You make my Heart sing {UPDATED}

Hi friends, I am updating this post to play in Karla Nathan's Using the Good Stuff! challenge.  I LOVE the idea of using lots of or all "besties" on a project.  I think that's why I had so much fun making my cloth heart, and also why I was so darn pleased with the result.  I do hope you will check out Karla's beyond beautiful blog and try to play in this challenge that encourages you to bring out your favorites and USE them.  You won't be sorry when you do.

My Marie Antoinette Mail Art group is hosting an online Valentine Gala this weekend and I can't wait!

The divinely talented miss Terri, hostesse extraordinare, gave us a wonderful pattern and instructions for a Cloth Valentine Heart with a Contest in preparation for the Gala.  I had so much fun creating this project with some of my favorite finds.

Hanging cloth heart (closed).

 Hand embroidered feather stitch surrounding stamped silk.   A vintage millenery flower that I glimmer misted with Silver and Crushed Shells.  Garter clip and key.  Seam binding and vintage lace bow.  All on deep gray, dupioni silk heart base.

Side view

Inside view.  I used a ton of my treasured hand-tatted laces around the border and for the ties.  I just adore the scalloped rosette one.  I sewed a necklace to the V of the heart as a hanger and a pretty dangle for the bottom.

A satin Marie I have been saving for just the right project.  I pulled her from a scrolly, gold metal frame with crumbling foam and red velvet backing.  Here I encircled her with *~sparkly~* rhinestones.  This is also a good view of the background lace which is actually cream with pink stitching details.  Also two glass buttons, and a sweet ivory one.

An image stamped on fabric and topped with a poofy pink, pinked tulle heart.  And a close up of the cool chain.

"You make my Heart sing" stamped on one tail of a creamy silk bow.

Back view (closed).  I made both the pink flower under the tulle and the shabby gray rose.  I attached a pretty button to the back of the necklace charm so this side was also nice and finished.

Side view of back (closed).  That feather stitch is so fun! This was the second time I have tried it. I taught it to myself on the crazy quilt stocking I made.

Outside view (open).

Sigh, I {heart} this project... I hope you had fun looking, thank you from the bottom of my (oh my goodness, I didn't mean to pun that) heart for popping in.