The Apple Street Cottage

  It's February.  Besides winter and cold weather, that means Valentine's Day will be here soon.  This year I decided to craft something using non-traditional Valentine's Day colors and since I'm all about upcycling....here we go! This post may contain affiliate links. I started by cutting out two heart shapes from an old pair of jeans.   With right sides together, they were pinned and stitched leaving an opening for turning. The curved seams were all snipped. Then the heart was turned right side out and pressed. A vintage earring was added to the center.  Some fiberfill was added... ...and the opening was stitched shut. Time for the lace! The lace was applied with a hot glue gun .   Silicone finger protectors are a must! There was still one thing missing. I made a tiny red rosebud from satin ribbon and surrounded it with some rolled/twisted fabric to finish the flower.   Just a small pop of red as a nod to Valentine's Day! A piece of ...

This post may contain affiliate links. Hearts are everywhere at this time of year, in all shapes, sizes, and materials.  If you save your old jeans instead of throwing them out, I have the perfect Valentine's Day project for you! Welcome to the  Creative Craft Hop  hosted by Sara from  Birdz of a Feather .   If you just came from Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers ,   welcome to the Cottage!  At the bottom of this post I'll direct you to the next stop on this hop, but be sure to visit all of the other stops too for some amazing inspiration. They will all be listed. First, a little background.  Last Fall I was invited to join a Fiber Arts group.  This lovely group of ladies scour thrift stores for wool fabric and turn it into beautiful creations.  Pillows, banners, table runners, tote bags, you name it, they've made it.  This was all new to me and since I currently do not have the room to store large amounts of fabric,  I bought...