j. sorelle

We just can’t get enough of that crazy little thing called LOVE this Valentine’s Day.

This DIY tutorial brings us back to our teenage, high school days when we wore split heart necklaces. You know, when you wore one half of the necklace that said Best, and your bestie wore the other half that said Friend. Well, we have matured {ever so slightly}, so we revised the split heart trend. This time, we are not wearing it around our necks, we are shaking it in our kitchens.

Shaking it with mini, personalized salt and pepper shakers.

Separately the shakers look like two half hearts with initials…

…but together, they make a complete pair.

This DIY took about 10 minutes, and we’re adding it to our list of favorite hostess gifts, engagement gifts, anniversary gifts, going away and bridal shower gifts.

And, for this Valentine’s Day, let your loved one, or good friend know that you go together like salt & pepper.

DIY Split Heart Salt & Pepper Shakers

You’ll Need:

• Mini salt and pepper shakers. We found ours at a kitchen store for about $2 each.
• Silhouette Vinyl {BTW, all heat transfer is 35% off right now with code SORELLE}
• Silhouette Transfer Paper or lint roller {good alternative}
• Silhouette electronic cutting machine. If you don’t have one, an alternative is enamel paint to paint on the hearts.
• Salt
• Pepper

How To:

• Design your heart art using the Silhouette Software. I used a free design that had a heart in it, and edited it. Make sure you cut the heart in half {via the software} before you click cut.
• Place your Vinyl on the cutting mat {black side facing up}, click print and watch the tool work its magic.
• Peel away the vinyl you’re not using. Place the transfer paper over half the heart and use a straight edge {credit card, etc} across it to make sure the vinyl sticks to the transfer paper.
• Pull the paper up and half your heart should be stuck to the paper.
• Place the image on one of the shakers. You will need a credit card or a straight edge to smooth our all bubbles.
• Peel away the transfer paper slowly and your vinyl should stick to the item.
• Repeat the steps above to add the other half of the heart to the remaining shaker.
• Fill the shakers with salt and pepper.

{image via j. sorelle}