Rosebud Valentines
Though we’re very crafty at home, I love when Laurel comes home with new ideas from her art classes at school. And last week I was blown away by the awesomeness of this rosebud Valentine project. These Valentines are a tad time consuming if you make the hearts as big as Laurel did (about ¾ of a sheet of paper) so she’s just making a few for some special sweethearts. Alternatively, you could make them smaller (perhaps cutting 8.5 x 11” sheets of paper into four equal pieces and cutting hearts from those rectangles). The effect will still be spectacularly heartfelt. Here’s the how-to:
You will need: cover stock paper, glue, a pencil with a nice flat eraser end, scissors, a roll (or more, depending on how many you want to make) of crepe paper party streamers, and scrap paper to lay down on your work surface.
1. Cut out heart shapes from the cover stock paper. I just did this freehand, don't worry about perfection! Have your child cut a pile of squares (again, don't worry about perfection) from the crepe paper. (Don't you love that Laurel is wearing a crown while she works?)
2. Working on top of scrap paper, apply glue to a section of the heart. One by one, place the eraser end of a pencil in the center of a square of crepe paper and press the sides of the paper up around the pencil to create a rosebud.
3. Press the bottom of the rosebud (eraser end of pencil) onto the gluey section of your heart. Repeat, keeping the rosebuds nice and tight, until the heart is completely filled. (Note: in the picture you'll see that there's a line drawn down the center of the heart. I'm not sure why Laurel did that...it's not necessary to complete the project.)
4. Allow rosebud heart to dry completely. Write a message on the back. Present the awesomeness to a loved one.
All image credits: Christine Koh
Comments
SO cute! Love it---please tell Laurel she is so talented----we may have to make a couple of these today to give to our favorite people.
Posted by: Fairly Odd Mother | February 11, 2010 7:22 AM | Reply to this comment
Amazing project!
Posted by: Johanna | February 11, 2010 8:59 AM | Reply to this comment
What a fun and easy project to do! I'll have to keep this in mind-maybe we'll do it this weekend :-)
Posted by: Kristie | February 11, 2010 10:39 AM | Reply to this comment
this is the first type of art project I remember doing in school...I must have loved it! We made lambs for springtime or Easter using this technique. Both of our boys also made Christmas wreaths using this technique this year too! It's really versatile, and rather effortless, so even kids who aren't so into crafts that can get tedious are intrigued by how good it looks.
Posted by: tracyp | February 11, 2010 12:24 PM | Reply to this comment
the end result is totally adorable. and the pictures make it look so doable. thanks, christine.
Posted by: hetti Wohlgemuth | February 11, 2010 2:06 PM | Reply to this comment
I LOVE.
I remember making those when I was a kid and I LOVED them!!
Too cute!
Happy VAlentine's Day, sweetie
Posted by: Rachel | February 14, 2010 9:56 AM | Reply to this comment