Veterans Valentine

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A Veterans’ Valentine Wreath, for all of our great American service people who are serving or have served our country.

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MATERIALS

Camouflage fabric

Red fabric

Heart wire wreath form

Iron on embroidery letters

6 Large buttonsHot glue

STEPS

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Measure out and mark 1.5” wide lines. And cut out the strips with pinking shears.

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Then cut the strips into 7” lengths.

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Tie the strips around the frame pushing them as close as possible together. Make half the frame camouflage and half red.

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Cut a circle of fabric and glue it around a button.

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Use a round item to cut 5 roughly 4” circles.

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Fold a circle in half and secure with hot glue.

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Fold the half in half again and secure with hot glue.

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Pinch the quarter piece and put a drop of glue in the middle, fold back the sides and put a drop of glue to hold each in place.

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Repeat to get five petals and attach them to each other with hot glue.

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Use hot glue to attach the button to the center of the flower.  I made 6 flowers formy wreath, some red some camouflage. Attach them in clusters on the wreath.

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To make the name tag attach the iron on letters to one of the strips of fabric. Attach to wreath with a drop of glue.

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