Give her some homemade goodness this Valentine’s Day! Our DIY felt heart necklaces are super easy to make and are a great basic sewing project to work on with kids.

Just gather some ribbons or trimmings, felt, stuffing, and basic sewing supplies.

Directions:

• Sketch heart patterns in various sizes.  Trace the hearts on felt and cut out pairs. I prefer small teeth pinking shears.
• Cut ribbon to desired necklace length and stitch both ends to the inside of one heart.
• Sandwich both hearts in between a bit of stuffing to form a mini heart pillow.  Be sure to conceal the stitched ribbon-ends on the inside and pin together.
• Sew your mini heart pillow shut with contrasting thread.  I love the look of a hand-stitch for this project – but if pressed for time whip em’ out on your machine.

Get the kiddos involved! Our newly minted 7-year old felt pretty amazing about threading a needle on her first try.  Guess who made her thread all subsequent needles?!

Those blue-chipped fingers were hard at work mastering the mini pillow.  She got the hang of it after practicing stitch position on heart pillows that I sewed for her as guides.

How sweet is little piggy’s bed? Handmade by a proud second grader.

Don’t forget to fill your hearts up with hand-blown kisses before you sew them shut!

So she can keep her mama love close to her heart all day long.