After all the Christmas crafting and Christmas decorating I did, the house felt a little bare, and I felt a little bereft come January. Gunne Bear was really upset, too, wanting me to bring back all the decorations once they were gone. To remedy this, I decided to make a Valentine’s Day garland to dress up our mantle with.
This was really fast and easy to make, which sort of surprised me; I initially thought it would take me all month to do, so I got started on it rather early.
To make it, you need:
- 3 sheets of white felt
- 3 sheets of red felt
- 2 skeins of white embroidery floss
- 2 skeins of red embroidery floss
- Scissors
- Embroidery needle
- Twine
Cut out 40 red hearts and 40 white hearts from the felt. I freehand drew and cut out one heart and used it as a template to the cut the others. Each heart should be about 2-inches tall and an inch and a half wide.
Double up the hearts, red to red and white to white and use the opposite color thread to blanket stitch the edges of the hearts together. This will give you 20 red hearts with a white border and 20 white hearts with a red border.
Thread the twine onto your needle and string the hearts together like you’re stringing popcorn. The hearts are essentially hollow, so just go between the layers and you’re done!
Linking up with A Crafty Soiree, Crafty Scrappy Happy and Delightfully Inspiring Thursday.
That really is SO sweet! If I weren’t so lazy when it came to crafting, I’d do it in a heart beat. I’ll definitely stumble and pin it, too.
Thank you! And it really took no time at all. I’m using crafting as a way of stress relief just now – I highly recommend it.
That is so stinkin’ cute. I need to decorate my house for Valentine’s Day. Is it too late? You’ve inspired me!
Thank you! And it’s totally not too late – you’ve got a couple of weeks still. This project took less than a day – I have another one I’ll be sharing on Monday that also took very little time, so check back!
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