February Photo-A-Day: Hearts and a Tutorial

I made this cute heart garland in honor of Valentines Day. Garlands are so cute and easy, you can make one for every holiday. I plan on starting an Easter Garland next, and I'm really excited about it! I thought I'd post a tute so you can make your own, even though it's so easy to make, you can probably figure it out!

To make a heart garland, you'll need the following materials:
Felt
Yarn

You'll need the following tools:
Good scissors
A larger than normal needle

Begin by cutting out tons of hearts, or whatever shape you'd like. St. Patrick's Day is coming up, so maybe you could cut out shamrocks!


Use your needle and yarn to thread your shapes together. I tied a knot after each heart. I highly suggest doing that!

Make your garland however long you'd like. I made mine super duper long, and hung it on our mantle. Our Valentines Day was low key (just the way we like it), but at least our house looked festive!

Lovey Dovey

I made this plaque to give our mantle a little "Valentines" feel. We have absolutely no valentines-y decorations in our house, which is sad because it's a nice time to pause and be thankful for the loved ones in our life. (Even if it is a made up holiday exploited by card and candy manufacturers!) Hee hee.

I used a wooden plaque that I spray-painted red. The quote is from the song "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. (If you haven't heard it, which is pretty impossible since it is plastered all over dozens of commercials, do yourself a favor and check it out!) I cut the letters out of black vinyl using my Silhouette Cameo. The font is 5th Grade Cursive.

Love is in the air. Can you feel it?