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Heart
Wreath
What
you'll need:
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14" grapevine wreath OR
trace around a dinner plate on cardboard. Trace again inside this
circle about 1" from outer edge.
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Various red and pink fabrics
for hearts.
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(House of Hugs variation)
You may also use construction paper or brown grocery bags (paper) and decorate
the hearts with crayons, markers, colored pencils, yarn.......
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Various red and pink ribbons
for bow.
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Craft glue.
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poly fill
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(House of Hugs variation)
paper towleing, toilet paper, cotton balls will also work for the centor
of each quilted heart.
What
you do:
Cut
out a dozen 4" high hearts from various pretty fabrics/paper. Cut
two of each fabric/paper. One for the front, one for the back.
Use pinking shears for this project if possible.
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(House of Hugs variation)
There are so many varied edged scissors used in the making of memory books,
try using one of them!
Cut out a dozen 5" high
hearts cutting two of each fabric/paper as well. Cut a slit about 1 1/2"
wide on backing fabric/paper of each heart.
Put wrong sides of
heart together and stitch around entire edge about 1/4" inside.
Stuff each heart lightly,
push stuffing through the slit in the back.
Glue hearts at random
on wreath leaving about 3" or so bare at the top center.
Hearts should overlap.
Try to have each side different, not exactly the same placement of hearts.
Cut many various ribbons
or raffia about 40" long. Tie ribbons in a large bow and glue to
the top of your wreath in the bare spot.. Adjust ribbons to hang
in front, down the back and around the hearts. Trim ribbons so they
do not hang longer than the wreath.
This is an easy, fun
project for anyone.
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(House of Hugs variation)
always remember to let the kids do their "own" thing when it comes to crafting.
It does not have to look like the picture. They just have to have fun!
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