USA Heart Decor

This chunky USA Heart is the perfect piece of décor for any fashionable 4th of July ensemble. A few die cuts and some Glue Dots^® and you’ll be able to wear your love for the USA right on your shelf, table, or anywhere that suits you!

MADE BY: AMANDA TIBBITTS   |   TIME: 60 MINUTES + DRYING TIME
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED   |   SIZE: 7 3/8"  x  7 1/4"

Supplies:

• Glue Dots® Micro Dots
  
• Glue Dots® Mini Dots
• Glue Dots® Permanent Glue Tape
• Filing tool
  
• Sponge brush
  
• 7 3/4” x 7 1/4” Wood heart
  
• Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in ‘Tompte Red’
  
• Paper towel
  
• Paper plate
  
• 7 small flowers cut 1” wide
  
• 5 stacking flowers cut 1 1/4” tall
  
• 10 leaves cut 1 1/8” wide
  
• USA letters with their shadow cut 5.5” wide x 1.35” tall

Directions:

1. Pour a bit of paint on to the paper plate. Use the sponge brush to paint the heart. Front and back and sides. Set aside and let dry.
   
   
2. With the Glue Dots^® Permanent Glue Tape, glue the USA letters to their shadow. Glue the middles of each of the small flowers with a Glue Dots^® Mini Dot.
   
   
3. With the Glue Dots^® Mini Dots, glue each layer of the stacking flower from the top down, offsetting as you go to make a fuller flower. Fluff the petals as you go to make a dimensional flower.
   
   
4. Once your heart is all the way dry, use the filing tool and go along the edges slightly to distress them a bit.
   
   
5. With a mix of the Glue Dots^® Permanent Glue Tape, and Glue Dots^® Micro Dots, glue the USA element to the bottom of the heart, keeping in mind that the heart will stand on its side. With the Glue Dots^® Mini Dots, add the small flowers along the bottom of the USA.
   
   
6. Using the Glue Dots^® Permanent Glue Tape, glue the leaves in place, then use a Mini Dot to stick the stacked flower to the leaves.
   
7. Fluff the petals of the stacked flower to give a fuller look, and then, your USA Heart is ready to be on display. Happy Fourth!