Woven paper heart art is an easy and fun way to add a personal touch to Valentine’s Day décor.
Don’t worry if you’re not a seasoned crafter, this guide is simple and easy to follow, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced crafters alike. This project is a great activity for children of all ages, heck, I’m an adult and I truly enjoyed making this.
Materials
- Cardstock paper 8½” x 11″- (2 black, 2 magenta, 2 pink, 2 light pink, 1 red and 1 white)
- Cutting machine
- Cutting mat
- Square frame 8″x8″ – inside measuring 7½ inches x 7½ inches
- Glue stick (optional)
Cardstock paper is recommended for its sturdiness and versatility, but feel free to get creative with your paper choices! Using a patterned or textured paper adds an extra layer of detail to your art.
If you want to make this project but don’t have a cutting machine, no problem! Check out my woven paper heart art – no cutting machine section below.
Let’s start with collecting our materials so we can get crafting.
Making this project with a cutting machine
Open my Woven Paper Heart Art project in Cricut Design Space. All images and shapes used in this project are free. No Cricut Access subscription is required to make this craft.
Click “Customize” and make any changes you need before you cut. Click “Make it” and follow the instructions to cut the pieces of this project with your cutting machine.
When everything is cut and you’re ready to make this project it’s time to start the weaving process scroll down to the creating the weave section.
Making woven paper heart art – no cutting machine
If you don’t have a Cricut, Silhouette or other cutting machine, good news you can still make this project. I’ll be honest, it will take you longer, but you’ll still have a cute woven paper heart art piece. You’ll need a pair of scissors and if you have a paper cutter/trimmer that would be a bonus.
Same as above, grab your supplies. Note, you will also need a ruler which is not mentioned nor pictured above.
First, measure and cut out two squares 7½ inches x 7½ inches from the black cardstock papers. Grab one of the black cardstock paper squares. This is going to be the paper loom. Next, from the edge of the paper, measure every ½ inch and draw a line that is 6½ inch. This should give you 14 lines. That’s ½ inch spacing and ½ inch border on all sides as replicated in the picture below.
Second, measure and cut the strips that are used to weave into the paper loom you just made. Here is what you need:
- 1 red strip (½ inch by 7½ inches)
- 2 magenta pink strips (½ inch by 7½ inches)
- 2 pink strips (½ inch by 7½ inches)
- 2 light pink strips (½ inch by 7½ inches)
- 6 white strips, these are thinner (¼ inch by 7½ inches)
Lastly, grab the black paper square you cut earlier. This is going to be the top layer of the project with the heart cut out. Save and print my heart printable file then trace and cut out from the square cardstock paper or you can draw out your own heart shape. Now you have a heart frame.
Creating the weave pattern
With everything cut we can put this craft project together.
Let’s create the weave pattern using the strips.
Position the paper loom to have the cuts vertical, cut from the top to the bottom of the cardstock.
First start by weaving a magenta strip through the paper loom from left to right. Above, below, above, below all the way through. The ends of the strips will line up with the edges of the paper. Alternate between a colored strip and a thin white strip as well as alternating the weave, below, above, below, above and so on. Then after each strip, push the strip up as close to the previous strip as possible. This ensures all the strips fit.
The pattern: magenta, white, pink, white, light pink, white, red, white, magenta, white, pink, white, light pink.
When all the strips are used, you should have a pattern that looks like the image below.
Frame your woven paper heart art
Now that the paper loom is full and your weave pattern is finished, decide which way you want the strips to go and add the top heart layer. I love that this project can have two drastically different looks when the strips are running vertical or horizontal.
Feel free to add glue if you’d like, otherwise put both pieces together in a frame. And that is it! At last you have cute woven paper heart art.
This woven paper heart art craft surely is a great hands on project. Suitable for all ages, wonderful for an art class and always enjoyed as a heartfelt gift. This paper craft is easy and fun to make and I hope you enjoyed making it as much as I did.
If you created this art project, I would love to see how it turned out. Feel free to share with me on my social media. @EmjaybeeDesign #EmjaybeeDesign
Here’s to craft projects that inspire you to break out your creative and crafty side while making life beautiful!
♥ Megan
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