Oopsey Daisy is an absolutely adorable blog that helps us stay on track with our Valentine's Day themed crafts. We are closing in with only 35 days to go until the big day filled with hearts, dinner, champagne, and stuffed animals. Speaking of hearts - this felt heart garland couldn't be any sweeter.
You can make your own with some scraps on hand!
Let's get started!
I started with the felt. I secretly
wanted to use all wool felt, but my frugal conscience got the best of
me. So I purchased the red and mustard wool felt, and I had the other
colors on hand. I LOVE the color scheme! The mustard and turquoise
were fun and unexpected pops of color.
Then I sat down and just started cutting
out a whole lot of hearts! I didn't use a pattern--just used the old
traditional method of folding the fabric over to achieve a symmetrical
heart. I think I cut out about 90 hearts total.
It was 12:30 AM, and I couldn't thread
the yearn through the needle for the life of me. Finally I tried this
trick of taping the end with masking tape. Duh! It worked perfectly.
I knotted the end of the yarn to prevent fraying and then started stitching!
I made sure that I had plenty of excess
yarn so I could sew as long of a garland as possible. (I didn't want to
have to thread that needle any more times than completely necessary!)
I wanted to be unpredictable, so I didn't repeat the colors in any certain pattern. Crazy, I know!!
I just knotted the very end of the yarn, and started draping!
So what do you think?
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