In this menu you will find ten different Christmas heart patterns. There are five patterns from my book ‘Hjerter til jul’ (in English ‘Hearts for Christmas’) and, moreover, five patterns which are a random selection you can only find at this website.

Basically, a Christmas heart consists of two pieces of folded glossy paper of different colours which are cut in a certain way and then woven together so that they form the shape of a heart. The bottom line of all the patterns you find here is where the glossy paper is folded. You always draw on the reverse or white side of the glossy paper.

In order to transfer the patterns at this site to glossy paper, you simply make a print of the pattern, place it on the glossy paper you want to use, and then use a hard pointed object to draw on the lines of the pattern so that they can be seen on the glossy paper below. It is a good idea first to cut out the main form of a quadrate and a half circle on top of it and then, afterwards, transfer the pattern.

Patterns in the book are best transferred by using sandwich paper. First you place the sandwich paper on top of the pattern in the book and draw along the lines. Then, afterwards, you use a hard pointed object to transfer a pattern to glossy paper. This method can also be used on prints from this website. Again, it is a good idea first to cut out the main form of a quadrate and a half circle on top of it and then, afterwards, transfer the pattern.

When a pattern has been transferred, it is time for cutting. Cut along the black lines, and always a bit longer than the top vertical line. Parts of a pattern encircled by red lines should be cut away completely.

There are always two pieces of paper needed for a Christmas heart, two pieces that are woven together to form a heart. When only one part is shown, it means that you can cut both parts at the same time, as the figure in the heart is symmetrical. When the two parts are both shown, they must be cut separately, and the one to the right must always be turned 90 degrees down to the right and from that position woven into the part to the left. A ‘U’ in a pattern means that this strip of paper start off by being put through a strip of the other glossy paper part. An ‘O’ means that this strip should be put over a strip of the other glossy paper part.

Christmas hearts from the book ’Hjerter til jul’

Click the hearts to enlarge an image. The heart with the star was created by my big brother Asger Nielsen many years ago. Every year, it has its place on my parents’ Christmas tree, and it has inspired me when making my own Christmas hearts.
Download patters for these 5 hearts: Skabeloner_Forlag.pdf

Five Christmas hearts, a random selection

Click the hearts to enlarge an image.
Download patters for these 5 hearts: Skabeloner_Skrivebordsskuffen.pdf