A Little Valentine’s Project
I did a fun little Valentine’s project over the weekend for Eliza Jane and her sweet friend, Brynn. I found this cute DIY Valentine’s shirt pin on Pinterest and thought, I could do that…
So I did.
I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a shirt for Eliza Jane and a little dress for Brynn {of course they didn’t have two of the same thing in both kids’ sizes…}, along with the pink felt that I needed.
I have a LOT of red felt left over from Eliza Jane’s Halloween costume from last year…so no need to purchase any additional!
I studied the photo I saved on my phone.
I searched through the house to find a heart template, finally finding one in my February issue of Real Simple?! How do I have nothing heart-shaped in my house?! Anyway, so I cut out this cute little heart.
I laid it out on the shirt and the dress to see how many actual felt hearts I might need…
And I started tracing them with a “permanent” marker. I say “permanent” because these are cheap and do not last permanently… 😉
I calculated that I needed five hearts for each neckline – three of one color and two of the other and that I would use the third heart at the bottom of the shirt/dress {you’ll see}.
I cut out my hearts and plotted them in their spots, securing them with a pin.
I debated using my sewing machine, but being that these were going to be such short stitches, I decided to go with hand-stitching. Hence, they are extremely far from perfect!!!
I also debated on using alternating colored thread, or even gold thread but then I didn’t want to get too crazy and if my thread line ended up looking wonky, I didn’t want it to look sloppy.
Can you tell I am my worst critic? Bless my heart.
Y’all, these turned out so darling!!!
I sent Dana the picture of Brynn’s little dress Saturday with the caption: “I can’t even….” lovey eyes emoji and the two little girls holding hands.
I may be my worst critic, but dang, I think these are just the sweetest little things!! I can’t wait to see our sweet girls in these!
Those dresses are absolutely darling! Great crafting!
Peace Sarah
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Thanks so much Sarah! I think they are just adorable!
These are so cute and don’t seem too hard to make! I’m definitely sending this to my sister in law that has kids- she’ll love it!
Hi Annie! Thanks for your comment and for sharing. They were so easy to make, I think it only took me about an hour from start to finish, to do both! 🙂