It's Raining Men

Raining hearts
Okay, well maybe not men...but how about hearts?! This little mobile came to me as I was cutting out felt hearts for another project. What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a shower of hearts!?

Materials:
White, pink, red felt
Embroidery thread
Sewing machine
Stuffing
Ribbon
Cloud pattern
Step One: Using a pencil, trace a cloud design onto white felt. Cut out two identical clouds. Also cut a small loop of ribbon.
Step Two: With right sides (sides without pencil marks) together, sandwich your ribbon loop in-between clouds and pin. Now sew your clouds together using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Make sure to leave a small opening for stuffing. Turn right side out.
Step Three: Stuff your cloud with filling until it is nice and puffy, and then hand-stitch it closed!
Step Four: Cut out several felt hearts. Sew them together, two at a time, by hand with a blanket stitch, or with pretty thread on your machine.
Step Five: Using either embroidery thread or ribbon, hand your hearts from the cloud. Make sure to bury your knot in the clouds seam.
Hearts, close-up
Hang your cloud for all to see and perform a little rain dance (preferably while singing this)!

eidolons (January 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM)  

Jitterbug Perfume! You have excellent literary tastes!

Chloe (January 30, 2010 at 5:24 PM)  

This is the sweetest thing I have ever seen! I love all of your valentine's crafts. You're so talented!

Alice (January 31, 2010 at 8:20 AM)  

gosh - you just don't stop!!!!!! I can't keep up with all your wonderful projects :-) Very inspiring!

Susan at Charm of the Carolines (January 31, 2010 at 9:21 AM)  

That is the perfect item to hang in the feng shui love corner of your room. Textured, red, with movement.

Thanks for sharing!

Susan

Rachel@oneprettything.com (January 31, 2010 at 5:30 PM)  

Aww, this is so pretty Christine. I love it! Thanks so much for the great idea, I'll be linking.

Elsa (February 4, 2010 at 9:15 PM)  

Wow... what a beautiful blog! My sister-in-law (Sarah of The Forest Room), shared your link and I'm so glad to have checked it out. Visually wonderful! I also love the raining hearts. Inspiring!

jeanine (February 9, 2010 at 10:00 PM)  

genius. love it. must make it. also noticed tom robbins on your book shelf. ah yes! that's what i'm talkin' about.

Krista Eitsert (March 11, 2010 at 4:10 PM)  

I found your DIY on www.oneprettything.com.

I love your creation! I will definitely be trying this DIY!

www.eitsart.blogspot.com

Generic Viagra (September 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM)  

What a beautiful mobile, sometimes we think that babies don't realize about the mobiles but we can see their faces seeing the the mobile, I'm gonna make one for my son.

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