I’m t-minus 6 weeks til baby and last weekend we headed to Lowe’s to pick out paint colors for the nursery. Since the nursery is 90% beadboard and 10% paintable area, I knew I wanted a “pop” of pink in the closet and along the top of the walls to really make it stand out against the white. We spent a while collecting paint samples and inevitably went with Valspar’s “Positively Pink” for the closet and wall color. As I got home, I realized I had tons of pink paint swatches in my purse still and like any good crafter I decided to use them to make some art for the nursery! Behold my Paint Swatch Heart Air Balloon Nursery Art!
This was a fairly easy project to make, here’s the supplies that you need:
Heart Punch
Paint swatches
Wood base
Paint for wood base
Hot glue
Paper scrap and twine for base of balloon
The How To:
Start by collecting your paint swatches and cutting your hearts out. Each paint swatch color gave me three hearts from it, so I got 9 hearts from each 3 color paint swatch and I probably had about 10-12 if I recall.
From there, I painted a piece of wood I had from another project with teal pearl paint and I let dry. Then I started trying to arrange my hearts in the shape that looked best. I gently folded each heart just enough that it didn’t lay flat, but also not so hard that it left a mark in the center of the heart. Then I played with my design until I was happy and hot glued the hearts down.
After the hearts were glued down, I used some twine to create the strings to the basket and I used a scrap piece of glitter paper to create the bucket of the basket and glued both down.
And that was it! An easy project for her nursery that compliments the pinks nicely and will match her bedding perfectly!
Sometimes the cutest decor is so simple, huh!? Happy Tuesday! Stop back tomorrow for another fun Hot Air Balloon idea for the closet!
Karen says
January 7, 2014 at 10:59 amBeautiful! Great idea
Megan says
January 7, 2014 at 11:30 amLove this Abbey! I love that this artwork can be used for Valentines day as well as everyday decor!
Krista @thehappyhousie says
January 7, 2014 at 11:48 amSo cute Abbey!! I bet you are getting excited to meet her!
Amy W says
January 7, 2014 at 11:52 amThis is really adorable! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Kelly says
January 7, 2014 at 6:03 pmThis is super cute! I love how the teal makes the pink pop! I’m definitely going to use this idea to make something for my little guy’s room!
Maureen Hayes says
January 8, 2014 at 2:36 pmI love seeing all the creative ways people use paint chips and this is wonderful!! This will look adorable in the nursery and later in her room as she grows! Thanks so much for sharing and we can’t wait to meet your little cutie either.
bonnie@uncommon designs says
January 9, 2014 at 9:38 amOh this is just adorable Abbey!!
Audra says
January 10, 2014 at 11:33 amThis project is super cute! Love it 🙂
Bre says
January 10, 2014 at 8:52 pmThis is so cute! Best of luck with your upcoming new addition!
Emily says
January 23, 2014 at 4:02 pmHi Abbey! I love, love, love your heart air balloon art! I’ve included it in a Valentine’s Day Decorating round-up over on my site. It’s been pinned, too. Thanks for sharing your creative idea! 🙂
http://www.huckleberrylove.com/2014/01/14-valentines-day-diy-decorating-ideas.html
~Emily
Kat Ryan says
January 31, 2014 at 1:34 pmWOW, seriously blew me away. LOVE this. I am going to make some for all of my girls in their favorite colors!! Thank you so much for such a great idea!!!
Daisy @ Henrietta and Clementine says
January 31, 2014 at 8:17 pmI love these! I will have to tell you, my friend just hosted a “crafternoon” for little girls, and made these in her dining room. They turned out so cute!
Carmody says
February 4, 2014 at 8:23 pmThis is a really smart way to use paint swatch cards.
Barb says
February 5, 2014 at 10:32 pmPaint chip hearts! This is completely awesome. Would look great too as a garland. Back to the paint store….
🙂 Visiting via “The Party Bunch” linkup
Michele says
April 6, 2014 at 5:59 pmI found your blog via Confessions of a Serial DIYer and started following you via facebook JUST IN TIME! I recently bought quilts for our girls’ new bunk beds and they have hot air balloons on them. this wasn’t the theme I was originally going for, but decided it would be fun. Thank you for the great idea and tutorial on making some sweet art! Hope you’ll come visit me at http://shelstringblog.blogspot.com
Love your site! 😉
EB says
January 31, 2016 at 9:24 amWhat size heart hole puncher did you use?
Thanks!