{"id":3061,"date":"2012-01-13T13:45:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T18:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2020-07-21T23:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T03:54:30","slug":"glass-heart-ornament-with-paper-roses-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/glass-heart-ornament-with-paper-roses-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"glass heart ornament with paper roses DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a little bit overdue for an ornament diy (especially since I fell 3 days short of my 12 Days of Christmas project&#8230;arggg).<\/p>\n<p>And SO, since Valentine&#8217;s Day is right around the corner, I&#8217;ve got a really cute little heart ornament DIY today. I actually came up with this idea last year using mini red roses (above), and today I made one using black and white roses instead. They are just SO CUTE, I can barely stand it.<\/p>\n<p>The cutest part is that they only take about 10 minutes to make.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I used, all found at Michael&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>about 10 mini mulberry paper roses<\/li>\n<li>clear glass heart ornament<\/li>\n<li>a few inches of chain. I used a really pretty wire-wrapped pearl chain, but get creative with it. There are lots of choices in the jewelry section at most craft stores.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/3-in-1-beacon-craft-glue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>needle nosed pliers<\/li>\n<li>wire cutters, if your paper roses are attached to stems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I found these clear, heart shaped ornaments at Michaels last year, at Christmas time&#8230;but I believe they carry them up through Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3062 aligncenter\" title=\"clear glass heart ornament\" alt=\"clear glass heart ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/glass-heart-ornament.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/glass-heart-ornament.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/glass-heart-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, and as always, make sure the ornament is clean inside. (I describe how to clean them <a title=\"handmade glass easter ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/diy-handmade-glass-easter-ornaments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>And these are the mulberry paper roses that I used&#8230;they were near the scrapbooking section at Michael&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3063 aligncenter\" title=\"mulberry paper roses\" alt=\"mulberry paper roses\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mulberry-paper-mini-roses.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mulberry-paper-mini-roses.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mulberry-paper-mini-roses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roses are attached to little wire stems, like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3067\" title=\"black mulberry paper roses\" alt=\"black mulberry paper roses\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-paper-roses.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-paper-roses.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-paper-roses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They also have a few green leaves, which I didn&#8217;t want in this ornament&#8230;but they detach very easily. Just peel them off:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3068\" title=\"remove leaves from paper roses\" alt=\"remove leaves from paper roses\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/remove-leaves-from-paper-roses.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/remove-leaves-from-paper-roses.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/remove-leaves-from-paper-roses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(And lordy&#8230;it didn&#8217;t take long for my horrifying nails to show up, did it? )<\/p>\n<p>Then, snip the stem off using a pair of wire cutters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3070\" title=\"cut paper from wire stem\" alt=\"cut paper from wire stem\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cut-paper-flower-from-wire-stem.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cut-paper-flower-from-wire-stem.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cut-paper-flower-from-wire-stem-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And now you can pop them into the ornament.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3088\" title=\"add paper roses to heart ornament\" alt=\"add paper roses to heart ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/add-paper-roses-to-glass-heart-ornament1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/add-paper-roses-to-glass-heart-ornament1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/add-paper-roses-to-glass-heart-ornament1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh thank goodness for manicures.<\/p>\n<p>I put about 10 roses inside the ornament. But you could fill it up, and that would be super cute, too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3074\" title=\"fill glass heart with roses\" alt=\"fill glass heart with roses\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/fill-glass-heart-with-roses.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/fill-glass-heart-with-roses.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/fill-glass-heart-with-roses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Put a little glue around the inside of the ornament cap before putting it back on the ornament. And now, you can simply thread the little wire from the ornament cap through one end of the chain you are using, before putting the wire back into the cap of the ornament:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3075\" title=\"pearl chain ornament hanger\" alt=\"pearl chain ornament hanger\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pearl-chain-ornament-hanger.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pearl-chain-ornament-hanger.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pearl-chain-ornament-hanger-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you need to make the chain shorter, just use your pliers to open a jumpring at the length you want. (I describe how to do that <a title=\"how to open jumprings\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/charmed-and-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it&#8230;I love it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3077\" title=\"black and white heart ornament\" alt=\"black and white heart ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-and-white-heart-ornament1.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-and-white-heart-ornament1.jpg 432w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-and-white-heart-ornament1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then I decided this tuxedo needed a<cite><\/cite> boutonniere, so I glued one more rose on the outside of the cap&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3079\" title=\"black and white roses in glass ornament\" alt=\"black and white roses in glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-white-rose-in-glass-heart-ornament1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-white-rose-in-glass-heart-ornament1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/black-white-rose-in-glass-heart-ornament1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a little bit overdue for an ornament diy (especially since I fell 3 days short of my 12 Days of Christmas project&#8230;arggg). And SO, since Valentine&#8217;s Day is right around the corner, I&#8217;ve got a really cute little heart ornament DIY today. 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