Stitching felt hearts onto your greeting cards adds a pop of color and texture without extra hours of design work! You can even personalize each heart by writing a name or message on the heart with a permanent marker.
Heart-Felt Card
Materials
- Red felt
- White card stock
- Embroidery thread
- Glue stick
Tools
- Heart pattern (Click here to download heart pattern PDF.)
- Parchment paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Embroidery needle
Directions
- Trace figure 3 heart pattern from PDF onto parchment paper with a pencil.
- Transfer pattern and cut heart shape out of red felt.
- Make a card size of your choice out of white card stock.
- Thread embroidery needle with white embroidery thread. Use a straight stitch around the outside edge of the heart to sew onto card. Finish with a knot on the back.
- Cut a piece of white card stock to fit inside the card cover and hide stitches. Glue in place.
Crafts and photos excerpted from Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects by Sarah Goldschadt. Click here for more heart-felt valentine crafts.
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