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Valentine's Day Sweater

Copy this Free-People inspired look in less than an hour.

For a festive take that isn’t too cutesy (think plastic hearts glued to a sweatshirt) try this hand-embroidered sweater that takes less than an hour to complete.

We got the idea from the Country Living website and copied it almost exactly—for less than $10!

The sweater was on $7 clearance at JC Penney. The iron-on patches were $1.50 and the thread was $1, both at Walmart.

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To get this look:

Put on the sweater and mark where your elbows hit.

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Cut two hearts (ours were about 3 inches, but I have little arms.)

Iron them onto the places you marked.

Blanket stitch around the patches. To avoid sewing your sleeves together, use a can—I used bathroom cleaner—in the sleeve to hold it open. 

The total time was less than an hour.

Did you try this project? Be sure to tell us how it turned out.


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