Kindness, community and creativity.

1000 Hearts is a kindness project based in Hobart, Tasmania - offering people a symbol of compassion and care through handmade pocket hearts.

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A community grown from a small act of love.
Since the project started, Sarah - owner of 1000 Hearts - has made over 8000 hearts and many others have joined in, creating a global network of “heartists” committed to spreading the love.
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About 1000 Hearts

Hi, I'm Sarah - and I believe that kindness can change our hearts and our world.

1000 Hearts is a kindness project that I started in 2016 because I wanted to spread some love and compassion.

About 1000 Hearts
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Meet Sarah

Get to know Sarah, the founder of 1000 Hearts

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Get Involved

Discover how you can get involved and spread the love

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Become a Heartist

Make your own hearts and spread some love and kindness in your world.

Learn how to make your own hearts with our PDF and video tutorials.

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Latest Blog Post

This is My Brave

April 22, 2019

In May 2018, I gave a talk about anxiety and heart-making for This is My Brave Australia, a non-profit organisation reducing stigma around mental illness through storytelling. Here's what I talked about that night.

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Hands holding a pocket heart

Online Shop

The hearts for sale online are all lovingly handmade by Sarah.

Sales help to keep this kindness project running. When you purchase a heart, you are helping spread the kindness to more people.

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“I know sewing these little hearts will help heal my broken one”
Wendy
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Becoming a Heartist

Making hearts is easy to learn even if you’ve never sewed before.

It uses basic sewing skills with a few little tricks, and the kits come with instructions and the template for the original 1000 Hearts pocket heart.

Make Your Own Pocket Hearts