![]() ![]() (We had more than enough sugar with all the gingerbread decorating candy and icing that got eaten that night.) I filled them with popcorn at our Swedish Christmas gingerbread party. These Swedish paper heart ornaments are lovely just as they are hanging on a tree, but they're also fun to fill with treats, like candy. When the two pieces are woven together, glue a strip of paper on the inside of the woven heart to create a basket handle or ornament loop. It's hard to show the process well in just still photos, but the video I made should help you understand what I mean. Put the first finger of red paper inside the finger of white paper, then put the next red finger of paper outside that same finger of white paper, etc. Think of it more as weaving inside-outside-inside-outside. ![]() To make the basket, you need to weave the fingers of paper INSIDE the other. Now it's time to weave-but it's a little more complicated than just over-under-over-under. How to Make Swedish Paper Heart Ornaments: Trace around and cut it out.Ĭut along the lines in the template so you have four strips in your folded piece of paper. Place the bottom (straight) edge of the template ON THE FOLD. Print out the woven paper heart template, and cut out the template shape.įold a piece of card stock in half. But this is the classic, basic design, and will get you started making Swedish woven paper hearts. And you can get fancy and create really beautiful patterns by making more cuts, and varying the width of the cuts of paper. You can make these Scandinavian paper hearts in any size, of course. red and white card stock (could use lighter weight paper, too).They were featured in my Swedish Christmas themed gingerbread decorating party from way back in 2010! ![]() They've even appeared on the blog before, though this is the first time I've written a tutorial. Our theme today is Christmas Ornaments! I've been making these Swedish woven paper heart ornaments for many, many years. Scroll all the way down to find all the ideas linked at the end. You will find new ideas every Monday and Wednesday between Oct. We will be baking some cookie recipes for you, sharing some party games, making some handmade gifts, doing some ornament crafting, and sharing our Christmas movies family fun. There will be breakfast recipes and as always our decorated Christmas Trees which is always a fun tour of homes. Welcome back to year 6 of our Festive Christmas Event where we team up with a bunch of talented blogging friends to bring you a plethora of creative ways to celebrate your holiday season. I've even created a printable Swedish paper heart template to make this craft even easier. Swedish paper hearts are an easy Christmas ornament to make with just some colored paper, scissors, and a little glue. ![]()
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