Pink Fabric Hearts with Buttons – Valentine decoration

By Jen Goode on January 28, 2013 in Valentine’s Day

I’ve recently started making little fabric ornaments using just plain canvas or linen fabric and embellishing with different materials. It’s an inexpensive material that you can paint, glue and sew with and using colorful buttons you can great a whole variety of different looks. So today I’m going to show you how I made these pretty little pink fabric hearts embellished with fabulous pink buttons. Don’t fret if you don’t sew, just use a fabric glue instead! You can do it.

Fabric heart ornaments with buttons

Materials you need to make Fabric Hearts:

Pink Bubblegum Buttons in assorted sizes
Plain canvas fabric
Needle, thread & scissors
Coordinating ribbon or twine
Polyfil

Materials for making button hearts

How to make fabric hearts with buttons:

Fold fabric and cut a heart shape so you end up with 2 matching heart cut outs.
Stitch heart 1/4″ from edge. Leave a 1.5″ opening.
Stuff with Polyfil.
Stitch buttons in place as desired.
Stitch a loop of ribbon or twine at top for hanging.

Stitch buttons into place

Add a hanging loop to the top of the heart

Optionally, if you choose to use fabric glue in lieu of sewing, glue the buttons on first and allow to dry. Then glue heart pieces together, leaving a space to stuff and then seal closed.

You can add extra embellishments, decorative stitching and other accents to create a look that’s all your own.

Pretty button heart ornament

You can make a whole pile of these fun fabric heart buttons. Make each one unique by choosing from a wide array of red and pink buttons in all kinds of shapes and sizes.

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Jen Goode is the owner and “doodler in charge” of JGoode Designs, a Denver based art and design studio. She has been a creative professional since 1996, developing art for a variety of uses in an array of mediums from handmade crafts to Graphic design and illustration. Jen, a designer member of CHA, is a tech savvy, work-at-home mom of 3 who shares her creative inspirations with other moms through her sites Projects for Preschoolers and 100 Directions and as a featured contributor on various sites throughout the web. Jen's motto is "Inspiring Smiles Every Day".