Sunday, January 22, 2012

Valentine's Day Hearts

I have been noticing pretty fabric hearts everywhere...on blogs, on Etsy, and of course, on Pinterest. 

Once again, I,  better known as the girl who can't sew,  decided to throw all caution to the wind and make some fabric hearts.

--I used fleece because that's what I had on hand.
--I watched a couple of You Tube tutorials that taught me how to sew a whip stitch & blanket stitch by hand.
--With my own two hands, the girl who can't sew, came up with fleece hearts that I'm pretty happy with.

Wanna see them?






 I sewed each little pearl & bugle bead on by hand.  I may have gone cross-eyed in the process, but I did it.  lol

 
Not necessarily perfect,  but I love them anyway. 

Have you made any fun crafts in honor of Valentine's Day?

Thanks for visiting me today. I do appreciate all of your visits & kind comments.

Linking to:
Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative
Valentines Party at Cheap Crafty Mama
Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop at Homemaker on a Dime
Tip Toe Thru Tuesday at Crayon Freckles
Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes
Winter Blues Wednesday at DIY by Design
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Show it Off Thursdays at The Ornament Place
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46 comments:

  1. They look pretty darn perfect to me Gina. I love them. Good job!

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  2. Your talking crazy! You can so sew!! The hearts look lovely, can't believe you sewed all those bits and bobs on, great work Gina!!

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  3. HEY! WHO SAID you can't sew??? These are absolutely adodrable! I can see them hanging on a little tree, or in a little basket or even stuck in a floral arrangement like a lolly pop! GREAT JOB! xo Diana

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  4. Gosh girl...not perfect? It doesn't get much better that that! I bet these look just darling sitting in a pretty bowl! Great job!

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  5. These are soooook cute. Great job coming from another girl who hates to sew.

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  6. Those are so cute. They remind me of a yummy cookie. Wish you were in our swap.

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  7. OMG they are perfect, it looks like you have been sewing since you were in Girl Scouts (Were you in GS?)LOL I tell you this blogging gives all of us the inspiration to try anything!
    Well Done

    Carol

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  8. Wow! This are adorable and sooooo pretty! Great job! OK, now I think I might be able to do this! I am so un-crafty! Hugs, Linda

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  9. I am so dang proud of you! These are darling and destined to be a part of your Valentines decorating for years. The layers and beads are the perfect touch. You are a rock star!

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  10. Hey, they look great-I love 'em :) You definitely can sew, and I...definitely can't sew!

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  11. Those are adorable, Gina! You should be very pleased. Also just looked at your winter tablescape, and that is so lovely. It's just so charming. Love it!

    Thanks for stopping by to see my pantry. I'm still loving it every time I open the door.
    CAS

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  12. They are awesome, Gina! Soft and sweet! Perfectly sewn little Valentines.
    ~Lynne
    [w/L]

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  13. They are so cute! I love them and I can't believe you sewed all those thingamabobs on each one! Great job on them!

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  14. I love them! You did a great job and they will look perfect in your valentine decorating! Keep on sewing girl!

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  15. So very pretty! Great job!
    Blessings,
    Janet

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  16. Hello to the girl who can't sew....who are you kidding?? These are adorable, and very well done....you rule!!! hugs...cleo

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  17. Those look pretty perfect to me Gina. I just love them. I want to make a bunch of hearts too for Valentine's Day. I meant to this weekend, but then starting moving furniture around. Lol

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  18. Those are so cute! I would love for you to link up at my new Valentine Party at www.cheapcraftymama.com!

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  19. They are really cute! And one would never guess that you "can't sew"! Really, the important thing is that we keep trying to do the things we are not pros at, eh? :)

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  20. These are amazing, you should throw caution to the wind more often ;) You did a marvelous job!!!
    Debbie

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    HeatherVonSJ[at]gmail[dot]com

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  22. OH MY GOSH, these are gorgeous!!!
    xo
    Cindy

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  23. Gina...those are sooooo cute! I love your handstitching.
    and boy do I know what you mean about your eyes going bug out.....Mine have been driving me nuts lately...I think it's time I got glasses and stopped putting it off already!

    thanks for sharing....

    ciao bella
    creative carmelina

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  24. These are just adorable! Makes me want to make hearts, too! So sweet and FUN! ♥

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  25. Those are absolutely adorable, sorry, but I don't think you will be able to claim that you are "the girl who can't sew" any longer. You've proved to yourself that you CAN sew.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  26. I think you don't give yourself enough credit. Those look adorable and perfect to me. Love all the little details with the embellishments too. That's what gives a ordinary project a special, unique touch.

    Thank you so much for adding this to my party. I really appreciate your visit and hope you will come again next week!

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  27. They turned out so cute Gina. I think we can officaially say that you know how to sew my friend. Ooh, I just got an idea...I'll e-mail it to you.

    Mucho lovin'
    ♥Ana

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  28. How pretty, Gina! I'm not a sewer either, but I just may have to give this a try! Love the addition of your hand stitching:)

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  29. Gina, they are more than perfect! I love them. They are so beautiful they almost look edible! I think hand sewing is even harder than machine sewing. Oh, so many fun projects, so little time.

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  30. Wow! For a girl who can't sew, or says she can't, I'd say those are awesome! Adorable!

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  31. These are SO adorable!! I love them!! You did good! I don't know that I would have had the patience to do this....your stitches are perfect!

    So pretty!

    Lou Cinda :)

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  32. These are gorgeous. I love them. Great inspiration for my new sewing machine. Visiting from French Country Cottage.

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  33. They are so cute, Gina! They look like Valentine sugar cookies! : ) I think you did a great job!

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  34. These valentine hearts are cute! I hope you will link them up to my Show It Off Thursdays party at:

    http://ornamentplace.com/?p=1752

    Thanks!

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  35. Hi Gina,

    I love your sweet looking Valentine's Day hearts.

    Dee

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  36. Hi Gina-

    Just a quick message to say hello and congrats. Your post was the most viewed one on the "Your Cozy Home" party last week, so these hearts are featured on this week's party. You're welcome to grab the feature button and if you have anything new for this week's party, feel free to add it too.

    Have a great night!

    Shannon

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  37. So sweet! Well done~Thanks for sharing them at Feathered Nest Friday!

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  38. You were featured today at Show It Off Thursdays @ OrnamentPlace.com!
    Feel free to stop by and pick up an "I was Featured" button!!

    Thanks so much, Linda

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  39. So pretty! I have just joined Linky and I'm going to follow you would you follow me back. Pat

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  40. Your hearts are just lovely! I like the way you made different patterns and they all look so good together. One of these days, I want to try a few sewing projects.
    Yes, I certainly would want them out on display .

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  41. Your hearts are just lovely! I like the way you made different patterns and they all look so good together. One of these days, I want to try a few sewing projects.
    Yes, I certainly would want them out on display .

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  42. Well almost a year later I'm seeing your hearts, so darned cute and so pretty, love the beads and glad you didn't go cross eyed sewing them on.
    But come on they look too great to be first time sewing for you. I've been doing the blanket stitch for years but still have a hard time keeping the stitches uniform. Mine end up either getting bigger or smaller. sigh. Your hearts are so pretty I have to try again, thanks for the inspiration.
    Now that the holidays are over (2012's) we can turn to other projects. Now if I could just figure out what I did with the "stuff" I had on my shelves in the living room nook before I decorated for Christmas. Why do I do that to myself?
    Looks like you made good use of the red and cream/white circles you cut out. Nothing really goes to waste, just have to wait til the right project comes along and you'll be ahead of the game.

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  43. Looking at all your incredible Valentine posts (among so many more) on your top notch blog. I had to come back to see again how you made these adorable hearts. I went in right away to find my white/red felt to get going on some tonight. It's pretty cold here yet with enough snow so haven't been out for 2 days. Hope I can make my hearts to look even half as good as yours.

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