Felt Heart Tutorial

A few weeks ago I approached a customer who had been in the die cut center several nights in a row and asked her what she was cutting. She had piles and piles of little felt circles that she planned on using for a Valentine's wreath. She said our badge die was perfect because it cut so many at one time. I told her she had to bring it in when it was done so I could see how all those little circles made a wreath. 

WOW! The finished product was so stunning I just had to take pictures. Great job, Tiffany! Thanks for sharing!

I wanted to make my own, but I was short on time, so I decided to use a smaller heart that would use less circles. Here's how I did it. We still have several shades of red and pink felt in the store so you can make your own!

Solid Felt Heart Tutorial

Supplies:

2-3 sheets wool-blend felt, cut into circles
Styrofoam heart or wreath form
Short straight pins

1. Cut enough circles to cover your wreath, either with our badge die or by hand. It's hard to say how many circles you'll need, but start with at least a couple of sheets of our felt.

2. Fold each circle in half and in half again. Stick a straight pin through the corner and push it into the Styrofoam form.


 

2. Continue adding circles at different angles, covering the front and sides of the shape or wreath until full. The circles should be tight together so that no Styrofoam is showing.


 

3. Add a piece of ribbon to the back with a pin. Done!

Comments

[Someday Crafts]

Gorgeous! Absolutely Gorgeous!

[Marian]

sweet and easy to do ♥

[krromm]

completely adorable!
where do all ya'll come up with these awesomely genius ideas?
maybe you can send some creative pixie dust, along with a LARGE order of motivation this way. ;)
thanks for sharing. when i find a moment, i wanna give this a try.

[Teresa]

This is so cute.

[MandaPanda]

You should try doing this with sequins and seed beads! It turns out fantastically with them too!

[Jessica]

Thanks so much! I just adore it. I'll have to try this. I definitely don't have a badge cutter so by hand is how I'll have to do it. The smaller one will have to do since there are less circles to cut.

[Denise]

That is really neat... what is the size of the circles? I have a few circle dies. Not sure which size would be best.

[j]

great tutorial...end product is awesome!

[Bonnie]

That's beautiful! Where can I go to use a die cutter like that? I would never have the patience to cut that many circles..

[Dizzy Broad]

Wow!!! And no sewing involved! Since I don't live anywhere near your shop, I will have to handcut my circles to make this project :-( Thanks for showing this tutorial!

[Wendy@ Almota Roses]

Love it! Thanks for sharing. Where is a good place to get wool blend felt? I have some of the eco-friendly stuff from Joanne's, but the colors are a bit odd.

[Debby]

so cute!! how did she make the other one??

[Dejah Thoris]

I saw this in the shop during the meet and greet and just thought it was adorable. I didn't know you made it. And I just love Tiffany's! I'm not going to have time to make this for V-Day, but I think my daughter would love one to decorate her room with anyways ;) I'll have to make one.

[Gillian]

So pretty!

[Jennifer]

We've got it at Lasting Memories, tons of colors and great prices.

[Carmen]

LOVE it!

[Erin]

That is beautiful...

[crystal smith]

I <3 this!!!! What a great idea!! Thank u for sharing!!

[nancy nelson]

I about fell out of my chair! Those are wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Nancy N