I have a pass through (that used to be a window) in my kitchen where I like to hang ornaments and other seasonal decor. I wanted to swap out winter’s snowflakes for something valentiney, and came up with this paper cutout idea. Mine is hanging and visible from both sides, but this could work in front of a window, mirror or anywhere you have some free space, really.
I found some red wrapping paper I got years ago at The Container Store. This stuff is thick and red on both sides. You could also use something like heavy kraft paper or poster board. I would definitely stick with paper that’s a bit thicker than say, regular printer paper because it will be less prone to tearing.
I started off drawing a few hearts on the backside of my paper and cut them out with a razor blade. But it quickly became apparent that my drawing was unecessary. It was too hard to trace the lines with the blade and was easier to cut them out freehand.
I didn’t spend a lot of time plotting out the design.. I just cut perfectly imperfect hearts here and there, big and small. If I screwed one up, I just trimmed it to be a little bigger. Easy to fix those kind of mistakes. When that was done, I cut a few of the almond sliver-type shapes to fill the gaps between the hearts.
This was super super easy and probably took less than half an hour start to finish. I might have to trot this idea out again for Elise’s next birthday party.
p.s. Did you notice the creeper that sneaked into my photos? Little Miss Nosey!
