If you’re looking for quite possibly the easiest Valentine’s DIY project ever, this love letter garland is for you! All you’ll need is my printable template, some felt, scissors, a glue gun, ribbon, and about 30 minutes of your time and you’ll have a super cute and festive garland perfect for Valentine’s Day (or Galentine’s) decorating!
To make this already simple craft even quicker and easier, I have created a template for you to use that will ensure all of your letters and hearts are the same size and shape. Fill out the form below to get the FREE template delivered to your inbox!
Love Letter Garland Tips & Tricks:
Use the template! I tend to overestimate my ability to cut out perfect hearts and other shapes, which is why I made a printable template for this garland. I wanted this craft to be really easy, and it is when you trace the shapes.
Use hot glue. Especially if you’re a bit impatient (like me), it’s just easier and quicker to get out your hot glue gun out for this project. I’ve tried other craft glues, but it takes much longer for the glue to fully set. Hot glue makes this project really simple and quick.
Measure and lay out your garland before gluing. Use a tape measure to space out your garland before hot gluing it. I also draw small dots on the garland where I want to add glue for each piece, since they will inevitably slide/move as you begin gluing them.
More Ideas for This Garland:
- Add even more hearts and love letters. Cut out a few more hearts or letters and eliminate the gaps for a fuller garland!
- Add some stitching or other fabrics. Adding some patterned fabric to the hearts or some stitching around the hearts and letters could add even more pizzazz to this garland.
- Use a fun ribbon. This velvet ribbon or this gingham ribbon (shop on Amazon) would be perfect for this Valentine’s garland!
Read on for full instructions for this simple love letter garland, then leave a rating and review once you’ve tried it yourself!
Love Letter Garland
Materials
- Printable template
- 1 piece white felt (9" x 12")
- 1 piece red felt (9" x 12")
- 1 piece pink felt (9" x 12")
- 60" ribbon or string of choice
Instructions
- Get your free template for this garland by filling out the form in this post. Print the template on an 8.5" by 11" sheet of paper and cut out the envelope and all three hearts.
- Trace 4 envelopes on a piece of white felt using a pencil or marker. Cut them out using craft or fabric scissors.
- Trace 4 small hearts on pink or red felt (I prefer red), then cut them out. These will be glued onto the envelopes/love letters.
- Trace 3 large hearts on red felt and 3 medium hearts on pink felt before cutting them out. I made the larger hearts red and the medium hearts pink, but you can reverse the colors if you'd like!You should now have all of the felt pieces you need for this garland cut out.
- Get your glue gun plugged in and warmed up! Then carefully add hot glue to the top flap portion of the envelope cutout, focusing on the edges.
- Fold this top flap over and press it down to ensure it sticks to the bottom part of the envelope.
- Add a small dot of hot glue where the flap meets the other part of the envelope and press on one of the small red hearts. Repeat these steps for the other 3 love letters.
- Next, assemble the pink and red hearts by gluing the medium hearts onto the center of the larger ones, pressing firmly to ensure they stick.
- Once all pieces have cooled, measure and lay out your garland to ensure even spacing. Using a 60" string, leave two 7-8" tails at each end and 2-3" gaps between each of the pieces of the garland. Alternate between love letters and hearts, starting and ending the garland with a love letter. I use a permanent marker to mark the spots where I'll be adding glue for each piece of the garland as the pieces will likely slip and move a bit as you begin gluing the garland. You can also skip this entire step and just eyeball the spacing—up to you!
- Glue the love letters and hearts onto the string or ribbon, pressing down firmly to ensure they stick well.
- Allow the glue to fully cool (which shouldn't take long), then hang the garland up for Valentine's Day!
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