How Do You Make A Woven Paper Heart?
This paper heart originated as a Danish Christmas ornament, but, filled with candy, flowers or a love note, it makes a great Valentine for someone special! Place the red paper piece directly on top of the white. Rotate the red piece 90 degrees. Weave the top red strip by putting it inside the first white strip. Put the middle white strip inside the red strip. Put the red strip inside the third white strip. Weave the middle red strip by putting the first white strip inside of it. Put the middle red strip inside the middle white strip. Put the third white strip inside the middle red strip. Weave the third red strip following steps 12, 13 and 14. Your woven heart is complete! Cut a strip of paper ½ inch by 8 inches and glue it to the front and back of the heart at the top to make a handle. Cut a red and a white rectangle from construction paper, each measuring 3 inches by 9 inches. Fold each paper rectangle in half, forming 3-inch by 4½-inch rectangles. Measure up 3 inches from the folded
