Handmade Button Pillow Christmas Tree Ornaments

The easiest way to get a symmetrical heart shape is:
* Fold a piece of paper in half
* Draw 1/2 of a heart shape
* Cut it out and unfold.

Note: For my ornaments I tend to make the shape a little exaggerated since the sewing and the stuffing will round it out with plushness.

Take your heart pattern and lay on two sheets of white felt. Trace and cut.
You could potentially use any fabric of course. I use felt because it's cheap to buy in small quantities, it's soft to the touch and for sewing down all those buttons the density of the material works toward my advantage.

Stitch the two pieces together, remembering to leave a open hole at the top center.
I hand stitch the heart shapes pieces of felt together because it adds to that handmade look but also I find it sort of meditative to sit and stitch these tiny shapes together. It's a good thing to do in front of the television at night. Of course there's no reason you can't speed up the process but pulling out the sewing machine.

Invert your heart shaped pillow

Bring On The Buttons!

Add The Finishing Touches

And finally
* create a ribbon bow and sew it in the center.
* Then sew on a special button (I used a small rounded pearl button for these) into the center of the bow.

And that's it. It's that easy.

Enjoy, and I hope you try making these Button Heart Pillow Christmas Tree Ornaments. Please feel free to deviate from this and make them your own.