Danish Pleated Paper Hearts
by Ice Beautiful
Though nobody knows the original purpose of heart-shaped pleated paper basket (Julehjerter in Danish) that came from Denmark and Northern Germany now it is mostly used as Christmas decoration. The oldest known pleated heart was made by famous Danish children writer H. C. Andersen in 1860. Now this ornament is a most popular Christmas ornament in Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway). There are so many creative ways to make it. They can be made out of paper:
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It can be made out of glass:
It can be metal jewellery:
It can be crocheted:
Made out of fabric:
Made out of birch bark:
Made out of Hama beads:
You can find some great tutorials how to make Danish pleated heart here and here.
Danish pleated heart baskets could be great decoration for Valentine’s Day. Here you can see my take on it.
Great post! I remember making these when my daughters were young.
Even if I have seen them so many times it became a great discovery for me