Saturday, 3 December 2016

Felt Heart Christmas Decoration

 This is a really easy little Christmas decoration you can make with children and just requires some basic hand sewing skills.

You will need:
Felt
a button (or buttons) to decorate
needle and thread
stuffing
scissors
paper and pencil
 Create a heart template by drawing a heart onto a piece of paper or card and cut out.  If you want it symmetrical, fold your paper in half and draw half a heart and then cut it out.

Place template on felt and cut out.
 Begin by sewing a button in the middle of one of your hearts. 
You could sew a button onto each side.
Or you could cover one side in a variety of coloured buttons. Or beads. 
 Place the two hearts together (right sides facing out) and sew around the edge.  Leave a gap for stuffing. I find the blunt end of a wooden skewer works well for pushing stuffing into small gaps.
 Sew up the gap. Add thread or ribbon for hanging.


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