Felt Heart Ornament

If you prefer homemade ornaments instead of the store-bought variety, these easy-to-make decorations are right up your alley. You can save a little cash and create decorations that are usable year-round.

Felt Heart Ornament

Materials

• Red felt
• Embroidery thread
• Glue stick

Tools

• Heart pattern (Click here to download heart pattern PDF.)
• Parchment paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Embroidery needle

Directions

1. Trace figure 2 heart pattern from PDF onto parchment paper with a pencil.
2. Transfer pattern and cut two hearts out of red felt. 
3. Align back piece with front. Use a blanket stitch in white embroidery thread around the outside edges to sew the front and back together.
4. Thread needle with a 9-inch piece of embroidery thread. Poke needle through the top of the ornament. Bring ends of embroidery thread together and tie in a knot.
5. For added dimension, stuff with fiberfill before sewing closed.

Crafts and photos excerpted from Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects by Sarah Goldschadt. Click here for more heart-felt valentine crafts.

Felt Heart Mobile

String these felt hearts together for whimsical decorations that you can hang outside or anywhere around your home.

You can even create a long chain to drape around door and window frames during the holidays.

Felt Heart Mobile

Materials

• Red felt
• Embroidery thread
• Fiberfill

Tools

• Heart pattern (Click here to download heart pattern PDF.)
• Parchment paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Needle

Directions

1. Trace figure 2 heart pattern from PDF onto parchment paper with a pencil.
2. Transfer pattern and cut as many heart shapes as desired out of red felt.
3. Align one heart shape on top of another. Use a blanket stitch around the 
outside edges to sew them together, leaving a 1-inch opening along one side. 
4. Stuff with fiberfill.
5. Use a blanket stitch along the side to sew heart closed.
6. Thread needle with embroidery thread. Poke needle through one stuffed heart from top to bottom. Leave a length of thread and poke needle through the next stuffed heart.
7. Repeat until you have reached desired length. Secure with a knot at the 
bottom of the last heart.

 

Crafts and photos excerpted from Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects by Sarah Goldschadt. Click here for more heart-felt valentine crafts.