Use some felt and pearls to create cute flower pins to wear for Valentine's Day.
Approximate Time: about 30 minutes
Supplies:
-  red felt square or scraps
-  white felt square or scraps
-  hot glue gun and glue sticks
-  pencil
-  scissors
-  card stock
-  loose pearls
-  pin back
Instructions:
- Create 2 heart patterns from card stock, with one at least 1/4 smaller than the other.

 
-  Cut 5 of the larger size hearts from red felt.
- Cut 5 of the smaller hearts from white felt.

 
-  Align the point of each white heart to the point of each red heart, and glue white hearts to red hearts.
-  Pinch together the point of each heart and apply some glue to hold each one in place as shown.

 
-  Cut a 2 inch circle from white or red felt for the base, and glue the points of the heart to the center of the circle to create the flower.

 

 
-  Glue loose pearls to the flower center.
-  Turn flower over and glue on a pin back. 

 
By Rachel's Mom from Wilkesboro, NC

 
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February 25, 20120 found this helpful
Top Comment
What a great idea! With a little tweaking, you could make great St. Patrick's Day four leaf clovers too! :)
 
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