Felt and Burlap Valentine's Day Banner

Ok, I don't normally do back-to-back posts like this, but this was such a spur-of-the-moment/had-everything-on-hand kind of project, and so quick that I just couldn't help myself;) Plus, I got such awesome feedback from you guys telling me you were going to make some conversation heart wreaths and felt rosettes over the weekend, that I thought I better catch you before you head out to get your supplies;). You just might have all this stuff in your crafty stash right now. If you have a tiny bit of burlap, a sheet or 2 of felt, a hot glue gun, and some paint, you are set to make this Felt and Burlap Banner for your mantel, your buffet table, any ol' place you wanna throw it:

Please excuse any and all glimpses of the top of the mantel, because I have done NOTHING except the L-O-V-E glasses...hoping I get a chance to change that this weekend, but back-to-back birthday parties tomorrow and oh, THE RAVENS GAME on Sunday (sorry, again, hard to contain the excitement that we are ONE GAME AWAY from the SUPERBOWL!!!!), the mantel might have to wait until Monday's naptime;)

See what I mean? I literally threw a stack of books up there, just so I could have something to weigh this banner down take this picture;)

This was so simple to do. First, just cut 6 (or however many you'd like to use) heart shapes out of burlap. hot glue them onto some red and pink felt (3 pink, 3 red)

Sorry for the blurry pic - didn't pick up on that...
Then, cut the felt around the burlap heart and you have 6 hearts:

I was going to leave them like this, but I decided to get out my 1 1/2 inch stencils and make Xs and Os. I had white paint, so I went for it.

Then, just dab some hot glue on a string of jute - I recommend first measuring your string, and placing the hearts on it first, so you know where you want them. And you're done!

I love how the burlap and our new rug (which I LOVE by the way - it's the faux sisal one from Home Decorator's Collection - SO soft, but still has the natural fiber look- it's a beautiful thing) complement each other. Horrible picture quality - it's an bad time of day here to take a pic of the family room - but you get the idea.

That's it! Easy project that takes a half hour, tops, and even better when you don't have to go to the store for the supplies!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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