Home decor: Country Style Heart Garland

. If you like the country look, you may enjoy this country decor heart string garland. This garland can be hung from a shelf, from several pegs on a wall, or even hung straight down from a hook or doorknob.

The easy instructions for crafting this country decor heart string garland are below:

Materials Need for the Heart String Garland

1. Square pieces of calico cotton fabric

You need at least six squares of country style fabric in the patterns and colors of your choice. The squares should be the correct size to craft the appropriate size of hearts for your garland.

2. A sewing machine an matching thread
3. Fiberfill or other stuffing material
4. Thick jute or other country style cord

Sewing the Hearts for the Country Decor Garland

For each country heart you plan to make, you need to cut two identical heart shapes from the calico cotton fabric. This can be done easily by making a cardboard template of a heart and tracing around it onto the wrong side of one piece of fabric. Then, place the two pieces together and cut them out at the same time.

After cutting out the fabric hearts, you should use your sewing machine to stitch them together, leaving only the very center of the top open for stuffing. Clip the curves and corners of the fabric to make it easier to turn them right side out next.

The last step in creating the country hearts is to stitch the top center of the hearts closed. Before you do this, however, you should insert an eight-inch length of jute or twine into the top. This is what the heart will hang off, or be attached to the garland with. Be sure to affix it firmly in place.

Creating the Garland and Attaching the Hearts

This country heart decorator garland can be fashioned in any length you like. To make the base for the garland, simply cut a piece of stout twine or jute. This cord should be decorative in itself. Carefully measuring even spaces, simply tie the heart strings onto the garland with small bows. You can also use loops of jute or twine attached to the heart if you wish to have a customizable country garland.

This country decor heart string garland would make a lovely addition to your home. You can craft it in any color combination, or any size, to best fit with your existing decorator scheme. Hanging some love from a peg, shelf, or hook is a great way to make visitors to your home smile. This country decor heart string garland is easy to create for yourself or gifts.