DCWV

When I attend the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show (CHA) I always have to stop by the DCWV booth to see what is new.  I think everyone knows and has purchased at least one of their cardstock stacks over the years.

Besides cardstock stacks, DCWV was also showcasing some of their kits that they have.

One of the Make and Take projects showed how to make these paper flowers.

I really liked the bright colors in this cardstock stack.  Not only does it have some great images for birthdays, but the bright colors and patterns on some of these papers could be used for general scrapbooking and card making.

DCWV also has wall decal kits.  These are pre-cut shapes that you can use to decorate any space in your home.  I love the brown and teal combination in this first one.

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Woven Heart with Sizzix and Marisa Pawelko

I love it when you have a crafting tool that was made for one use, but you can find a second use for it. That is exactly what I am going to show you with todays project.

The idea for this project all started when I saw a woven paper heart project for Valentines day.  The base cut for the project reminded me of the woven bracelet shape from Marisa Pawelkos die with Sizzix.

I started off by cutting the bracelet shape out of two different shades of pink paper.  You can use the row of dots that are also cut with this die for another project since we will not need them for this.

Next I cut both of the bracelet pieces in half as shown below.

Then I start to weave one into the other, just like those woven place mats we have all made out of paper back in grade school.

Tighten things up and shift the pieces so that there are no gaps.  Turn them on an angle so that the rounded portion is at the top . . . do you see the heart now?

The last step is to simply secure the pieces with a little adhesive so that they stay nice and flat, and then trim off the excess.  Now you have two little woven hearts!

Since this die cut is intended for making a bracelet, there are small holes at the top of the heart.  You could use those to thread some ribbon through and tie these hearts onto a card or other crafting project.  If you sealed these so that the paper would not tear you might even be able to make a necklace.

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