Hearts for Unicef

Hello......... Today I'm going to tell you a tale about a sleepy seaside town who's people decided they wanted to do something to help, something small but something none the less.

That town, is the town where I live, so a week or so ago there was a article in the local paper asking people if they would like to join in and make a heart, that could be sold in the some of the shops and cafes of the town, to raise funds to help UNICEF, help the people and children of the Syria.

So I mentioned this to the members of our local craft club and also to the Chronic Illness support group I'm a member of and on Wednesday, the lovely lady who runs both groups, gave us all some die cut felt hearts, so we could all do a little bit to help.

I was very excited to discover that there were glitter felt hearts and brought my hearts home my mind abuzz with ideas.

So I raided the Christmas craft supplies in the Summerhouse for glitter snowflakes, beads and sequins and had me some heart felt fun!!!

After I'd come up with the design for my hearts

I just used some pva glue to stick them onto the felt. Snowflakes and flowers whats not to love, it was a little fiddly sticking on the smaller beads but a pair of craft tweezers made it much easier.

Then I  blanketed stitched my hearts together using some pretty floss, adding some stuffing and a ribbon for it to hang by.

Ta Dah

Here's the back of the first heart, I decided to leave it plain as the glitter felt was so pretty already.

Ta-Dah

Here's the purple one with pearls, silver glitter snowflake and lilac flower.

Here's the back with white glitter felt and snowflake sequins with added pink gem centres, hopefully these little hearts with spread some Christmas cheer and raise some money for a very good cause and most improtantly help some people along the way.

Now last night, after the terrible events in Paris, I looked at my little hearts and felt how futile it seemed to be making hearts and crocheting snowflakes for charities, such a small thing to be doing in what is becoming such a wicked world but then I thought again, as these small things are all I can do, stuck here in bed struggling with a Chronic illness, but they are something...........

So I really hope that the small gesture,of a small seaside town making it's hearts, is a sign that there is still hope and goodness in this world and we can all be the change we want to see.

If my energy levels allow I'm hoping to go to one of the local heart making workshops next week, so I'll keep you posted fingers crossed I make it.

Happy Crafting

Clare xx