hip hip hooray! tis a 'little hearty string of happy' giveaway

GIVE AWAY NOW CLOSED

ah, yes indeedy! already in february, already half way through!

this little hearty string of happy is a dingly dangly sort of little string and you could make it with as many hearts as you would like. it is very easy peasy and requires the most simpliest of hand stitching so perfectly suited to small beings and little critters. although you would have to observe as there are little things which go into the making of this.

gather together everything you see in this handy picture, 

except i forgot one thing, i forgot to put some 'stuffing' in the picture. you will need all these things and some stuffing and perhaps a button or two, yes a button for some folks who may wish to bling out their little hearts

folding your fabric in half, wrong sides together, cut out a heart, do not fret about it being perfect, just snippity snip away. pin together (if you wish) and with needle and thread, blanket stitch around the edge. 

if you cannot or do not wish to blanket stitch then may i suggest a small running stitch or back stitch would suffice.

before you find your way back to the beginning of your stitchy ways, stop and carefully pop a bit of stuffing into your heart, not alot, but just enough. 

holding the fabrics together (perhaps with a pin again) complete your stitching.

when you are happy with the amount of hearts you wish to make, start stringing them together and be sure to add a loop at the top for maxium dingle dangleness.

tails are always quite nice for little strings of happy which dingle dangle so consider adding one with a scrap of lace

and voila!

a little hearty string of happy 

to keep or give to another you are rather fond of

if perhaps you are not wishing to make a little hearty string of happy but are rather liking the idea of one. then you can enter my giveaway for this exact little string! its easy as one two three

one: leave a comment telling me what makes your heart skip a beat and be sure to leave a way for me to contact you. if you are not able to leave a comment on my blog, then you can email your comment to tif@dottieangel.com where i will put you in a special folder marked 'special folder' so i do not lose you.

two: one entry per dearie and any dearie around the globe may enter

three: this giveaway will close on thursday 20th february at 9pm (pacific time) and i will announce the winner on friday 21st of february

footynote: do not fret if you do not see your comment appear straight away, i moderate my comments and will check in every day to publish them :)