Steampunk Mini Hearts

Steampunk Mini Hearts by Erin Reed

I wanted to make some fun hearts steampunk style to give out in an embellishment swap.  The ideas is to make 9 embellishments roughly about the same to send off to a single person, then she mails back 9 different ones back to me to use how wish.  I thought how fun to make little Valentine hearts, but then post Valentine's Day that might seem a little over done, so how about generic hearts than can be used any time, and why not do a little steampunk in it all for fun.

I find that when I want to make my own DIY embellishments, clay is my go to choice as it can be any color, shape and texture I want it to be.

Materials:

Makin's Clay® - White 120g
Makin's®

• Texture Sheet Set F - Sprockets
• Clay Tools

Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat

Tattered Angels
Eyelet Outlet Pearls
Heart Cutter
Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive

Instructions:

Roll out white Makin's Clay® to about 1 cm depth and use the Sprockets texture sheet to create a gear pattern in the clay.

Cut out 12 hearts with a heart shaped cutter.

Roll the Merlot clay into little balls (36 total) with your palm and flatten onto the mat.

Paint the hearts with silver Tattered Angels paint to make them look metallic

Glue the little Merlot balls onto the top left corner in a cluster of 3 using Beacon 3-in1 Adhesive™.  Also glue on 3 little black pearls to the bottom right.

Paint the little merlot balls with shimmer watercolor paint in red to make them sparkle.

Here is a full video tutorial on how to make these fun little hearts!
https://youtu.be/IkOV4TAP9gU

Now you an use these little embellishments for planner clip toppers, on cards, scrapbook pages, in mini albums, really any craft project you need a little heart for!