Learn how to make felt hearts for Valentine's Day in this easy step-by-step craft tutorial. Cut out felt hearts, glue to dowels, and display!
Felt Christmas trees were part of our holiday crafts last season, so now we are bringing the same idea to Valentine's Day!
We are going to make felt hearts for Valentine's Day, using wooden dowels and felt to make 3D hearts that will spread love all around!
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Why You'll Love This Craft
- Felt is so fun and easy to work with - it's cheap to buy, comes in so many colors, and is found everywhere from craft stores to online retailers.
- You can cut felt into any shape you want because it cuts so easily with just a sharp scissors. We are using a freehand heart template for this project.
- This same process can be adapted to make felt trees with any shape of felt. We've made felt trees for winter (with actual felt tree shapes), and now these heart shaped trees. You could try stars, Easter eggs, or even something like felt shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day!
Craft Supplies Needed
- Heart Shape Template - Use paper, cardstock, or cardboard to trace and cut out a heart template.
- Felt - You can use felt sheets or get felt from the bolt at craft stores.
- Disappearing Ink Marker - You could also use a pencil.
- Scissors - Sharp scissors make the cleanest cuts.
- Dowel - You could also use wooden skewers or even chopsticks.
- Wood Round with a hole in the middle - This makes the base for hearts. I used small sections of a wooden dowel, with a hole drilled in the middle.
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue - A craft room staple!
How to Make Felt Hearts for Valentine's Day
Step 1: Cut out heart shapes - 3 of each color.
Step 2. Trim up the edges of the hearts so they are even, and smooth.
Step 3: Put a line of hot glue along the edge of the left half of the heart.
Step 4: Lay a second heart on top of the first.
Step 5: Fold the second heart's right side back (as pictured) so you can apply a line of glue along the half's inside edge.
Step 6: Lay the third heart on top of the stack.
Step 7: Fold the top heart back and glue a wooden dowel down the center of the heart stack.
Step 8: Draw a line of hot glue along the right edge of the bottom heart.
Step 9: Line the top heart's edge up to the bottom heart's edge, and let the glue hold them together.
Step 10: Use scissors to trim the edges of all sides of the heart to clean it up and make the edges even.
Step 11. Repeat this process for all of the colors of felt hearts you are making.
Step 12: Decide how tall you want the hearts to be, and remove any excess from the dowels if needed.
I broke off the bottom three or four inches from each dowel.
Step 13: Add hot glue to the hole in the wooden base.
Step 14: Slide the dowel into the wooden base and hold it in place until dry.
That's it! You have made felt hearts for Valentine's Day!
Common Questions
Felt is sold at every craft store either in precut felt rectangles or on the bolt in the fabric section. It comes in a wide range of colors, and there are different levels of quality of felt too. Some types are more stiff and rigid, while others are softer and more pliable. You can use any type of felt for these hearts - the main thing is you like the colors!
First, make sure your scissors are sharp. This will make it easier to cut, and the edges will be much smoother. Next, cut slowly and smoothly. Finally, trim up the edges with small snips to remove any rough edges.
The wooden bases I used for this project are small pieces of 1" wooden dowel, with a hole drilled in the center that is slightly larger than my small wooden dowels that make the stems of the heart trees.
If you don't have the tools to cut a dowel and drill holes in the center of the pieces, you could use a wooden thread spool that has a hole through the middle, and glue the small dowel in with hot glue.
These felt hearts can be customized depending on the type of heart shape you use, the color of felt you choose, the style of wooden base you pick, and the height you want your dowel.
You can even make them with different shapes for other holidays or seasons; the same method applies.
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How to Make Felt Hearts for Valentines Day
Materials
- Heart Template
- Felt
- Disappearing Ink Marker
- Scissors
- Dowel
- Wood Round with a Hole in the Center
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Instructions
- Cut out heart shapes - 3 of each color.
- Trim up the edges of the hearts so they are even, and smooth.
- Put a line of hot glue along the edge of the left half of the heart.
- Lay a second heart on top of the first.
- Fold the second heart's right side back (as pictured) so you can apply a line of glue along the half's inside edge.
- Lay the third heart on top of the stack.
- Lay the third heart on top of the stack.
- Draw a line of hot glue along the right edge of the bottom heart.
- Line the top heart's edge up to the bottom heart's edge, and let the glue hold them together.
- Use scissors to trim the edges of all sides of the heart to clean it up and make the edges even.
- Repeat this process for all of the colors of felt hearts you are making.
- Decide how tall you want the hearts to be, and remove any excess from the dowels if needed.I broke off the bottom three or four inches from each dowel.
- Add hot glue to the hole in the wooden base.
- Slide the dowel into the wooden base and hold it in place until dry.
Notes
- You can buy felt at craft stores and online retailers. It comes in precut rectangles or on the bolt in the fabric section.
- Pick whatever colors you like best!
- You can use this same process to make trees of different shapes. We have made actual winter trees and these hearts. You could try stars, shamrocks, or even Easter eggs.
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