This project is easy and inexpensive. Great for Valentine’s day, gift, or night light. Make it with your friends for Galentine’s Day!
![Easy Light up Heart 8 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717633/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
You will need: Styrofoam circle (mine were a set of 2 from Dollar Tree) A strand of lights (mine were from Dollar Tree) School Glue or Hot Glue Tissue Paper Squares Pencil Screwdriver
![Easy Light up Heart 9 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717639/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
I used a cookie cutter to map out my heart shape and light hole design.
![Easy Light up Heart 10 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717645/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Poke holes through the Styrofoam with the screwdriver.
![Easy Light up Heart 11 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717651/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Push your lights through the Styrofoam.
![Easy Light up Heart 12 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717657/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Wrap your tissue paper squares around the end of a pencil. Dip it in the glue and place on the Styrofoam.
![Easy Light up Heart 13 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717663/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
I found that the glue was taking a little too long to hold so I decided to switch to a hot glue gun.
![Easy Light up Heart 14 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717669/easy-light-up-heart.1.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Place your tissue paper with glue onto the Styrofoam.
![Easy Light up Heart 15 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717675/easy-light-up-heart.1.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Continue this process until the entire surface of the circle is covered.
![Easy Light up Heart 16 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717681/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Plug it in and decide how you want to display it.
![Easy Light up Heart 17 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717687/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
This display is simply the heart balanced on a small picture easel.
![Easy Light up Heart 18 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717693/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
![Easy Light up Heart 19 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717699/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
This display, I placed the Styrofoam in a bowl and it reminded me of flowers.
![Easy Light up Heart 20 easy light up heart](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2017/02/02/3717705/easy-light-up-heart.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
You could use battery operated lights to avoid the cord for this version.