Do you use Pinterest*? If you frequent it like I do, I bet you’re starting to see lots of pretty Valentine’s projects popping up all over! I thought I’d go through my blog archives and share some oldies, not-so-oldies, but hopefully all goodies!
First up is a free tutorial that I did last year for Craftzine. You can visit there to get the full tutorial for this felt heart garland as well as a fun no-sew paper version for kids!
The Lil Sweetheart Purse is a PDF sewing pattern available in my etsy shop. These are made with felted wool sweaters but regular wool blend craft felt can be used instead. Whip one up and fill it full of sweets for your sweet!
And finally, you may remember my Heartfelt Scarf that I made for the Martha Stewart Show back in 2008! You can find all of the instructions on the Martha site, including video how-to’s.
I hope my projects have inspired you to get started on some Valentine crafting. Last year I made my boys a pair of Mimi’s Owls, which they loved and I love making. Especially because I got to to add a tag to them saying “Owl be your friend forever”. Corny’s how we roll around here. 馃檪
*A word about Pinterest: I love Pinterest! It’s a great way to make virtual inspiration boards. The downside can be when photos get pinned without linking back to the proper source giving credit. This happened to me this week when I came across my heart garland (top photo) mis-credited. My photo was stolen and labeled with the offending site’s watermark. The image got pinned innocently on Pinterest, then proliferated exponentially on Pinterest, linking to the meanie-head’s website. There have been several articles written about the proper and courteous way to use Pinterest, in case you are interested. In the meantime, feel free to follow me on Pinterest {betz white} and have fun pinning away!
That wreath is mind-blowing! Lovely!
Sorry to hear about your Pinterest debacle. Mean people suck. Whoever they are, their karma just took a serious downturn.
Susan
incredible wreath… love (10000)
Preciosos todos tus proyectos.
Cari帽os,
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Love these valentine ideas, especially the two little mice, very cute!
I found your heart garland via Pinterest with that same link and then had to search extensively to find your tutorial. I finally did! When I did, I pinned it properly. I wish it hadn’t been so hard to find, but I’m glad I took the time.
I have just begun using Pinterest – I admit that I’m a bit confused by it at the moment, but imagine that I will become more comfortable the more I use it. I am following you!
Very cute! Love the heart garland.
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Hi Betz – Interesting post. And thanks for those links. Very helpful.
I had something similar happen to me. Here’s the link in case you are interested:
http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-is-plain-wrong.html
I’m sure we all have our own stories.
Congrats on the new fab line. Awesome! Good for you!
Best,
Kristin
Nice and cute.
Thanks for the ideas, it give me an inspiration
to prepare Valentine this year.