DIY geometric felt heart garland | How About Orange

February 06, 2013

DIY geometric felt heart garland

I had some stiffened felt left over from this box project, so I cut out some quick, freehand hearts with an X-acto knife.

Geometric shapes are trendy right now. So are ubiquitous chevron patterns, but polka dots are going to overtake those zig zags soon, mark my words.

But back to the felt. E-Z Felt is stiff and sturdy, and about $2 a sheet at my local craft store. It's very forgiving to cut, since any slices that accidentally overshoot the corners of a cutout won't show.

Stringing these hearts on twine is easy since they're full of holes. Really big hearts could be used as trivets or coasters, too.

19 comments:

Grandma G said...

Sweet!

Mum

Nina said...

So cute - thank you for sharing the sweet idea!

tinajo said...

Very pretty - love the idea!

Ashley said...

This is sooo cute!

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julia I mintlametta said...

love this garland!

Unknown said...

THIS looks so wonderful. A project for the upcoming weekend.

Unknown said...

So lovely and different!

Amanda @ Dangerous Enough said...

I love these- they're great for Valentine's Day, but not so cutesy that I wouldn't want to keep them up afterwards

Renate said...

Really, really cool.

Suzanne said...

You do great things with felt and sharp objects. :-)

Anonymous said...

Love this- especially the colors! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby's DIY Geometric Art Challenge :) http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/41/young-house-love-geometric-art

xo,
Candie

Anne-Marie said...

Super cute! Thanks for sharing. =)

Sarah said...

So cute! I'll have to give this a go.

Sue May said...

Love the heart design; so pretty!

tomboy said...

Your post really unblocked me! The idea of geometric hearts was the click I needed to start designing. Thank you and a big hello from Greece :)

Samantha said...

Geometric hearts is such an oxymoron, but I LOVE it. Plus, garland anything is the best.

Anonymous said...

These Look amazing I am going to make some a coasters for a birthday present!

Unknown said...

Is there a pattern?

Jessica Jones said...

Nope, I eyeballed it.