Tutorial: Paper Swedish Hearts

Welcome to Day 20!

 many years ago, a sweet and very excited little artist came home from school

and showed her sisters, brother, and mommy how to make hearts out of paper.

bright construction paper was precisely cut and folded and woven together,

just as she had been taught at school that day by her artistic teacher.

we had hours of fun making hearts, used them on our Christmas tree,

and then kept the red and white ones up as decor in our home until Valentine's Day.

(i still have those hearts in a box)

ever since, i've used woven paper hearts in my Valentine's Day decorating...

[traditionally known as Swedish Hearts] 

instead of making them from construction paper, 

now i use vintage papers from books and sheet music

 they tuck into flower arrangements, dangle from ribbons, dance across inspiration boards,

and make perfect gift tags or holders for VERY tiny gifts

my Swedish Hearts tutorial appears in the current Winter issue of 

Creating Vintage Charm Magazine

 and is now available here on the HOMEWARDfound blog 'Tutorials for Every Season' Page

click here for my tutorial here on the blog

click here to order your own copy of the Winter issue of Creating Vintage Charm magazine

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