DIY Black and White Heart Painting

I've been wanting to try making a piece of art.  I'm loving black and white stripes lately and hearts are my favorite.  

I bought a piece of wood/mdf in the scraps at Home Depot. It cost me $1.00 (I bought like 2 more).

I gave it a coat of white paint from my stash.

I got a poster board folded it in half and drew half a heart on the poster.

I cut out the heart and then used some tape to measure out my lines. I know there is a mathematical way to figure this out, but I do things my way.

I then laid the heart on the painted wood and just taped the outside edge of the heart. I did not trace it out because I didn't want to have to deal with repainting the white.  I tore small pieces of tape at a time to get the rounded edges.

Then I laid out my stripes evenly spaced.  I wanted the black at the top and the bottom to give the heart shape.

I painted the inside of the heart black.  Be very careful to attach the tape as best as possible to avoid bleeding of the paint. It happened to me and I had to go back and fix it.  Double the work.

Here it is. I think it's really cute and I'm happy with my first painting attempt.

Cost breakdown:
$1.00 for wood
$4.00 for black paint sample at Home Depot (I have a ton left over)
Total $5.00
I'm trying to figure out how and where to hang it.  I'll keep you posted.  What do you think? Have you tried painting?





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