A wood slatted background, some Dollar Tree Nautical Rope, and some faux flowers make for an easy and affordable Nautical rope heart that is both simple and classy. It’s festive enough for Valentine’s Day but neutral enough for year round decor too!
Simplicity at its finest with this Dollar Tree Nautical Rope Heart!
I originally made this one for Valentines Day, but let’s be real, it could totally be used year round. You cold make the coral stripe ANY color that you want to match your home.
My living room now is all sunflower, and I’m seeing this with a golden yellow stripe and small sunflowers on the heart.
I might just have to make me another one of these!
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Supplies Needed to Make a Nautical Rope Heart
- Wood Slatted Background
- Nautical Rope
- Twine
- Paper flower embellishments
- Antique Wax
- Paint: White and Coral
- Hot glue gun
How to Make a Nautical Rope Heart
I made this Nautical Rope Heart on video. So you can WATCH the tutorial by clicking below.
This simple and classy project is also easy as pie to make! First, I stained the entire wood background with Antique Wax, and wiped off the excess with a baby wipe.
Then I dry brushed white paint on 3 of the 4 slats, and painted the 4th one a salmon/coral color.
Next, I took a heart shape template that I printed off Google and cut out, and traced a heart onto the surface with Sharpie. I wasn’t worried about the color because I knew the nautical rope would cover it up since it’s thick enough.
Then I glued the nautical rope over the Sharpie heart. You could skip the Sharpie altogether and just glue the heart, but I wanted mine to be “perfect” (no such thing).
Next, I glued some paper flower embellishments along with 2 small pieces of lambs ear to the top left “hump” of the heart.
My background already had a twine hanger, but if yours doesn’t then glue a twine hanger to the top back and you’re done!
How absolutely PRESH is this? It’s a little different vibe from the super colorful Conversation Heart Wreath I just made, but I love it just as much!
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