Hand Wrapped Heart
Tinkering in the workshop with John Peterson, my favorite Mr. Crafty, (and the only person I know who can build literally anything ), we came up with a fun use for aluminum strapping just in time for Valentine's day- a hand wrought heart. Now, the making of the heart is super easy, but wrapping it with embroidery thread took me a long, long time. I'm guessing about two-three hours. Good movie watching activity. C for Christopher! Without the C Measure 1 yard, cut with metal cutters. Fold in half at mid-point. Bend metal straps into a heart shape and join together at bottoms. Clip into decorative point if desired. Using a clipped copper nail through the bottom hole, hammer until shaft expands into a disc. It's like magic when the nail head expands into a circle. Make a letter with the same metal. I got of easy with a "C". Wrap with thread. Tie the letter to the heart with thread. Wil...