Expanding on a theme

So, garlands, right? Paper heart garlands were fun (and they got a great response, thanks everyone). Ok, but let's go one step further...

Paper hearts + paper letters + some patient sewing = awesome word banner!

Little bit of detail on the hearts (thanks Tom - great idea).

This is my friend's favourite word. Mine too. What a great word.

And this is a gift for my wonderful business partner. I used binding to stitch onto for this one because it was so long.

Ok, I know you're not supposed to be absolutely mad about something you made yourself, but I think these are awesome. They're fiddly to make and tiring, but I really love them. I hope you all will enjoy them too. Ideas for words/phrases I should try? Drop us a comment.