Print one of our free heart outlines and cut out the shape.
Trace the heart template onto a piece of cardboard.Save the template for later.
Paint the cardboard heart with a Valentine's Day red, or another colour of your choice.Allow to dry.
Cut out the heart.
Step 3: Glue beans onto the cardboard heart
Starting at the bottom of the painted cardboard heart, add a short line of tacky glue along the outside.
Press beans into the glue so that the long edge faces the outside of the heart.
Continue, adding more glue, working a few inches at a time.
Add more beans into the glue.
Repeat these steps until the outside of the heart is filled. Then begin the next row of beans.If there's only a small space towards the bottom, set one of the beans parallel to the first bean you placed, so the shorter edge fills the outside gap.
Continue adding beans, working counterclockwise towards the center.
Repeat until the heart is full.Allow the glue to dry.
Step 4: Paint your heart bean art
Place your heart on a tray, or another surface you don't mind getting paint on.Use a medium or large sized paint brush to paint the beans the same colour as the cardboard background.
Continue until all the beans are covered. Try to paint down between the beans as well so the coverage looks uniform. Allow to dry, and add a second coat of paint if needed.
Optional: Use a sponge brush to add a coat of glossy Mod Podge to give your bean art a shiny look.
Step 5: Make your bean art into a Valentine
Trace the heart outline onto a piece of cardstock or paper that complements your paint colour.(You can also print the template onto the coloured cardstock or paper.)
Cut out the coloured heart shape.
Use marker to write your Valentine's message onto the paper heart.
Add glue tape to the back of the coloured heart.
Attach it to the back of the bean mosaic heart (the plain cardboard side).