I love to take something I find around my house and reinvent it to turn it into something giving it new purpose. With a closet full of wire coat hangers I thought I would turn them into heart to create and adorable wall art to place next to a photo gallery of my daughter and I in my home. It’s simple, inexpensive and full of handmade character. Here’s how you make them!
Supplies: Wire coat hangers, Pliers, String, Fabric or Trim of choice (yarn, lace, twine, burlap, ribbon, fabric,
trim, lace etc.), Hot glue gun, Spray paint (optional) Small command hooks, nails or picture frame hooks (as you
desire.)
Step One: Use your pliers to cut off the curved loop at the top of the hanger. Spray paint your hanger your desired
color (optional).
Step Two: Bend and manipulate the wire hanger into a basic heart shape. The twisted part of the hanger (which
was once at the top) becomes the bottom point of the heart shape. Don’t worry about making your heart perfect.
“Perfection is in the imperfection” and the imperfection is what makes it interesting and gives it an organic feel.
Step Three: Choose a material that comes in long strands – yarn, lace, twine, ribbon, burlap, etc. Secure one end
of your material to the bottom of the heart with hot glue. Then, stretch the strand across the shape and secure on
the wire with a dot of glue. Continue to crisscross the strand back and forth across all areas of the shape, securing
with glue along the way. When the entire heart is filled in with overlapping lines, snip off the remaining material.
Step Four: When you are finished making all of your hearts, lay them out on the floor to decide how you want to
arrange them on your wall. Lastly, hang them up using one or two small nails or small Command hooks for each
heart. You can also use one as a Valentine’s Day wreath for your front door.
I hope you had fun making this simple project to create wall art for your home. I think this would be really cute to use as an embellishment to gift packaging for any occasion. How cute would these be for a baby shower gift using fabric? You can watch my DIY on the FLY video tutorial here: https://youtu.be/X-AGhbZluzQ Don’t be afraid to get creative! I would love to hear your comments and feel free to email me your contact information along with photographs of your coat hanger hearts to be considered as a feature on my blog and social media. If you like my YouTube tutorial please subscribe to my channel and I would love for you to follow me on my social media.
Enjoy! xo
