Easy Paper Crafts: Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot

This Celtic Heart Knot provides a different version of the eternity knot of Celtic designs.

The easy paper crafts project uses brightly colored paper to form the simple and beautiful finished design.

With just a few materials and tools, we show you how to make this beautiful project in the pictures below.
Easy paper crafts celtic designs celtic heart knot finished red on red stripes in black frame

Easy Paper Crafts: Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot Materials and Tools:

Paper - two colors (12 x 12 decorative paper or 9 x 12 construction paper. The background paper must be at least 9 x 9 to hold the design.) 
Pencil 
Ruler 
Tape 
Glue (optional; can just use the tape) 
Scissors 
Frame (optional)  
Pattern (Click here for the Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot pattern.)
Easy paper crafts celtic desing celtic heart knot materials and tools

The Steps for How to Make the Easy Paper Crafts: Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot:

Print the pattern.

Trim around the outer and inner lines.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 1 cut out the design template
Use the cut out template to draw four different shapes on the back of the design paper.

This paper was one-sided with the front red and the back white making it easy to trace the pattern.

You could also use colorful printer paper and print the design four different times.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 2 transfer the design to the paper
Cut out each of the four designs.

Hold your scissors steady in one hand.

With the other hand, feed the paper toward the scissors.

This allows a more evenly trimmed edge.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 3 cut out the designs
Position the four cut out shapes of the Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot opposite each other.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 4 position shapes opposite each other
Pull two adjacent shapes close to each other.

Position the end of the long edge of one close to the end of the short edge of the other.

Be careful in taping the ends together.

You may need to adjust the ends slightly apart.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 5 tape adjacent shapes together
For one-sided paper I prefer to work from the top though you could just as easily work from the back (see below). 

Use a very small piece of tape such that it will be hidden under the overlapping design.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 6 use small piece of tape
For two sided paper such as this plaid, I prefer to tape on the back side.

Look closely at the seams. They are slightly apart.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 5 alternate tape on back
As you put the four designs together, a ruler helps make sure the designs are directly opposite each other.
Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot step 7 use ruler to help position design
As you connect the four shapes, make sure the taped seams are hidden beneath the overlapping design.

After the four designs are taped to each other, use the ruler to center the Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot on the background paper.

Use glue to attach the design.

Or, you can roll small pieces of tape to hold the design to the background paper.
Easy paper crafts celtic designs celtic heart knot step 8 glue to background
The Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot is finished and ready to frame.
Easy paper crafts celtic designs celtic heart knot step 9 finished design
This red Celtic Heart Knot is framed in a black 12 x 12-inch frame sized for scrapbook pages.
Easy paper crafts celtic designs celtic heart knot framed red design on red stripes
Using the same technique, this red, white and blue plaid design on a red background is framed in a white 12 x 12 inch frame.
Easy paper crafts celtic designs celtic heart knot framed plaid design on red background
The Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot is very similar to the eternity knot or the 8-18 knot in mathematical knot theory.

Though the design above requires taping to be never ending, the philosophy of the eternity knot or this Celtic Heart Knot is that there is no beginning and no end.

Made simply, the design is nevertheless interesting and adds a conversation piece to any decor.

Enjoy making this easy paper crafts Celtic designs celtic heart knot for a special someone or just for fun for yourself.
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