DIY Felt Heart - Tell someone you love them!

I made these little hearts yesterday. They are to send with my kids to school so that when they see the heart they know their family loves them. This is the first year my kids won't be together at home or together at the same school and I wanted to send a little reminder.

This one is going in a pencil box.

This one is going on a backpack.


They took me 30 minutes to make both. You only need the smallest bits of felt (I used synthetic felt but any type will do). Here's what to do:

1. Find a heart shape you like on the internet and print it out.

2. Trace the heart onto butcher paper. (I love using butcher paper for patterns! I iron the butcher paper (plastic side down) at a very low setting right onto the felt.)

3. Cut out around the pattern.  You need TWO of the same sized heart.

4. Discard the butcher paper.

5. Sew the edges of the heart together using the blanket stitch.

6. Stop sewing when you have about 3/4 of an inch left to go.

7. Stuff the heart using fiberfill (or even scraps of fabric or yarn).

8.  Continue sewing until the two felt hearts are completely sewn together along the edges.

9.  Tell someone you love them!

Hats That Fit

I'm making this hat for my son. I'm knitting it out of my own handspun yarn. It's turning out great! I wish I had captured a better picture of it, though.

Let me just put in a little plug for a pattern I go to time and time again. If you knit hats, this is a great basic pattern that will help you get a custom fit every time you knit. You can add your own cables or colorwork to any of her hats. The pattern is called:

Hats That Fit (and also check out More Hats That Fit).

Hat for my Husband

I am in "prepare for the winter" mode over here. I've finished my outer layer mittens and started my inner layer. I've finished this hat for my husband and started a hat for my son. And it's only September! Nobody is waiting for warm hands or heads this year!

Tomatoes!

I can't remember the name of this tomato. All I know is it's an heirloom, it's gorgeous, and it tastes like heaven!

These are the chocolate cherries. They are also amazing. They are puple-ish and green. And look at the insides! They are delicious.

My tomatoes may be just about done fruiting. I've taken to picking them early and ripening them on the counter because I have some jerky animal eating all my tomatoes. It ate through three of my big ones! Jerk.