Hi everyone! This is Sam from the Pretty Life Girls, and today I have the funnest craft for you! I have been wanting a little Valentine’s decoration for my house, and this hand-embroidered wall hanging turned out perfectly. Now, before we get into this, you should know that I have never embroidered anything in my life. So you don’t need any expertise to do something like this. It was simple (and can I say therapeutic?), and if I can do it, anyone can. So here’s how I did it.
What you need:
Fabric (linen or canvas or some kind works great)
Embroidery hoop
Embroidery floss
Wooden dowels
Bakers twine/cotton
What to do:
Step 1: Draw or trace a picture with pencil onto your fabric.
Step 2: Embroider the picture. Like I said, this was my first time. I used this awesome website to help me learn how to do different stitches.
Step 3: Fold over the top and bottom edges of the fabric and stitch across, leaving enough room for the dowels.
Step 4: Slide the dowels into the top and bottom openings.
Step 5: Tie the baker’s cotton on each side of the top dowel.
Step 6: Hang on the wall.
I loved making this project. And, since the dowels slide in and out, you could make other embroideries, and switch them for any season or holiday!
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Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Oh wow! This is stunning! Great job.
Wow! So beautiful! Where did you find the embroidery pattern you traced?
Hi! Thank you! I actually just found a couple pictures on Pinterest and combined them to make this picture, which I then traced on the fabric. You can embroidery ANYTHING.
If you want the image, send me an email at prettylifegirls@gmail.com and I would be happy to share it 🙂
Love it! Do you have a link for the pattern?
Hi, Angelica! I created this image using a couple pictures on Pinterest that I combined to make this one, which I then traced on the fabric. If you want the exact image, send me an email at prettylifegirls@gmail.com and I can send it to you!
Gorgeous decor for any time of year Sam! Thank you so much for being our guest today. So much talent and your blog is one of my newest favorites!!
Thank you so much Kari. We look forward to working with you again!
This is gorgeous! Perfect for decorating for valentine’s day without being too cutesy.
This is so beautiful – I can’t believe this was your first embroidery attempt!
I. Love. This!
so cute! Emailed you.
So impressed! (especially when I read the part about you being new to this!) Great design and great job!