Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Friendship heart

I am linking this post once again to Stephanie's Roses of Inspiration link up . Stephanie had done some sweet hearts for her cousin and you can read about that HERE . She mentioned at the end of the post that maybe someone you know is struggling with something and my friend came to mind right away and I thought yes I am going to make her a heart and hopefully every time she looks at it she is reminded of all those that love her.

My first idea was to stamp on the fabric and then stitch the lettering in..... well because of how small the stamp was and I had stamped it a little thick at points when I tried to go over the letters with the stitching it did not work at all, so I took the stitching out and used my ultra fine sharpie pen to at least highlight the word heart.

My friend Loves pink, so that is what made me go with this fabric and then when I found this already made flower in my stash I thought that would be perfect with how I was going to stitch up the hearts, it has stuffing inside too.


I stamped on the fabric first, cut out the heart shapes, I sewed the stamped heart to the front of the top heart, then put the two hearts wrong sides together and started stitching them all together, adding the stuffing when I had it almost stitched together, the last bit I added the piece of lace so she could hang it if she wanted too, and then stitched the remaining hole shut with the lace inside.

Here is a close up of the stamping.



Stampin up  sentiment from 2002 ( sorry I don't have the name of this stamp set bought it at a flea market
Memento Luxe ink
Sharpie ultra fine point marker (word heart)
Ki -- puffies flower stickers

There is still time before Valentines if you want to make one of these it went together in one evening for me.  But who wouldn't love it at any time :)

Your friendships warm my heart too, thanks for sharing your lives with me.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

23 comments:

Ana Love Craft said...

This is too cute! Pinned! Thank you for sharing!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Hugs and love from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I love this, too. I don't stamp but I love to sew pretty hearts. I need to get busy this week! Hugs!

Julie's Lifestyle said...

This is so cute and your did a great job making it!

Leslie Miller said...

Connie, this is so cute and it looks just wonderful! I know your friend will be very touched by it.

Scrappy quilter said...

You did a wonderful job. She is going to love it.

Visits With Mary said...

Very cute! A true sweetheart of a heart!

Marie-Louise said...

Great job Connie and a lovely heart. Marvellous gift.

Christine said...

A pretty heart ,Connie and no doubt your friend will love it!

J said...

These are darling, Connie. Just sweet enough to melt your heart. I think they'd be fun to hang on doorknobs on Valentine's Day, ring the doorbell and run away - like a May basket!

Roses, Lace and Brocante said...

Very pretty Connie - what a kind thought.

Sara - Villa Emilia said...

Hello, Connie!
You have made a lovely Friendship heart and your friend will be surely very happy!
Thank you for sharing!

Celestina Marie said...

Hi Connie, This is incredibly darling. Love it and your friend will too.
Hugs and Blessings,
CM

kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...

I loved Stephanie's sweet hearts and yours turned out so cute, too, Connie. Isn't it so nice when we can get inspiration from each other? Happy ❤️ Day!

Feral Turtle said...

This is so sweet! I love anything hearts and this has definitely inspired me! Thanks for the visit and enjoy your week!

Poppy said...

Very sweet, and a message every friend would love to receive!!

Happy Valentine's Day, Connie!

Poppy

AppleApricot Wen said...

A beautiful and sweet heart Connie! A beautiful gift. Visiting you from Roses of Inspiration. Wishing you a beautiful day ~ Wendy of Apple and Apricot

Stephanie said...

Aww... I love your heart, Connie, and I know your friend will too :) The little flower that you added is simply perfect.

Love and hugs to you!

Sheryl said...

Pretty heart and beautiful gift.

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson said...

What a sweet gift for your friend!
hugs,
Jann

Anna said...

Really lovely !
Thanks for your kind visit !
Have a nice day !
Anna

AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNa said...

Hand made is so special and I especially love the handmade look of this heart. So pretty in pink!

Wilma said...

You made a lovely heart, Connie.
Very pretty.
Thank you for visiting and your sweet comment.
Have a nice day !
Wilma. Shabby Royale.

SarahGeorge said...

Wow! So lovely and what a delicate touch the fabric stamping gives! Absolutely lovely Connie. You should do more of these:)