How to Make Woven Paper Heart Basket Valentine's DIY

How to Make Woven Paper Heart Basket Valentine's DIY The Scandinavian woven heart basket is a traditional paper craft and was a common decoration to hang on the Christmas tree, now we use it for Valentine's day. Just a couple of pieces of light weight paper is all it takes to make this cute little heart, the bigger the paper, the bigger the woven heart basket. This woven heart basket craft is great for a last minute Valentine’s day surprise, and I'm sharing a simple paper heart tutorial so you can start your first piece. Let's get started! This cute weaving project can be used to hold little treats to deliver to neighbors and friends.  You can make it a larger size by using larger pieces of paper! I learned how to weave this heart basket in third grade, at about age 8 or 9.  Our entire class used giant pieces of butcher paper to make woven hearts for our Valentine's boxes, they hung off the front of our desks with tape, perfect for filling with handmade Valentine ca...

How to do Loose Acrylic Painting (Beginner Tutorial)

How to do Loose Acrylic Painting (Beginner Tutorial) Loose acrylic painting is fast, quick drying paint in layers, creating depth and contrast in colors. Back during the last week of September 2024, I picked up a new favorite hobby of loose acrylic painting! I'm going to walk you through the basic steps of loose acrylic painting as a reference or guide, but as always, if you are excited about loose acrylic painting, sign up for a class or a course.  (More info below) WHAT IS LOOSE ACRYLIC PAINTING? Loose acrylic painting is a painterly style that focuses on a few key elements and ditches all the details. It's brushy loose style and bold strokes gives it the painterly style.  It's not typically blended...leaving the blending up to the eyes of the viewer or optical blending. It's fast. I love it because I can finish an entire painting in 1-2 hours painting sessions instead of letting it sit on my easel for weeks. Acrylic paint dries quickly, so it can be layered and layer...