Mixed media valentines

When my kids were young, the week before Valentine’s Day meant creating enough homemade Valentine’s for all of their classmates at school. I insisted they make them for two reasons: It …

Make some fun and funky DIY Valentine's Day Decor and start to feel that Love is in the Air with these Mixed Media Hearts for February 14th.

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Cathy Nichols on Instagram: "Here is the entire “SweetHEARTS” collection - 12 original hand-painted mixed media hearts. They all have names and stories, and I will be sharing them all in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day! I fell a little bit in love with each of them as I painted! It warms my own heart to say that this collection has sold out. A huge THANK YOU!! I am blown away. I also know this can be frustrating for those who wanted a little bird heart of their own, so I am making…

So many possibilities! A heart collage made pieces of copied sheets of music, red tissue paper, words and Valentines or with supplies you have on hand.

Jennifer Wilkin Penick on Instagram: ". Mixed Media Hearts I had so much fun making mixed media hearts along with participants in my sold-out workshop yesterday at @mocaarlington. These would make great valentines, but heart cards are also good for celebrating birthdays and just for sending to loved ones. We explored different approaches and techniques and I had a great time spending time with a terrific group of people. I have one more winter weekend in-person workshop coming up later this…

Hi Love My Tapes fans! JJ here again, this time with a mixed media canvas for Valentine's Day. After preparing my background, I applied several designs of fabric and lace tapes in repeating stripes. Having the self-adhesive tapes made it so easy to get everything to stay exactly where I wanted it, especially when I sealed the entire canvas with a gel medium top coat at the end. For the dimensional hearts, I placed the fabric sheets on chipboard, then die-cut the shapes. Sticking the fabric…

I signed up for a Valentine swap and I am sending out 10 Valentine postcards to people all over the world. In return I will get 10 special postcards made with love from other artists. Making 10 similar cards gave me a fun opportunity to experiment with my material and play a bit. To me

Paper mache clay, tin foil, paper, Tim Holtz paper, Beacon glue, lace, beads, embelishments, Dollar tree, Dixie Bell paint