This spring the John C Campbell Folk School asked for donations of heart shaped crafts for their new Hearts at Work project. Almost 3,000 hearts were sent from students, staff and instructors who have attended the school. The school presented the hearts to essential workers in the local county.
Heart shaped books are not new, and there is an online tutorial based on the traditional heart shaped book. However, I remembered seeing a unique small heart shaped book pattern in one of the books I have. Books and Journals, by Constance E. Richards included instructions for making a heart book necklace. I adapted her design to make my little books.
Each book is made up of origami folded pages cut to form a heart. The pages are glued together so that the can open. Heart shaped card stock is used for the covers, and a ribbon is used to tie it shut. I was happy with how these little origami fold books turned out.
