{Make It} Felted Heart Tags...

Looking for a cute and simple idea for a Valentine?  Try making these felted heart tags.  You can purchase felted hearts through Etsy vendors or make your own.  A few things you will need: wool roving; needle felting foam; pencil or disappearing ink pen; embroidery thread and needle; scissors; sewing machine; needle felting punch; muslin; tags; words from book pages; small bits of lace; vintage buttons; ledger paper and adhesive.

 

DIRECTIONS

Using a disappearing ink pen, sketch a heart shape onto needle felting foam.

Pull small pieces of wool roving and shape within the sketch.

Using a needle felting punch, begin "punching" up and down into the wool.  Keep the tool upright in order to keep the needles from breaking.  Work the shape with your fingers as you work and add more wool as needed. Gently lift the heart shape and turn over.  Add some more wool and punch on this side as well.  Keep turning over and "punching" until you are pleased with the shape.

Stitch a small piece of lace and button to the front of the heart.

Cover one side of a tag with ledger paper.

Adhere heart to tag with adhesive of your choice.

Add muslin to tag top.

Make another heart in a different color.

Embroidery with white thread.

Free motion stitch around a tag with red thread.

Add a piece of muslin to tag top and adhere a word clipped from an old book.

Adhere heart to tag with adhesive of your choice.

Ideas for sending your Valentine hearts: make a small muslin bag to hold your tags or create an envelope with wax or parchment paper, stitching around the edges.

Comments

[iHanna]

Aww, so cute!

[Victoria (Batzy)]

Great DIY, this looks adorable

[lynda howells]

Thank you..really really gorgeousxx

[Krisz]

Wowwwwwwwww! The great idea! Thanks! :)

[anmaco]

merci beaucoup pour ces explications
j'aime beaucoup tes tags pour les cadeaux de la St Valentin

I try now in english:
Thank you very much for your ...
I like your tags for the presents for
the St Valentin ,sorry for my very bad english

thank you for your blog
anmaco

[bonnierose]

these are adorable.. wow.. beautiful!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!

[Deborah D]

So adorable! There is just nothing you can't do, is there??? I will definitely try some of these. Thanks so much for the inspiration.

[Susan Reaney]

Thank you for the clear tutorial. I have been baffled by the sound of needle felting ( and intimidated by the though of a hundred needles accidentally piercing my fingers. You have made it look manageable and fun!
Fondly,
Suz

[carola zajdman]

So nice !!! love them and the stiched card is so lovely !!!

[Helen]

Love this. Did some needle felting in the past, so I can take it up whenever I please and this seems a good idea that doesn't take too long. Thanks.

[Saucy Chick Sherry]

Oh the wonderful way you explain and demonstrate makes this look so very doable. I love your tags and the sentiments and the felted hearts. Perfection my dear. Happy Hearts to you...

[Jana]

wooow Roben-Marie, these are so beautiful!!! great tutorial.... awesome work!
hugs
jana

[Wanda H]

These are wonderful!!!!

[Lisa Cousineau]

Ooh, I love this! And I can do this!! Thank you!

[stephanie]

love them!

[Abby]

Hi Roben-Marie, I stopped by to say thank you for good wishes on getting published in Somerset Life. I saw you on Crescendoh and the journaling issue too! Congrats, I love your work!!

Abby