While my past years' Valentine's Day cards have been linoleum block printed, my linoleum has expired and I've looked to other resources for inspiration.
Behold, this year's Valentine's Day cards:
Heart Ornament Valentine's Day Cards
If you want to create your own version, it's pretty simple. These take about ~5 minutes each to make, depending on how endearing you find the "homemade" look ;)
- Print & cut out the below paper heart template (make sure it's the size you want).
- Choose your front, decorative fabric (a cotton calico) then use the paper pattern to cut a heart from the fabric with pinking shears.
- Choose a solid, middle fabric (a cotton calico) and using the paper template, cut a heart from the fabric 1/4 inch larger than the previous heart.
- Choose a solid, middle fabric (a craft felt) and using the paper template, cut a heart from the fabric 1/4 inch larger than the previous heart (or 1/2 inch larger than the smallest heart.
- Cut a small strip of the felt to serve as the ornament hanger.
- Stack the fabric, with the smallest on the top, largest on the bottom. Be sure to put the ornament-strip folded in half at the very bottom of the pile.
- Sew these 4 layers together using a 1/4" inseam width.
- Attach the ornament to a piece of cardstock with some embroidery thread. Use only one stitch, so the recipient can remove it from the paper if desired.
- Write your message and you're done!
Note: Alternatively, you could get lazy, skip the ornament hanger and just sew the stacked fabrics directly to the paper (i.e., skip step 5 and combine steps 7 & 8 into one).
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Note to self: work on atrocious handwriting. Man.
2 comments:
Super cute. Oh, the wonders of a having a sewing machine! =)
Dude man, you don't even know.
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