Stained Glass Heart

The Stained Glass Heart is a delicate design that will show someone how much you care. The contrast between a black background and colored tissue paper makes your design pop out.

How to Make a Stained Glass Heart

What You'll Need:
  • Black construction paper
  • Light-colored pencil or chalk
  • Scissors
  • Colored tissue paper
  • Craft glue

Stained Glass Hearts are an ideal way to show someone you care.
A Stained Glass Heart is an ideal
way to show someone you care.

1. Fold a piece of black construction paper in half. Using a piece of chalk or a light pencil, draw half of a heart shape along the fold. Draw shapes inside the heart to cut out.

2. Cut out the heart shape as well as the inside shapes, then glue different colors of tissue paper on the back of the paper to cover the inside cut-out shapes.

3. Hang this "stained glass" paper heart in a window so that light shines through it. You can also make stained-glass paper snowflakes using this technique.

Greeting Card Fact
Even though the roots of Valentine's Day go back to A.D. 496, the custom of sending specially printed cards to celebrate the holiday did not become common until the 1780s. These cards were an especially big hit in Germany, where they were called "friendship cards."

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