Paper Strip Hearts are easy and fun to make. Hang them from the ceiling or add to a banner for fun party decor. Complete tutorial below!
There is no better way to decorate for Valentine’s Day than with hearts!
These paper hearts are super easy to make with scraps of paper and is a great craft to make with kids.
Easy Valentine Crafts:
We have shared all kinds of Valentine projects in the past! Like this Valentine’s Day Banner, this Heart Pendant Necklace, or this Chocolate Nugget 6 Pack Gift.
Be sure to look around the blog for more fun Valentine ideas!
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How to Make Paper Hearts:
To begin, chose your paper.
I chose a double-sided paper that also has touches of glitter in it. There are so many fun papers out there to choose from.
Using a paper trimmer, cut the pattern paper into strips.
For each heart, you will need 6 strips. The 2 small reds are 5 inches long, the pink is 6 1/2 inches long and the patterned red is 8 inches long.
To make different sized hearts, for fatter or skinnier hearts, you cut the strips into different lengths.
Stack them as shown above and bring the bottoms of all the slips of paper together and staple.
Take 3 strips of paper and bring the ends together until they are even, do the same with the other three strips pulling them in the opposite direction.
Then bring all 6 ends together, keeping them even, and staple the ends together.
And there is your heart!
Hang them with string or ribbon. To attach the string, I took a glue dot and put it down the center of the heart and put the end of the string in the center, and pinch the heart together. The glue dot will hold the string, it won’t be super strong, but will hold the heart to hang it.
I like to watch the hearts as they hang because they slowly spin so they are always moving.
I hung some at my desk at work.
Our Crafting Essentials List:
- The Cricut Cutting Machine is easily our favorite crafting tool. We use it in so many of our tutorials!
- This Fiskars Paper Trimmer is easy to use and cuts nicely without frayed edges.
- These Scotch Precision Scissors cut like a dream and you get multiple pairs in a pack!
- Keep those started project supplies organized and separated with Stacking Plastic Baskets. I always work on more than 1 project at a time and these baskets really help me from losing supplies.
When you make these paper hearts please share a photo! We’d love to see them.
How to Make Paper Strip Hearts
Paper Strip Hearts are easy and fun to make. Hang them from the ceiling or add to a banner for fun party decor.
Materials
Tools
Instructions
- For each heart, you will need 6 strips. The 2 small - 5 inches long, 2 medium - 6 1/2 inches long, and 2 large - 8 inches long.
- Using a paper trimmer, cut the pattern paper into strips.
- To make different sized hearts, for fatter or skinnier hearts, you cut the strips into different lengths.
- Stack them as small, medium, large, large, medium, small. Bring the bottoms of all the slips of paper together and staple.
- Take 3 strips of paper and bring the ends together until they are even, do the same with the other three strips pulling them in the opposite direction.
- Then bring all 6 ends together, keeping them even, and staple the ends together.
- To hand with a string or ribbon, take a glue dot and put it down the center of the heart and put the end of the string in the center, and pinch the heart together. The glue dot will hold the string, it won't be super strong, but will hold the heart to hang it.
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Tonii says
Oh how cute are these?! Thank you so much for sharing, I can’t wait to try these with my girls next week!!
Ann Porteous says
these are too cute!! I am your newest fan! visiting from craftomanic blog link!
Rachael says
So cute, what a fun idea.
Kelly @ Here Comes the Sun says
I know what I will be making this week with my daughter! Thanks for the great idea. Please come share at my party!
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Amanda says
I LOVE the paper choices!! Awesome job!
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Lesley @ early play says
These are wonderful and look so professional and so simple. I think we will make these at playgroup for valentines. Cheers.
Marriage from Scratch says
Those are adorable! I will definitely be making these :)Thanks for sharing!
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Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says
I love where you hung them – great job!!
[email protected] says
I really LOVE those hearts! Swoon
Barb says
So so pretty!
The Answer Is Chocolate says
Love these. Saw them over at A Glimpse Inside and now following you 🙂
Allison {A Glimpse Inside} says
They turned out fabulously! Love the paper you used!
Thanks so much for sharing and linking up to this week’s Catch a Glimpse party! I’ll be featuring this tomorrow!
Gale says
So cute! Pinned this!
Vonda says
I love these. Just found a fun craft to do this weekend! Thanks!
Terry says
These are really sweet. I was actually checking them out while I was searching another party, lol. Really cute. Thanks for sharing them at our Link It Up Thursday party.
Anonymous says
They are lovely and easy to do, I just tried one and they look adorable, and I just used plain white paper..for trial, and they are cute.
Heather @ Raising Memories Blog says
I love how this turned out- such a cool effect! Just wanted to invite you to share this at Sharing Time! Would love to have you over there! 🙂
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Cheryl says
These are cute! Gonna try making some.
Molly says
So lovely!! I might have to give these a try, thanks for sharing the tutorial and for linking up to our Valentines Countdown Party!
AmieAnn says
These are sooo sweet! Love how cute they look hanging from the chandelier! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo party.. can’t wait to see what you share next!
Rhinestone Beagle says
These are fantastic and so easy! Thanks so much for linking this up at Doggone Dirty Craftin last week. Can’t wait to see what you have for this thursday!
Molly says
Hey! Thanks for linking up to my Countdown to Valentines party, I’ve featured these today as one of my favorites!
{Adventuresindinner} says
Congratulations! You are one our features this week at our Pin’Inspiration party. Pop by and grab a button when you have a mo :0)
Terry says
Just wanted to let you know that we featured your pretty hearts at our Link It Up Thursday party. Come on over if you would like a featured button. http://thesepeastastefunny.blogspot.com/2012/02/link-it-up-thursday-6.html
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says
Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂 I hope you’ll stop back often!
Ruby says
This art work is really simple but very creative. This is good decoration for a valentine party at home. You have explained it very clearly. Thanks for sharing your talent with others.
Diana - FreeStyleMama says
So pretty! I love these!!
Bridgit's Bell says
Cool, I shared on Google +.
Natalie B. says
Very cute!
Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
I have chosen to feature your post tomorrow, so do come past and get your button 🙂
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Natalie
Angie says
These are beautiful. I listed them in “best of the web” in Valentine’s crafts. I hope that is OK.
Sheri says
I love the look of your hearts and used your image on my Facebook Page (Hang-Mate Products). We invented a retracting ceiling hanger that’s keeping teachers and librarians safe when they hang all of these delightful ideas of yours. Thanks for a lovely blog!