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Crafts: Make Wineglass Charms for Valentine's Day
by Christine Chitnis
If you're planning a romantic Valentine's dinner for two, or a Valentine's bash for friends, why not wear your heart on your sleeve (or on your wineglass!) with these easy-to-make wine charms.
Materials to Make Wine Charms:
- Modeling clay (air-dry is best)
- heart-shaped cookie cutter
- rolling pin
- decorative stamp
- wax paper
- toothpick
- indoor/outdoor satin spray-paint
- decorative wire
- beads
Instructions to Make Wine Charms:
Step 1: Put the clay between two sheets of wax paper, and roll to an 1/8 inch thickness, using a rolling pin.
Step 2: Using your heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out several hearts.
Step 3: With your decorative stamp, press a design onto the front of the heart. This gives them some texture, pattern and interest. Using a toothpick, press a hole all the way through near the top of the heart. Allow the hearts to dry completely overnight.
Step 4: Once the clay is dry, spray paint one side, allow to dry, and spray paint the other side.
Step 5: Once dry, thread the heart, and beads, onto decorative wire, and make a latch closure.
This craft is so simple that you don't need to limit yourself to wine glasses, why not craft napkin rings, heart garland, necklaces, or keychains!?
Reader Comments
Comment from elaine clark on February 8, 2012
Wonderful idea!
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