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Woven Paper Heart Basket

thumbnail of Scandinavian Woven Paper Heart (click for large version) Get ready for Valentine's Day by making a few! These woven paper hearts are a Scandinavian Christmas tradition, but I think they're cool for Valentine's Day too. By cutting and weaving two different colors of paper or felt, you'll have a cute little heart-shaped basket for a few candies. This can be a little tricky, but should be good for kids 10 and up.

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Woven Karate Belt Bag (like a Seatbelt Bag)

Colored Woven Karate Belt Bag - Front

First in the "What Else Could I Do With That?" series.

Have you seen the purses called "Seatbelt Bags"? They're woven with seatbelt straps, look cool, and are, I hear, very durable, if somewhat heavy. I love the look of them.

Anyway, one day while organizing our house I noticed just how many karate belts we had in various closets - especially the white ones that come with every new karate outfit that a growing kid needs. An idea began to form.

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