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    Home » Home Decor

    Make a Crochet Chain Heart DIY Valentines Pillow

    Published: Jan 23, 2020 · Modified: Feb 2, 2020 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 12 Comments

    This DIY Valentine's Day pillow is SO simple to make, and it's a sweet way to decorate for the season! Learn how to make it with a simple crochet chain and a pre-made pillow cover. DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    This post is part of a seasonal blog hop I'm doing with some of my favourite blogging friends! Make sure to visit all the links at the bottom of this post to get more beautiful Valentine's Day DIY ideas! If you like quick and inexpensive home decor crafts, you'll love this DIY heart pillow! It does involve a little bit of crochet (crocheting a chain), but you could simply use chunkier yarn if you don't wish to crochet.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    I love how this pillow looks with my grouping of a DIY floral pillow and my favourite fringed pillow from Anthropologie.

    Ready to craft? Here's how to make this DIY Valentine's heart pillow!

    This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase an item via these links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

    Materials:

    • ball of chenille yarn (I used this one)
    • crochet hook
    • pillow cover (I found this tassled 20 x 20" cover from H&M Home)
    • glue gun
    • hot glue sticks
    • large heart template (I cut an 11 ½ x 11 ½" heart using my Cricut)

    Instructions:

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    Crochet a long chain with the chenille yarn. It can be about 3 yards long, and then simply leave the yarn attached to the chain so that you can chain more length if needed. Learn how to crochet a chain via this video. Alternatively, use an extra chunky yarn instead of crocheting a chain.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    Place your heart template on the center front of your pillow cover. Trace around the heart shape with a pencil.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    Starting from the bottom point of the heart shape, begin gluing the crochet chain onto the pencil line using your hot glue gun. Glue small sections at a time.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    Continue gluing the chain onto the pillow cover in rows, going from the outside of the heart shape to the inside. If you run out of crochet chain, simply crochet more before you continue gluing it to the pillow.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover

    Once you're satisfied with the look of your heart (I did 5 rows for mine, but you could fill in the entire shape), cut your yarn and pull the tail through the final loop on your crochet chain. Gently tuck and glue the loose ends of the yarn underneath the design. Since this pillow uses hot glue, it would be a hand washonly item. You could use fabric glue or a sewing machine to tack the design in place if you'd prefer to machine wash the pillow.

    DIY Heart Pillow for Valentine's Day with a crochet chain, glue & pre-made pillow cover  

    This DIY pillow is such a lovely addition to our Valentines themed living room decor this season! I hope you enjoy making one for your home, too.

    Watch my Valentine's Day DIY decor video on YouTube to learn how to make this heart pillow along with more Valentine craft ideas:

    Check out these great Valentine's Day projects from my blogging friends!!

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    Comments

    1. anastasia

      January 30, 2020 at 3:05 am

      A lovely pillow. Thank you for sharing the tips.

      Reply
    2. Marie

      January 31, 2020 at 7:11 am

      Very cute Valentine pillow idea and love how easy it is to make! Pinned

      Reply
      • Kimberly

        February 07, 2021 at 11:55 am

        This is beautiful and so much easier than it looks. Thank you for such a clear tutorial!

        Saving this to make when our kids are older. 😉

        Reply

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