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This little last minute valentine has a lot going for it. It’s made of easily found materials, takes only a minute or two and has a fun, funky feel. Perfect for hanging on a door or hook to surprise your sweetheart and simple enough that you could make them by the dozen.

Things you’ll need:
Craft paper
Ribbon
Glue
Clothespins or binder clips
Scissors
Ruler

Things to do:
1. Cut two 12-inch long strips of paper that are twice as wide as your ribbon. Cut two 12-inch pieces of ribbon as well.

2. Fold both pieces of paper and one ribbon in half and layer them, being careful that the ribbon in centered, paper, ribbon, paper, at the fold. Add a dot of glue to each layer and fold them all in half, securing with a clothespin.

3. Pull the lower pieces of paper and the ribbons around and back to the fold to create a heart shape. Glue and re-secure with the clothespin.
4. Pull the outer layer of paper down to create a larger heart around the other. Glue and re-pin.

5. Fold the remaining piece of ribbon in half and slip the ends into the center of the heart with a drop of glue. Insert a second clothespin to secure the center.

6. Allow everything to dry and hang.

Fuzzy Heart with Wool Roving

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Maybe someone on your valentines list isn’t eating sweets at the moment or you just want to give them a little something extra to let them know how much you care. Either way, this little warm and fuzzy heart is the perfect thing to slip into a pocket, backpack or briefcase to make someone day. Wool roving is available in natural tones and dyed. If you can’t find it in the color you want you can easily dye it using our kettle dying method.

Things you’ll need:
Red wool roving (learn to dye your own here)
White wool roving
Liquid hand soap
Access to hot and cold water
Needle felting tool
Heavy foam or needle felting brush

Things to do:
1. Pull a small wad of white wool roving out of your hunk. You can use all one color of roving if you like, this just takes advantage of the undyed for a core.
2. Wet the wool slightly and begin rolling it between your hands to form an oval shape.

3. Squirt a drop of soap on your hands and continue rolling the wool, very lightly. You’ll want to keep your pressure light and just keep rolling. After a while the fibers will felt together and form a more solid shape. Keep shaping the oval as you go. You want it to be about twice as long as it is wide.
4. Once the wool is fairly well felted, bend the ends of the oval up to form a U shape. Allow the wool to dry.

5. Wrap the dry U shape with red wool, shaping it slightly to make it more heart like.
6. Plunge the needle felting tool into the heart, punching the red fibers into the white core.

7. Continue adding red wool, punching and shaping until the red is well felted into the heart.

Ribbon and Paper Retro Heart Ornament

Fuzzy Heart with Wool Roving

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