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:

  1. So cute - thank you for sharing the sweet idea!

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is sooo cute!

    http://loveliveandbehappy.blogspot.com/

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  6. 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

    ReplyDelete
  7. Super cute! Thanks for sharing. =)

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

    ReplyDelete
  9. Love the heart design; so pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  10. 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 :)

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

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

    ReplyDelete