DIY Felt Heart Mobile Tutorial

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Create a trendy, cute heart mobile for your nursery or just to decorate your own space!

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time required: 2-3 hours
Age range: 12+

Things you’ll need:
Assorted felt colors
Black acrylic paint
Paint brush
Wooden dowel
Black baker’s twine
Pink baker’s twine
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Template
Drill *optional

Things to do:
1. Drill a hole a half inch from either end of the dowel and 5 evenly space holes in the middle.
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2. Cut ten heart shapes using the template (five matching sets of two), 5 lengths of pink twine in various lengths, and one length of black twine measuring 20 inches.
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3. Apply a line of glue to the edges of the heart, leaving the top open for stuffing.
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4. Align the matching heart piece on top of the glue and hold to secure until the glue dries.
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5. Stuff the heart.
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6. Knot one end of one piece of pink twine, insert the knot into the top of the heart, and glue the top of the heart closed.
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7. Optional: Add a black bow to the top of the heart.
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8. Repeat steps 3-7 for the remaining hearts.
9. Thread the ends of the black string through the outside holes and knot the string on the bottom of the rod.
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10. Thread the pink strings through the remaining holes, knotting each at the top of the dowel.
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