d.i.y. valentine - featuring sarah of tulle & trinkets!

   Hello there! This is Sarah from Tulle and Trinkets. I am so excited to guest post on Brittany's lovely blog today!

I've been a sap for Valentine's Day for as long as I can remember. When I was little, picking out the kind of Valentines I was going to pass out to my class was a BIG DEAL. These days, I prefer to make handmade Valentines for the most special people in my life. There's something very kind about giving someone a one-of-a-kind, thoughtful Valentine. I'm going to share with you one of the easiest and most darling Valentines that I like to make!

 All you need to make this pretty little Valentine is felt, poster board or a stiff†card stock, embroidery floss, a heart to trace (I just print one from Microsoft Word), glue, scissors, a needle, and a pen.

First, trace around your heart on the felt.

Then cut out the heart.

Stitch a very simple border around one side of the heart perimeter. Don't worry -- I have little-to-no sewing talent -- just a simple stitch will do, and your stitching doesn't have to be perfect.

Stop when you get to the point of the heart, and make sure the thread ends on the opposite side that you started your stitching on. See how the end is on the front, and the beginning of where I started stitching is on the back? Leave a little tail that you can tie into a bow.

Now stitch on the other side of the heart, starting on the same side and ending on the same side. When you get to the point, thread the embroidery floss through the same spot you threaded the first side through (see photo above). Cut the thread leaving a second tail for the bow.

Tie the bow!

Now, using the same stencil, trace and cut a heart out of the poster board. Write a sweet little message on one side of the paper heart.

Glue the backs of the felt heart and the paper heart together (I like to use Modpodge.). The front of the heart should be on one side, and the note should be showing on the other side.

Voila! 

Now you have yourself a simple, yet sweet, DIY Valentine that your special someone will love to receive!

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Thanks so much Sarah for sharing your DIY with my lovely readers! Be sure to take a peek at her blog Tulle & Trinkets!

xo,

Brittany