Rustic Glam Valentine's Heart Craft

If you follow me on Instagram (please do!) you know that I added a few Valentine’s Day touches to the small mantel above the stove in my kitchen a couple of weeks ago. When I got around to decorating the mantel in my living room, I ended up taking several of the things I used in the kitchen to the living room. Then I needed something to fill the empty spot in the kitchen. First world problems, y’all.

I’m all about using what I already have and upcycling so I brainstormed projects I could DIY for Valentine’s Day. Here’s what I came up with!

I’m calling it a Rustic Glam Valentine’s Heart. It’s made from the lid to an old cheese box and took less than 15 minutes! I could do crafts like that all day long!

Here’s what you’ll need (may contain affiliate links):

An old cheese box – I found my stash of them at a second hand store and in my Grandma’s attic.
Contact Paper or check the Dollar Store
Mod Podge
Glitter (mine was from Michaels)
Disposable foam brush
Newspaper (optional but helps with the glitter bomb)

Start by wiping down your cheese box to clean it get any dust or yuck off of it. I used a wet paper towel to clean mine and then let it dry.

I cut a heart shape into the folded contact paper.

I pulled the back cover off of the contact paper and stuck it to the cheese box.

Then I covered the inside of the heart with Modge Podge using a disposable brush and shook the glitter onto the Modge Podge.

Once the entire heart was covered, I shook the excess glitter off onto a newspaper to see where I missed spots. I dabbed a little more Modge Podge onto the spots I missed and sprinkled the glitter on the newspaper back over those spots. Repeat this process until your heart is as glittery as you like!

Finally, I peeled the contact paper off of the cheese box.

I love it! I had everything on hand except for the red glitter which was around $2 at Michaels with a coupon.

I shook the excess glitter onto the newspaper several times and placed it in its new home on the kitchen mantel to dry! I did another project for another holiday on the backside of this cheesebox! Check it out here! The other red heart and the garland are from the Dollar Tree a couple of years ago. I think they still have them though. The candles were from my Christmas stash but I have no clue where I found the blue Mason jar.

You can find my other cheese box projects here and here. Soon I’ll have a cheese box for every season! You can also see more of my favorite DIY projects here.

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