Supplies:
Blunt ended needle
red yarn
red, white, pink, and purple construction paper
Scissors
Directions:
1. Start by cutting out a bunch of hearts. You can also cut around the construction paper that you have cut a heart out so you have the outline of the hearts too.
2. Cut a big heart out of the color of your choice.
3. Using either a hole punch or the end of a needle, punch holes in the border of your biggest heart about an inch apart and about 1/2 inch in from the edge. (These holes you will be using when you hand sew with the yarn.)
4. Thread about a yard of yarn onto the needle and tie a good knot in one end.
5. Starting in any hole but the top or the bottom, come through the hole from the wrong side of your heart, pull the yarn all the way through the hole and then come from the wrong side of your heart up again on the next hole. Continue in this manner all the way around the heart. After you have come through all the holes you will finish off the yarn by going through the first stitch with your needle and making sure that you have a good knotted end, cut the yarn. I always put a spot of glue by the knotted ends.
6. Start to decorate your heart by gluing hearts you cut out, stickers, markers, glitter, buttons, or whatever other craft supplies you would like to embellish your valentine heart.
7. Think of some cute Valentine sayings and add the one of your choice. Ours said Be Mine!
8. Hang for decoration or give as a valentine.
