Stiffened Lace Heart Tutorial for Valentine's Day

Hello,

Today I am going to share a quick and easy tutorial

for making wired lace hearts.

The first is a stiffened lace heart

made with same technique that I used

in my stiffened doily vase tutorial.

Materials Needed:

Clothes hanger or piece of heavy wire

Lace ~I used 6" gathered lace for this

Home made Mod Podge = All purpose glue and water

white spray paint (if desired for the wire)

I started by reshaping my wire clothes hanger

into the shape of a heart 

Then I spray painted it white so it would blend in with

the lace.  

Thread the clothes hanger through the little "pocket"

at the bottom of the gathered lace.

~this is like threading a curtain rod through a curtain pocket~

The amount of lace you will need will depend on the 

size of your heart... I used approx. 4 yards of lace for mine.

Once you have your lace threaded onto the wire

 dip your lace wire and all into a bowl of 

home made mod podge =

approx. 1 cup of glue to 1 cup of water

mixed well to the consistency of milk.

Or you could also use Aleen's or another brand of fabric stiffener.

Thoroughly saturate the lace with the mixture.

You will want to cover your table or work

area with saran wrap, aluminum foil or wax paper.

I used saran wrap for mine.

Then shape the lace around the wire heart

and let dry overnight.

Once dry add a bow and your finished!

I reused the pink bow from my Plant Stand Christmas Tree.

I hung this on my mirror in the dining room 

with a string of clear fishing line.

I also did some smaller wired hearts

by threading floral wire onto 1" gathered pre-stiffened lace

and adding ribbons, pearls and roses.

I used approx. 24" of lace for these.

After wiring the lace simply shape into a heart and decorate.

I hope you enjoyed these,

Love,

Beverly

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