DIY Tiny Love Letter Keychain |Keeping it Real

Need a quick and easy gift for Valentine's Day? This love letter keychain can be made in under 10 minutes and is just the cutest thing ever!

What you need:

- red and white felt

- fabric glue

- one keyring with a short chain attached (the chain can be replaced with a piece of cord or ribbon)

From the red felt, cut a shape according to these measurements:

Fold the felt as shown below and glue the sides. It's optional, but these sewing clips are useful to keep everything in place while the glue dries:

Now fold the rest of the felt, closing the envelope, and glue again:

From the white felt, cut a small heart. I used my Sizzix for this, but you can free-hand it or use a heart shape printed off the Internet as a pattern. Glue the heart in place:

Punch a small hole in one of the top sides of the envelope. A Crop-a-Dile (or something similar) is useful for this, but if you don't have it on hand use a thick embroidery needle or the sharp tip of your scissors to carefully open the hole.

We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile

Now attach the keyring and chain:

As everything is glued in place, obviously the envelope doesn't open and you can't place anything inside. If you want an opening version, instead of gluing the flap in place, secure a two bits of velcro under the heart and it will do the trick (although, because it's a small surface, be prepared for low adherence, especially after opening and closing a lot of times).

But seriously, even the non-functioning version of the envelope is super cute, and not just to hold your keys: it makes a great bag or backpack charm to use on Valentine's Day (and all year-round too).