we fill the whole heart.

You can do the same on the reverse side, but we decided to cheat. Using a utility knife, make slits exactly in the middle of the heart.

Place a napkin or crepe paper over the heart and push it into the slots.

Cut off the excess.

And we hide the ends there. Fold a small piece of satin ribbon in half and fasten it to the heart with a pin. The first heart is ready!

Use a utility knife to make slits in the heart.

Lubricate part of the heart with PVA glue, apply felt and, as described above, press it into the foam.

We didn't have any pink felt, but a household napkin really helped out. We repeat everything on the reverse side too.

We decorate the seams with satin ribbon, you can glue it, but we decided to pin it with pins. Let's make a loop.

Decorate the heart with flowers. The second heart is ready.

The third heart is made the fastest: we cut off the wire from the flowers, leaving a small stem. Stick a flower into the heart. First we make an outline, gradually filling in the heart.

Let's make a loop. And the third heart is ready.

So that the large hearts would not be lonely on the branches, we decided to dilute them with small hearts. Cut out heart templates from watercolor paper.

Cut out smaller hearts from colored paper.

We apply a folded satin ribbon to the large heart and glue it with double-sided tape. Lubricate the colored paper heart with glue.

Glue two hearts together.

Roll colored paper onto a pencil.

Take out the pencil and cut the tube into strips.

Dip the resulting circles in PVA and glue them onto the heart.

First we make the outline.

Then fill the middle of the heart.

After the hearts dried, it seemed to us that something was missing and we decided to add white half-pearls.

All! All that remains is to decorate the branches and the heart tree is ready.

Natalya Motovilova

A heart - a symbol of love - will decorate your home and will be an excellent gift for Valentine's Day, the birthday of a loved one, and will tell about your sincere feelings. A voluminous heart can become a decorative item in a room, especially if it is made by hand.

While admiring the beautiful options for hearts, not everyone realizes that they can be made with their own hands without spending a lot of money. And a gift made with love keeps the warmth of the master’s soul and speaks of the sincere feelings of the giver.

Creative materials

Needlewomen will always find something to make a heart out of:

• from fabric;
• from burlap and lace;
• from newspaper tubes;
• from foam blanks and yarn;
• from paper.

And these are not all the options: let your imagination tell you how to make a gift for a loved one, and we will only suggest a variety of ideas and ways to make a heart for decoration.

Yarn heart

The easiest way is to make a three-dimensional heart from a cardboard or foam blank and thick yarn. If you don’t find a blank, cut out the base from thick cardboard (it’s best to take corrugated cardboard from an old box).

Lay padding polyester or cotton wool along the contour of the heart on both sides and carefully wrap the workpiece with threads. If you apply the thread turn to turn and take bulky yarn, the heart will be neat.

Don't forget to make a loop at the top so that the decor can be hung on the wall or attached to the ceiling. Additionally, you can decorate the craft with bouquets of artificial flowers, felt letters, and figurines.

Crafts made from threads and balls

A volumetric hollow heart from threads and balloons can be made in two ways:

Take a heart-shaped balloon. Prepare threads (cotton Iris type is best), and PVA glue. Inflate the ball to the desired size, wrap it in cling film or grease the surface with vegetable oil.

Moisten the thread well with glue (you can pour the glue into a bowl and “bathe” the thread in it, or take a thick needle, insert the thread into it, pierce the bottle with glue through the needle: the thread, passing through the bottle, will be saturated with glue).

Wind the thread around the ball in different directions. Now leave the ball to dry, and when it is dry, pierce it and carefully pull it out through the holes of the openwork heart.

You can use ShDM - long thin sausage balls. Make a heart-shaped blank from two balls, in the same way as in the previous description, wrap the ball with threads, after treating it with oil so that the threads can then easily separate from the blank. All that remains is to pierce the ball - and the hollow openwork heart is ready.

What you get in the end can be seen in the photo of a homemade heart. Openwork figures can be used to decorate a wedding hall or a photo zone.

"Heart" topiary

You can make an original souvenir with your own hands to decorate a shelf in a room or a coffee table. You will need:

• small container (plastic glass, flower pot);
• durable wooden stick;
• gypsum;
• a foam blank in the shape of a small heart or 2 pieces of fabric measuring 12*12 cm;
• any decor for a heart.

We install the base of the future topiary in the container and fill it with plaster. Let it stand until it hardens completely. In the meantime, make a heart. It can be made by decorating a foam piece with coffee beans, threads, or by sewing a heart out of fabric and stuffing it with padding polyester or sawdust.

All that remains is to secure the heart with glue on a stick, wrap it with tape or satin ribbon, or lace. Add decorative elements and the heart is ready.

In a room decorated in eco-style, you can decorate a topiary using burlap, sisal, and other natural materials.

Heart made of newspaper tubes

We offer another master class on how to make a heart from scrap materials - newspaper tubes.

You will need to wind a lot of newspaper tubes: this is best done on a medium-thick plastic knitting needle. Before weaving, dye them the desired color.

To create a three-dimensional heart, you will need to make a frame. First, he makes a flat contour blank by inserting wire into the tubes: this way you can give them the desired shape. Then you add transverse elements, arching them and giving the frame volume. When the base is ready, you need to braid it with the rest of the tubes, without using wire.

You can decorate the heart as you wish: with flowers, sisal, figures carved from wood or plywood.

When only paper is available...

... then you can come up with a lot of different options on how to make a voluminous heart with your own hands:

• using quilling technique;
• cutting out a lot of hearts from paper, then cutting and gluing the cut points - the heart will take a three-dimensional shape;
• by printing the blank and cutting it along the contour. Glue the flaps together and the heart-shaped box is ready.

A garland of hearts can be made from narrow strips of paper, and the origami technique allows you to make both a flat and three-dimensional figure.

How to make an origami “Heart”

• Divide the square sheet into 3 equal parts;
• Turn the lower right corner to point A on the left line;
• Wrap the right and bottom sides to point A;
• Turn the sheet so that the fold angle is at the bottom;
• Bend the top corner back;
• Make folds along the edges to make them rounded.

You can come up with other ideas for original voluminous hearts yourself, using your skills: hearts can be knitted, fabric products can be decorated with embroidery, lace, or decoupage can be done on a piece of plywood.

You will enjoy the very process of creating a gift with your own hands, and the person for whom it is intended will feel your love.

DIY photo of hearts

Wedding celebrations are usually decorated with themed decor that “tells” about romance, love and tenderness. One of the main attributes of such a celebration is the heart. It is also used as decor in various cafes, during holidays or at exhibitions. You can also use hearts for themed photo shoots.

At IzPenoplasta you can order the production of hearts from polystyrene foam - a durable and very light material that can be easily processed. We create original designer props that will impress with their splendor.

High-quality foam hearts at an affordable price

You can make a variety of volumetric or flat products of various sizes from polystyrene foam. Thanks to the use of special paints, this material is given the texture of many natural materials. Therefore, it is very difficult to guess that the sculpture was created specifically from polystyrene foam.

Foam hearts have the following features:

• Beautiful appearance;
• Lightness of construction, even if it is very large;
• Easy installation - the product can be “planted” with glue;
• Long service life.

Since polystyrene foam is resistant to moisture, frost and other external factors, hearts created from it can also be used in open areas. Due to their environmental friendliness, these models can also be used indoors; they will not harm others.

At IzPenoplast you can order the highest quality foam plastic at an affordable price. We produce decor according to customer designs or exclusive designs from our designers, and offer prompt delivery. Call and order high-quality products!

Prices for making hearts from foam plastic are calculated individually, depending on the size and volume!

The master class describes the process of creating a heart from foam plastic and corrugated paper. The work is simple to make, so this craft can be done with your kids.

Materials:

• PVA glue;
• Corrugated paper;
• Styrofoam;
• Barbecue skewer;
• Ribbon;
• Pencil or pen;
• Scissors.

Master class with step-by-step photographs

You need to start work with a good mood and a desire to make something :)

1. Cut a heart-shaped base from a piece of foam.



2. Take corrugated paper and cut it into squares.



3. Wrap the square around a pencil as shown in the photo and attach it to the base. If the paper is too thick, then it is better to use silicone glue, and if you want to make such a heart from organza or other fabric, then it is better to use hot melt glue.







4. Once you have attached the square to the foam base, continue attaching other squares until you have filled the entire base. Just don’t glue them too close to one another, otherwise it will take you a lot of time and material, and the result will be the same as with rare gluing.





5. Next, take the beads and place them in the shape of a heart on your topiary, as shown in the photo.





6. When the heart is completely covered with paper, take a kebab skewer and insert it through the center. You can also use wire, salex, etc. as a trunk.



7. Wrap ribbon around the trunk and attach a bow. Leave it all to dry for a while.



8. Let's make a jar in which the heart will stand. It can be decorated with corrugated paper and a bow. Prepare a solution from plaster or alabaster, pour it into a jar and insert the stem of the heart into the middle. Our topiary is ready.

You can give such a heart for a birthday, Valentine's Day, or just make it for yourself to decorate your apartment. I wish you all inspiration and beautiful works!

It's no secret that the symbol of love is the heart. To express your feelings or simply surprise your loved one, it is enough to give a small (or, on the contrary, a very large) heart. Moreover, today there is a fairly wide selection of materials that allow you to turn your idea of ​​a gift for your “other half” into reality. One of these is polystyrene foam. It is very popular because it has many advantages. Therefore, a foam heart, which you can buy by ordering it from, will be a great surprise.

Why do you need to purchase a foam heart?

A heart made by our company’s specialists can be used not only as an addition to a gift for a beloved or beloved on Valentine’s Day. A foam heart will also become an original element:

• when decorating a wedding or other celebration;
• when decorating personal plots;
• for photo sessions;
• for home interior decoration;
• to create a romantic atmosphere during a romantic evening;
• as a basis for creating crafts, etc.

Our production capabilities and range

A heart made from polystyrene foam is a simple yet impressive keepsake. Due to the fact that polystyrene foam has an original structure, it can take any shape and still remain resistant to minor loads. In addition, the surface of the foam can be glued, which allows you to make a wide variety of objects and large-sized structures.

If you need to purchase a foam heart for a holiday or personal special event, contact us. We are ready to bring any idea to life and make it a reality. A heart made of foam plastic, which you can buy by leaving your order to the managers of the TOP-Penoplast company, can be of any size and shape.

We can paint the foam heart in the color you want or put an inscription on it. Also, the surface of the product, at the request of the client, can be covered with a special film that will imitate the structure of a specific material.

Price:

IMPORTANT! The diameter and thickness of the hearts can be adjusted depending on the client’s wishes!

The price does not include painting.

Advantages of foam products

By purchasing a foam heart or ordering from our company, as a result you will receive a high-quality product at a low price, manufactured in the shortest possible time. The foam heart from the TOP-Penoplast company has several advantages:

• Light weight, which makes it easy to transport and install;
• Long service life;
• Resistant to absorption and moisture;
• Resistance to exposure to precipitation and temperature changes;
• Health safety ensured by environmentally friendly raw materials;
• Affordable price.

If you are interested in our offer, you can get more information by contacting the company managers. We are ready to turn your idea into reality so that you can please the people you care about.