Mix metal, softness and sparkle for Valentine’s Day with Felt Filled Metal Hearts! Large metal hearts get softened with rolls of felt and a sprinkle of sparkle on the side. Hang these pretty hearts as part of your Valentine décor or give as a gift to a daughter, Mom or BFF!
When I saw these metal hearts at Michaels, I thought a little cupid décor that combined hard and soft would be fun! These hearts are a good size, about 5 ½” across at the widest part, so there’s plenty of creative space!
Each heart comes pre-strung with twine for hanging. As usual, I snipped off the twine and added a ½ satin ribbon for hanging; one is soft pink and the other in red.
Grab some sheets of craft felt! I used red and white for one of the hearts, and on the other, two shades of pink plus white. Cut 1” strips of felt on the long side of each felt sheet. The kids can totally help with this! Starting at the short end, roll each strip of felt into a tight coil. Attach the end of the felt onto the roll with felt craft glue. Let the felt rolls dry.
Once the felt rolls are dry, attach them to the inside of the metal heart by adding low-temp hot glue to a flat end. You can add the rolls in a specific pattern or just randomly, like I did. I used 32 felt rolls in each heart. After you have added all of the rolls – and this goes quickly! – you will have some small gaps here and there. Cut some shorter strips of felt, in the same 1” width, to fill in the gaps. You won’t even have to use hot glue to add the filler rolls, just stuff them in there. ?
At this point, you CAN stop because the hearts look pretty fabulous as is, but you know I’m going I have to add a little sparkle, right? I grabbed my trusty Stickles in red and add large dots to the side of the red and white heart.
The heart in pinks and white got dots of Stickles in Glam Pink and Cotton Candy.
Of course, you could add ribbon or any other pretty embellishment you want to the side!
What do you think? I absolutely love how these felt filled metal hearts turned out! I think I’ll give one to my daughter, one to my mom and make another for a friend. Oh, and maybe I’ll get to make one for myself, lol.
I hope that everyone who got a BIG snowy visit from Mother Nature this weekend is doing ok! She left us nearly 30” of snow and our street hasn’t been touched yet, so we’re hoping we can actually see a street today! I took this early yesterday morning – it’s just a world of white outside.
Thanks for visiting and stay warm!
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Cute project, Cindy! I love the ideas that you come up with for seasonal decor.
What a super cute idea. They look great for Valentine’s Day.
Hugs,
Bev
Hi Beverly! Thank you so much, I do love they way they turned out. It was so sweet of you to visit, thank you! Have a wonderful weekend!
Great idea and so simple. Never would’ve thought of this.
Hi Victoria – thank you much! These were so easy and I like they turned out! Thanks so much for your visit – have a great weekend!
These turned out so cute! Thanks for linking up to Link Party Palooza, your site is darling!
Hi Stephanie! Thank you so much for your sweet visit and comment! Have a happy Sunday!
Cindy, this is just the cutest project! I love it. The sparkles on the outside are so fun. Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for partying with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday.
Hi Beverly! Thank you so much, I’m really happy that you like them! I was happy with how they turned out – thank you so much for the party, visit and share! Have a great week!
these are s cute. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature tomorrow xo
Hi Katie! Thank you SO much, what a great way to start a new week and month! I appreciate it so much – hope you had a great weekend! xo
These are so sweet! Love them!
Libby, thank you so much for your visit and sweet comment! Have you’re having a wonderful week!
Still amazed by all that snow! This project is way cool and really looks fantastic! Hope you are having a super wonderful week and thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinning and tweeting ?
~Laurie
Laurie, you are so kind, thank you!!! I can’t believe how much snow has already melted, given the amount that fell. Definitely not complaining! ?
Hey Cindy these turned out darling and so right for decorating a table or on a mantel. WOndering, what were the sizes of the heart tins?
Thanks for sharing on Oh My Heartsie Girl!! Pinned to my fun Valentine board!!
That is a lot of snow, I miss the snow, “sometimes’, so beautiful!!
Have a great week!
Karren:)
Thank you, Karren! The heart tins are about 5 1/2 inches across, so they are a pretty good size! Thanks so much for visiting!
These are adorable. I love the color scheme. Thank you so much for sharing your project with us at Funtastic Friday. Hope to see you again at this week’s party.
Hi Sherry! Thank you so much for your sweet visit and the party. The day got away from me yesterday but on my way to the party right now! ?
I loooove this cute little project Cindy! They are so pretty and yet rusticy looking ? Thank you so much for linking this up to the Bewitchin’ Projects Block Party last week. You are one of my Featured Picks over at Recreated Designs this Sunday and featured on Facebook on Tuesday. Hugs, Lisa
Hi Lisa!! Thank you so much, I’m thrilled! You starting my Saturday with a big smile! Hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend – see you at the party tomorrow!