Lavender Sachets

Day #178
Hearts #163-178

Oh look--my number of hearts has finally caught up to the number of elapsed days in this year!  Hooray!!  But that doesn't mean I can take a break, since every day demands another heart from me. Luckily I have another set of these hearts that I'm making into pincushions, and I will post them tomorrow.  Then I will be able to take an occasional break!


I just finished this batch of 16 lavender sachet hearts; each one is approximately 4" x 3". 

Each one has a word or phrase, with hand-stitching around the edges, and two buttons.

I tied a bow of baker's twine on top of each heart; the strings can be untied and used to hang the heart to display it.

I will put these up for sale at my booth in a local shop.

Collage Heart

Ten days to go until I start my "heart a day" challenge!

Today I want to show you this pretty heart from Blackbirds and Bumblebees.  I love all the "extras" on it; this one is larger than most of the hearts I've seen, and it looks wonderful with the lace, ribbon, and pieces of jewelry.  It could stand alone as a wall ornament.  I think you will see me make one or more hearts similar to this!

Recycled Fabric Hearts

These heart pins are so gorgeous, I just kind of melt when I look at this picture.  I don't think I could recreate these exactly, but it would be interesting to see what I end up with if I give it a try!  I saw these at  Great Green Goods.  Apparently they are made by rolling and layering fabrics, then slicing them like polymer clay canes. 

Framed Hearts

I love this idea for my heart challenge!  These framed hearts are from Rubber Stamps Ink; they are made from paper and scrapbooking materials, but I can totally see doing this with small stuffed hearts--it would be so awesome to turn the hearts into framed art.  And the amazing thing is, just yesterday I was looking at some frames that would be perfect for this!  Now I have to go back to that store and buy one!

Heart Charms

Here are today's inspiration hearts...sweet, tiny fabric heart charms from an etsy shop called tamdoll

I love the way she has used embroidery in a way that accentuates the fabric pattern.  I can see myself using embroidery to make some plain hearts more lively during my challenge!

Winged Hearts

These pins are so cute I can't stand it!  They are from a blog called Art Spirit.  I desperately want to make some, but I don't know about the wings--I'm not comfortable working with metal.  Maybe I can figure out how to stiffen some silver satin to use instead...