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    Home » Holidays » Valentine's Day

    Chicken Wire Heart on the Chalkboard

    By: Jane · Updated: 3 Feb, '15 · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

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    Chicken wire valentine's day chalkboard | cottage at the crossroads

    I've been decorating for Valentine's Day and I thought I'd show you my chicken wire heart that I made for our chalkboard in our kitchen. You may remember my chicken wire Christmas tree from this past December.

    Chicken wire heart | cottage at the crossroads

    Well, as I was taking it down, I looked at it and thought that I could turn it into a heart if I turned it upside down and give it a few snips. It was previously green so I pulled out my spray paint and painted it white.

    Easy to make handmade fabric hearts | cottage at the crossroads

    I knew I wanted to hang some hearts on the chicken wire, so for the past few weeks I've been making some black and white fabric hearts to match the decor in our kitchen. These are so easy to make either with a machine or without, and the directions can be found in last year's post Easy to Make Fabric Hearts. Then I got the idea to hang this wire basket that I had been keeping the hearts in on the chalkboard.

    Wooden chalkboard tags | cottage at the crossroads

    So instead of hanging hearts, I decided to make some wooden chalkboard tags to hang on the chicken wire.

    Wooden chalkboard tags | cottage at the crossroads

    To make these, I purchases 2 packages of these unfinished wood rectangles from Hobby Lobby.

    Wooden chalkboard tags | cottage at the crossroads

    I painted them white and edged them in gray. Since I was going to hang them with ribbon, I needed holes in them so I just used the tip of a knife to make a little hole in each one.

    Wooden chalkboard tags | cottage at the crossroads

    Then I put these Valentine's Day stickers on each wooden tag, and I was finished with that part.

    Chicken wire valentine's day chalkboard | cottage at the crossroads

    Here's one of the tags that I put up just for Leo so he won't miss Valentine's Day! (You know I'm kidding, don't ya? There's no way he could miss all these projects around here!)

    Chicken wire valentine's day chalkboard | cottage at the crossroads

     I put a little piece of linen in the wire basket and hung it on the chalkboard.

    Chicken wire valentine's day chalkboard | cottage at the crossroads

    Leo suggested that I needed something red on the board so I stuck on this little fabric rose.

    Easy to make fabric hearts | cottage at the crossroads

    Here you can see how I embellished the fabric hearts with some old buttons. Most of the hearts were made with scraps of fabric left over from making the ruffled stool cover that you can see in the post A Few More Kitchen Updates. (Go ahead! Take a look! It is the cutest thing EVER!)

    Chicken wire valentine's day chalkboard | cottage at the crossroads

    Well, I'll just tell you. This chicken wire display has stolen my heart!

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    1. SheilaG @ Plum Doodles

      January 23, 2014 at 10:36 pm

      Too, too cute!

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    2. Kathy

      January 22, 2014 at 5:32 pm

      What a cute project! I love the hearts in black and white!! Great job!

      Reply
    3. Jenna

      January 22, 2014 at 3:28 pm

      cute cute cute! I am lovin the black and white for Valentines Day!!

      Reply
    4. Debbie refresh resytle

      January 22, 2014 at 11:59 am

      Love it! So perfect!

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    5. Jean WindhamJeanwindham

      January 22, 2014 at 11:14 am

      Jane, the heart made from the wire Christmas tree is adorable. Great idea and the added ornaments for the chicken wire heart is just perfect. Love it. I think the black and white fabric hearts just top the project off. Jean

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    6. Atta Girl Amy

      January 22, 2014 at 10:49 am

      This is so adorable, Jane. It stole my heart, too! I love your little fabric hearts, too, particularly because they're not in expected Valentine's Day colors. And those chalkboard tags are just too cute. Pinned.

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    7. Ann

      January 22, 2014 at 8:29 am

      Love your fabric hearts. Love the tags. This is so cute and totally original!

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    8. Annie

      January 22, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Very talented. Gorgeous. Love the hearts

      Reply
    9. priscilla

      January 22, 2014 at 8:04 am

      Fabulous ! Love the chicken wire and the black and white ! So cute !

      Reply
    10. [email protected] Designs

      January 22, 2014 at 8:00 am

      Love how you thought to turn the tree into a heart…you are so creative Jane….and you know how special those hearts are to me!…Beautiful project!

      Reply
    11. Mary

      January 22, 2014 at 7:36 am

      Jane, Chicken wire, chalkboard and Valentine's Day love all rolled into one heartfelt project! Love your sweet fabrics hearts and tags! ♥

      Reply
    12. Kathy

      January 21, 2014 at 9:49 pm

      These look wonderful, Jane! Love the chicken wire heart -
      Kathy

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    13. Kathleen G

      January 21, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      Love the fact your husband is involved in the creativity too. Your kitchen stool is beautiful, along with your kitchen. Very homey!

      Reply
    14. Pat @ LifeAtLydiasHouse

      January 21, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      That is so cute! I love your creativity! The red rose is a great accent!

      Reply
    15. Dawn

      January 21, 2014 at 6:10 pm

      The fabric hearts are just adorable. Great way to keep using what you have, and Leo was right the pop of red is perfect 🙂

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