We made these yarn hearts last week. Yarn dipped in white glue and placed on wax paper in a heart shape… trace a heart shape on the wax paper to make it easy. Let dry over night. Peel off. They’re flat enough you could attach them to cards or pop in an envelope to mail.
Although we don’t typically do a lot to celebrate Valentine’s Day at our house, we do decorate a wee bit. It’s nice to have a few pretty things around the house in the dead of winter. I especially enjoy a pretty wreath on the door (I get so sad when I take down my Christmas wreath). A wreath on the door always makes me smile when I arrive home. This year, I decided to spruce up our twig wreath with a shabby chic inspired garland. Annnd… I even remembered to document the process thoroughly so I could share it as a tutorial with all my lovely readers! That’s my bit of Happy Valentine’s to YOU!
Now, the number of hearts to make for your garland is up to you (that’s why no material amounts have been given in the supply list below). I just made three (two large & one small) to symbolize my small family of three. Also, as you will see, I attached this short garland to a wreath. If you want a longer garland to hang, say from your fireplace mantel, then you will need to cut & stitch more hearts (you could alternate small & large hearts, some lace covered, some not).
Here are the supplies you will need for this project:
Valentine’s is just around the corner. Thought I would share one more “heart themed” button craft with you. This one is from Buttons Galore & More. These little rustic fabric hearts decorated with buttons would make a very nice gift, for the young or old. All you need is some plain or linen fabric, buttons, thread, ribbon, and polyfil. If you’re short on time, you could always use some hot glue to attach all the buttons, instead of sewing them (although they look more adorable stitched). Check out the full tutorial for all the details. And enjoy your Happy Hearts Day!
Specifically heart on my elbow. Yesterday I shared my “button collector” cardigan with you (a basic grey cardi that I embellished with some vintage buttons). There is an additional adorable element, needle felted elbow patches. In the shape of hearts. Seriously.
Came across this cute DIY tutorial on Pinterest, of course, originally from the HonestlyWTF blog and couldn’t wait to give it a try. I’ve had needle felting supplies sitting in the sewing room for quite some time (courtesy of my mama) and figured it would be the perfect project for this needle felting newbie. I was a bit hesitant to make my first attempt on the cardigan that I’d spent months in search of, but with little crafting time these days, I decided to “just give ‘er”. I figured the worse case scenario was that it doesn’t work and I end up covering the disaster with fabric patches. No big deal.
Let me just say, needle felting is super fun! Stabbing wool with sharp needles repeatedly is quite therapeutic, and I will keep it in mind as a craft to do when I need to release some frustrations. Plus, super simple. Can’t wait to do some more! Look out! My wardrobe might soon have strange random felted patches everywhere! Be afraid Sammy, your little sleepers are fair game!