Rustic Valentine's Day Spindle Heart

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This rustic Valentine’s Day spindle heart is so stinking cute, and even though I’m calling it a Valentine’s Day craft, it is really perfect for year-round display as well!

The greatest thing about this spindle heart craft is it comes completely unfinished and is 100% customizable! It’s laser-cut wood craft kit that I sell in my shop!

Don’t worry, if you can’t buy the kit from me, it can still inspire you in other ways to make your own home decor with the techniques and supplies I use!

I love making my own home decor because I get to personalize it to match my vision and style perfectly!

No matter where you shop for your home decor, you will rarely find something that is EXACTLY how you want it to be.

But with crafting, you get to create the piece 100% how you see it in your mind!

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How to make a Rustic Valentine’s Day Spindle Heart

I started this kit like every one of my kits – by sanding each piece. When we cut these on our laser machines, it can leave a layer of residue that affects the finish on them.

Once each piece was sanded, I stained them with brown acrylic paint and a tiny bit of black. To do that, mix a bit of water and paint together and use a foam sponge or wet wipe to apply the mixture to each piece.

Use a clean wet wipe to remove any excess paint from each piece and allow them all to dry completely. I like to use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.

I made sure the rectangle back piece was completely dry, then applied a light, uneven coat of a light, blush pink acrylic paint. Keep a light hand so the brown stain shows through just a tad.

Next, I very lightly brushed a small amount of white paint over the dried pink paint coat. Allow the white paint to dry completely, then use a blade to score the lines back onto the rectangle piece.

Distress around the lines you just scored in order to highlight the panels and you’re finished with the rectangle backing for the spindle heart.

I painted the heart with a blue acrylic paint. Again, I didn’t go for full coverage and lightly sanded once the paint was dry.

Once you’re done sanding, wipe the heart with a wet wipe to remove any dust from the surface. Next up are the spindles!

Paint each of the spindles with white paint. Allow the white paint to dry completely, then use a blade to highlight the details of each of the spindles. Follow us with a light sanding.

The finishing touches

Next, I went back over the rectangle backing with a bit of brown paint to grunge it up just a little. Be sure that all the paint is dry on each piece and you’re ready to start assembling!

Glue the heart onto the rectangle backing, then glue each of the spindles in place on the heart. You can either glue the stands to the back of the spindle heart rectangle, or just lean it up against something to display it!

You could also glue a DIY hanger to the back at the top if you wanted to hang this rustic Valentine’s Day spindle heart on a door or a wall!

I hope you enjoyed this Rustic Valentine’s Day Spindle Heart as much as I did and decide to make it for yourself! If you do, I would love to see how yours turns out!

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Watch the DIY tutorial

I shared how to make this super adorable Rustic Valentine’s Day Spindle Heart during a LIVE video on my Facebook page.

If you want to see the DIY process, craft along, or just join in on the fun conversations, you can watch the DIY tutorial video on Facebook!

For this project, I will be using these items but you can substitute where you want.

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Spindle Heart Kit
Paint of choice
- DecoArt White Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Black Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Raw Umber Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Navy Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Red Acrylic Paint
- DecoArt Pink Acrylic Paint
Gorilla Super Glue
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

If you loved this DIY you might also like this DIY topiary!

Thanks for stopping by! XOXO Amber

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