Thursday, February 5, 2009

Easy valentine sweetheart tutorial and give away,

It is almost Valentine! And for those who are very busy but want to make a little sweetheart...Or if you want to make them with your kids.. here is a little tutorial for this sweetheart.

valentine sweetheart

What do you need;

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A piece of felt, thread, a little filling like a cotton wool pad, a needle, a ‘kartelschaar’ and scissors. (I don’t know the English word for ‘kartelschaar’ if you do please tell me.)

Step 1,

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Cut out the paperheart (if you want glue it on firm paper)

Step 2,

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Lay the heart on the piece of felt and outline the heart with a pencil on the felt.

Step 3,

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Fold the felt and Cut out the heart with the kartelschaar (= the scissor with triangular curve) on the pencil line. Now you have two cut out pieces.

Step 4,

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Embroider little flowers, dots and leaves on one heartpiece.

Stap 5,

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Lay one (or more) cotton pad between the two hearts. If you want you can put a few drops of lavender or rose essence on it.

Step 6,

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Sew the heart together with small stitches. Now make a loop to hang it with. For a extra tough you can sew a little bow on it .
an readdy it is!

valentine sweetheart

This sweetheart is ready to go! If you want it just leave a little comment and make a chance on winning this valentine heart!

see you all soon,

,

32 comments:

Shari from Big Yellow Farmhouse said...

What a cute sweetheart! Thank you!! I think kartelschaar must be what we call "pinking shears"!

Nihal said...

OK. Here's I am leaving a "comment" in order to see any chance finding me towards Istanbul:)

Anonymous said...

Very cute

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Karen said...

Adorable little heart;) That shade of pink is beautiful. Pinking shears, like Shari said. Thanks for sharing with us;)

jodie said...

How lovely! And thanks for the tutorial!

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Anonymous said...

It's a lovely heart! Thanks for the nice tutorial!

em's scrapbag said...

Very cute. I just felted a red sweater maybe I will try one with it.

Unknown said...

Very Sweet! Perfect for any valentine. Thanks for the tutorial

mrspao said...

What a beautiful sweetheart.

lheurebleue said...

o wat lief! HARTelijk dank!

Eileen said...

What a wonderful tutorial.. so pretty! Everyone can make them. I see you already have ten comments, so I'm sure someone already told you that the einglish words for those are pinking shears. :-)

You don't need to put my name in.. you already sent me enough pretty things already. ;-) Give others a chance to get your goodies.

Anonymous said...

Love it!!!
Cute tutorial !
Diane

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

I love your Valentine heart! Thanks for sharing it and instructions with us all. ~Elaine

our shabby cottage said...

Gorgeous Heleen!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I love this SO much! Thank you and Happy Valentine's day to YOU!

Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...

I love working with felt. I made all of my children's Christmas stockings with felt and embellishments. I would love to win your little heart. Count me in.

I am having a giveaway too. Take a peek at my blog to enter.
Stay Cozy, Carrie

MariecusBruyn said...

Oh, deze is prachtig!
Die ga ik zeker ook proberen te maken, maar eerst doe ik een poging om hem te winnen :)
Mijn vriend is nl jarig op valentijn...

MariecusBruyn said...

Twee namen die ik nog vond op het doosje van mijn kartelschaar:
zacken-schere
pinking-schears
;)

Joanna said...

This is such a sweet heart - thank you so much for the tutorial! I love the stitching you did on it.

Anonymous said...

Wat een schattig hartje!!! Dankjewel voor deze tutorial.

Heidi said...

What a sweetheart! :) I just put up my Valentine's tree (you can see it on CelebrateTheSeasons) and am just loving having hearts around me.

Hugs en groetjes ~
Heidi

P.S. ~ Gefeliciteerd met de verjaardag van je zus!

sewkalico said...

It's very pretty.

annemarie said...

What a darling heart - I love it. You have a wonderful blog - glad I discovered it. a.haun@sbcglobal.net

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

What a sweet valentine heart - love the embroidered detail.

Knitlee said...

So sweet! Thanks for the tutorial.

MooZ KaartenFabriekje said...

Wat een schattig hartje en leuke tutorial heb je ervan gemaakt!

groetjes, Monique

Anonymous said...

Hoi Heleen,
Afgelopen zondag kreeg ik opeens ontzettend veel zin om ons toilet wat meer een girly look te geven. Ik ben het enige meisje in ons gezin dus een beetje rose kan geen kwaad. Ik heb al een stoffen hartenschilderij geknutseld, dit hartje zou er heel mooi bijpassen. En win ik hem niet, dan maak ik 'm gewoon zelf (maar krijgen is natuurlijk veel leuker!).

Sonja

Sofia Amaral M. said...

grande ideia e tão simples!!!Obrigada por partilhar:)
Vou fazer uns quantos:))))))

Sofia Amaral M. said...

Acabei de fazer o meu 1º coração, seguem-se pelo menos mais 10!!!!
Uma vez mais, obrigada por esta grande ideia:)

Patrícia S... said...

beautiful and easy - 5 stars.
:)

ABily said...

brilliant tutorial.id like to ask you one thing:where can i buy those'kartelschaar'.I have some hobby sissors for paper but they are not working with fabrics...id be grateful for some clue.ps i live in NL so maybe some tips where can i found them in here?

Cassi said...

Perfection! I love all the stitches you used too! I'll be sharing this on The Crafty Crow soon :)