Here’s my take on the yarn-wrapped wreaths/letters that have been floating around the internet.
I’m not normally into the yarny sort of look, but it seems appropriate for February and Valentine’s Day. A time of the year that begs for warmth, sweaters, and yes, yarn. If not now, then when?
These wooden hearts are mid-nineties vintage Wal-mart. A few months ago, my mom and I discovered a box of craft supplies in her basement, untouched, like a time capsule, since they moved into their house in 1994. Lots of wood cuts and baby’s breath. The baby’s breath went promptly into the trash, but all the wood cuts came home with me!
First, I painted the hearts a similar color to the yarn I was going to use in case any showed through.
Then (and this is really hard so pay attention) I wrapped the hearts in yarn. This yarn was leftover from a scarf my mom knitted for Elise. These hearts are only about 3.5 inches tall, so it didn’t take much.
For the first layer I kept things pretty orderly. Then I wrapped a haphazard second layer on top to make things look more disorganized.
I hung them on the chandelier above our dining room table. Another one of my favorite places to hang ornaments!
Coming across craft time capsules are the best! I just got a stash of Johnny’s Granny’s stuff a few weeks ago, including some awesome vintage embroidery hoops that are metal–in three sizes. Great heart crafts, Erin!
Craft time capsules ARE the best! I’m still figuring out what to do with the rest of my stuff.