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Woven Heart Basket

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This nice little paper basket can be used to place little gifts for the little ones.

Woven Heart Basket.
Woven Heart Basket.
You'll need two different colours of papers. Fold and cut so that each piece has 3 loops.
You'll need two different colours of papers. Fold and cut so that each piece has 3 loops.
Starting with the bottom 1/3 loop of the green piece, weave it through the first red loop, insert the second red loop through this green piece and weave this green piece through the 3rd red loop again.
Starting with the bottom 1/3 loop of the green piece, weave it through the first red loop, insert the second red loop through this green piece and weave this green piece through the 3rd red loop again.
Do the opposite way for the middle loop of the green piece. First weave the right red loop through this green loop, then weave this middle green loop through the middle red loop and then weave the red loop through this green loop again.
Do the opposite way for the middle loop of the green piece. First weave the right red loop through this green loop, then weave this middle green loop through the middle red loop and then weave the red loop through this green loop again.
If done correctly, your basket should be able to open this way.
If done correctly, your basket should be able to open this way.
Using a craft scissors, cut a red strip and weave a green strip through it as the handle of the basket.
Using a craft scissors, cut a red strip and weave a green strip through it as the handle of the basket.
The beautiful paper heart basket.
The beautiful paper heart basket.

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8 Comments

  1. mnhl
    Reply
    November 4, 2009,

    Interesting. But the weaving weaving part looks a bit complicated.

  2. claire
    Reply
    November 4, 2009,

    dont look at me.. i m blur blur in this.. hehee.. but u r really good.. *salute again*

  3. willie
    Reply
    November 5, 2009,

    I like this. I will try it at home. My kid will surely love this.

  5. ayie
    Reply
    November 6, 2009,

    a teeny weeny heart basket so cute! I also love weaving baskets but I use rattan =P

  6. Merryn
    Reply
    November 6, 2009,

    Ayie,

    You can weave baskets using rattan? That is so cool! 🙂 I’d love to see your creations one day.

  7. ayie
    Reply
    November 12, 2009,

    those kind of materials not easy to get here, I hope I can visit home soon and take photos of my card=ft works there =) i also hope mom didn’t give away or throw those! hehe

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