Camino Craft - Valentine's Day card

So it’s almost Valentine’s Day so I thought that a Camino-inspired card would be a nice idea. This is based on a tradition from Denmark (yes, I know that the Camino isn’t there but I researched this for my Guide Unit as an activity as we’re doing an International; Valentine’s so I’ve saved myself some effort by merely doing some adapting!).

One of the popular Valentine’s Day customs in Denmark is that young couples swap funny little poems or love notes, known as ‘gaekkebrev’. The sender of a ‘gaekkebrev’ writes a rhyme for his beloved, though he signs the message with dots, not a name (one for each letter in their name). If the recipient guesses the name correctly, she receives an egg at Easter! If not then she has to give the sender an Easter egg. The Danes are world-famous for their intricate paper cutting.

Fold your paper in half and then half again and draw your design - Santiago Cathedral for example

Stars and scallop shells work well too

Cut out shapes and unfold

Make your paper less boxy maybe

Or start off with a shape  - an arrow works well (if you only fold the paper once!)

Okay the scallop shell looks more like an acorn but you get the idea.

 

This would look more romantic on red paper but I didn't have any available!

 

Write the poem on and then give to your Valentine (or you could use this in a Camino scrapbook maybe?). 

Henne bag ved havens hæk, fandt jeg denne vintergæk.

Hej, min hvide lille ven, nu er turen din igen.

Du skal gå til min ven, hviske så kan kan forstå,

han må gætte prikke små, for et påskeæg at få!

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