Happy February! Today I’m re-posting the Valentines I shared at Clever Charlotte last year. If you’d like to learn how to make some mini felt Valentine envelopes, read on….
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Hello Clever Charlotte readers!
I’m Gail from probably actually, and I’m happy to be here to share a wool creation for the Winter Wolle series! I love to make things for my daughter, and a few of my favorite past projects have been made from wool or wool felt. There’s something so satisfying about working with wool, and I especially love felt – it has such a nice texture, and cutting and sewing with it is always such a pleasure. For me, felt and Valentines go hand in hand (I cut out loads of felt hearts for a garland last year), so I made tiny felt Valentine envelopes to house some mini Valentines.
My mom and sisters and I have a tradition of exchanging valentines, so these are for them (and one for Lila, of course).
The envelopes were cut using a Paper Source “baby” envelope template – the finished size is 2 1/8 by 3 1/2 inches (the size of a business card). Before sewing them together I added a little felt heart in the stamp corner and an “address label” that I rubber stamped on twill tape. If you crease the envelope flaps with a hot iron it leaves you with a nice rectangle on the front, making it easy to get these additions in the right place before the whole thing is assembled.
I secured everything with a running stitch using embroidery floss. Whenever I can get away with it I sew stuff by machine, but working with felt is the one time I actually prefer hand-stitching, and the embroidery floss can add a nice pop of color.
The envelopes close with two little buttons. After sewing the button to the top flap, I pulled the thread (I used embroidery floss here, too) to the inside and left it about six inches long – that remaining length of thread is used to secure the envelope shut with the bottom button, manila envelope style.
Tucked inside are little Valentines – just a felt heart stitched on by hand and a stamped message.
There you have it. Thanks so much for having me, and happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
These are so utterly adorable. Thanks for sharing – like you I love felt too. Definitely want to make these
Oh yes, I remember these! SO cute. Thanks for reposting!
These are darling, thank you for sharing this idea!
So darling! I love these and will have to try them out, especially since I have that template from PS!
so cute ! love your blog
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So cute! Just linked to you today!
they are so lovely.
Gail, these couldn’t be cuter!! LOVE!
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