Easy Tissue Paper Heart - Chicken Wire Frame

Hey friend! Do you love an EASY holiday DIY as much as I do?? For this one I’m using an empty frame that I’ve re-purposed by adding chicken wire to the back. You can see how I created the chicken wire frame here. I use this frame year round in my home because it’s so versatile, meaning I can swap holiday themed pieces on and off very easily. This one is for Valentine’s Day and I can’t wait to show you how to create this easy tissue paper heart on a chicken wire frame.

white distressed frame with chicken wire and a "gather together" calendar page attached with clothespin

This chicken wire frame stays out year round and I often uses a small clothespin to attach pretty calendar pages to it, so easy to swap out for different seasons. For February I have something a little different in mind using inexpensive tissue paper.

Prepping the tissue paper…

Since it’s for Valentine’s Day I’m choosing red tissue paper, but using any color for a pretty addition. I cut the tissue paper into squares that are approximately 5 inches by 5 inches. First I fold one piece of tissue paper in half. (I’m using white for the example because I had no more red.)

Then fold that piece in half again….

piece of tissue paper folded in half twice

and again…

piece of tissue paper folded in half three time

and one last time…

piece of tissue paper folded in half four times

Now you’ll have sixteen 5 X 5 squares from one sheet of tissue paper. I used about forty-five of the 5 X 5 squares for my heart.

Creating the tissue paper heart….

The chicken wire is made of small squares that are perfect for this project. Take one square and use your finger or the end of a paint brush to gather just like this.

small square of tissue paper with end of paint brush pushed into center

Now we are ready to insert each piece into the chicken wire and create our heart.

gathered square of tissue paper gathered and tucked into chicken wire

Start inserting the tissue paper squares in the shape of the heart. I started on the top. You can insert more pieces if you’d like the heart fuller but the single pieces fluff out well.

squares of red tissue paper gathered and tucked into chicken wire to form a heart shape

This is SO EASY and when Valentine’s Day is over you can simply throw the tissue paper away. If you don’t have tissue paper or can’t find the right color, napkins can be substituted as well. I added this piece to my gallery wall and I’m just so happy it!! Let me know if you plan on trying this friend!