Red Heart
Red heart clipart can be used to make heart felt gifts for any occasion or event you have in mind. It’s always a good feeling when you can give a handmade Birthday gift, Christmas present or gift from the heart.
If you feel like giving today why not send a beautiful message to the person you care about. This gift card isn’t complex to make and all you need to do is print the red heart clipart directly onto US letter sized white card.
To make this gift card you will need to decide what shape and size you would like the gift card to be. You can make it look long and elegant, perhaps square or maybe choose a standard size gift card. The size of the card isn’t so important, but it can be a lot of fun changing the shape of the gift card.
If you like you can mix it up a little and make an animal shaped card. How cute would that be! A gift card in the shape of animal and its heart features the red heart clipart graphic.
Tip: If the red heart clipart graphic is too big you can reduce its size and reprint to what ever size you like to accommodate the card.
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American Flags
With the Fourth of July steadily approaching this patriotic holiday wouldn’t be the same if the red, white and blue colors weren’t decorating the streets and houses of America. To celebrate this Independence Day why not make an American Flag out of fabric and wear American apparel.
Independence day is such a fun filled day of celebrations, but this isn’t the only day where you can use your handmade American flag. Just think you can wave your American flag and wear American apparel to a ball game, on Remembrance Day, at Election day or any day of the year.
Buying an American flag and American apparel can be a lot of fun as there is so many styles, sizes, shapes, materials and merchandise to choose from. If you love to sew either by hand or by machine and you happen to be an American, this flag project is just for you.
To make your American Flag you will need a sewing machine, matching thread, scissors, sewing pins, red, white and blue fabric. To make the flag wave you’ll need some dowel and glue so you can attach the flag to it. To make this project easier you can download this American flag clipart graphic above and use it as a guide or in another personal craft project. Read more »
Star Stencils or Coloring Pages
Star stencils can be used to brighten up Christmas cards or as coloring pages that will keep the kids busy for a few hours. Coloring in star stencils is a fun everyday activity but what if they could make pretty decorations for Christmas or to pop on the Christmas tree. Making handmade Christmas decorations makes the Christmas tree look less commercial and more homely plus it gives the children a nice feeling when they see their own star decorations on the Christmas tree.
Star stencils are easy to print and you really don’t need a lot of art supplies to make these Christmas decorations. If you have some aluminum foil in the kitchen that you use for cooking this will be perfect or you could try metallic wrapping in all of the Christmas colors. For this star stencil project you’ll also need scissors, glue, string or cotton, hole punch and cardboard to stick the star print out too. All of these art supplies are relatively cheap to buy but I am sure you’ll have most of supplies tucked away in a draw.
To get this project underway start by printing off as many star worksheets as you need to decorate the tree with. Stick every star stencil that you’ve printed to the cardboard and wait for it to dry. Cut out each star carefully but if it happens to look a little wobbly it doesn’t matter, it adds to the spirit of Christmas.
OK. Grab your aluminum foil or metallic wrapping paper and cut enough off the roll to decorate your stars with. There are no rules here so you can mix and match the colors or just use one color to embellish your star stencils. Read more »
Grunge Clipart Heart with Flowers
When shopping in the supermarket for jam or spreads it’s sometimes possible to pickup these items in a reusable drinking glass. They might not be the prettiest, but they still serve their purpose in and around the home. If you prefer not to drink from them, they can also be used as small flower vases or water glasses for craft projects. To turn a cheap glass into a pretty handmade gift you can use, this free clipart heart to decorate the outside.
To prepare your glass you need to clean the glass making sure the old label and glue has been fully removed. A good way of doing this is to soak the glass in warm soapy water for the dishes. Make sure the glass is completely dry and streak free, then set it aside.
For your glass you can choose any piece of free clipart or you can use the one in this post. To make this project you’ll need transparent adhesive paper for the computer, colored ink for your printer and scissors for cutting around your clipart heart graphic.
Simply print off your heart clipart, onto adhesive paper and cut around the graphic. If you like you can go clip art crazy and fill the outside of the glass with free clip art graphics.
This project can certainly turn any boring glass into a unique piece of drinking art. Just think every glass in your cupboard could look very different. The great thing about this is if one glass breaks you don’t have to worry about spoiling the set.
To stick down the clipart heart be sure you stick down one edge first then slowly work your way to avoid capturing bubbles. If you’ve trapped bubbles and you can’t get them out, try using a pin to gently pierce the adhesive. Rub your thumb over the area with a little pressure to flatten out the sticker. This should smooth out the sticker and your glass should look funky.
Take the time to download your free clipart heart and start saving those glasses to make funky drinking glasses for Birthday or Easter Gifts. All clip art on this site requires you to right click and choose the “Save As” option.
Hearts | Pixabella | 
August 5, 2009 5:32 pm | 
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