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How to Make Paper Strip Hearts

November 25, 2020 By: Katie31 Comments

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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!

Supplies You’ll Need to Make This Craft:

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  • Patterned Paper
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Staples
  • String or Ribbon

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.

cardstock and patterned paper used to make paper strip hears

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.

strips used to make a paper strip heart

Stack them as shown above and bring the bottoms of all the slips of paper together and staple.

strips of paper stapled together

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.

a hand holding three of the strips to form one of the sides of the heart

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.

a hanging paper strip heart

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.

hanging paper strip hearts

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  • So many of our crafts use a Cricut Machine, this is by far, my favorite tool! And there are different machines to choose from to fit every budget.
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  • Keep your supplies and projects organized with these Stackable Storage Baskets.
a hanging paper strip heart

When you make these paper hearts please share a photo! We’d love to see them.

Yield: 1 Paper Hear

How to Make Paper Strip Hearts

paper strip hearts 3

Paper Strip Hearts are easy and fun to make. Hang them from the ceiling or add to a banner for fun party decor.

Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $5

Materials

  • Patterned Paper
  • String or Ribbon

Tools

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Staples

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Using a paper trimmer, cut the pattern paper into strips.
  3. To make different sized hearts, for fatter or skinnier hearts, you cut the strips into different lengths.
  4. Stack them as small, medium, large, large, medium, small. Bring the bottoms of all the slips of paper together and staple.
  5. 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.
  6. Then bring all 6 ends together, keeping them even, and staple the ends together.
  7. 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.
© Katie Adams
Project Type: Paper Crafting / Category: Valentine's Day

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Comments

  1. Tonii says

    January 27, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Oh how cute are these?! Thank you so much for sharing, I can’t wait to try these with my girls next week!!

    Reply
  2. Ann Porteous says

    January 30, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    these are too cute!! I am your newest fan! visiting from craftomanic blog link!

    Reply
  3. Rachael says

    January 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    So cute, what a fun idea.

    Reply
  4. Kelly @ Here Comes the Sun says

    January 31, 2012 at 2:52 am

    I know what I will be making this week with my daughter! Thanks for the great idea. Please come share at my party!

    http://herecomesthesun-kelly.blogspot.com/2012/01/fabulous-friday-10.html

    I’m your newest follower!

    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    January 31, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    I LOVE the paper choices!! Awesome job!

    Come check out my site sometime
    http://www.newlifeovernight.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. Lesley @ early play says

    January 31, 2012 at 11:36 am

    These are wonderful and look so professional and so simple. I think we will make these at playgroup for valentines. Cheers.

    Reply
  7. Marriage from Scratch says

    January 31, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Those are adorable! I will definitely be making these :)Thanks for sharing!
    Come visit Marriage from Scratch!

    ~Christina
    http://www.marriagefromscratch.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says

    January 31, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    I love where you hung them – great job!!

    Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    February 1, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    I really LOVE those hearts! Swoon

    Reply
  10. Barb says

    February 2, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    So so pretty!

    Reply
  11. The Answer Is Chocolate says

    February 2, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Love these. Saw them over at A Glimpse Inside and now following you 🙂

    Reply
  12. Allison {A Glimpse Inside} says

    February 3, 2012 at 4:40 am

    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!

    Reply
  13. Gale says

    February 3, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    So cute! Pinned this!

    Reply
  14. Vonda says

    February 3, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    I love these. Just found a fun craft to do this weekend! Thanks!

    Reply
  15. Terry says

    February 3, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    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.

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    February 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    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.

    Reply
  17. Heather @ Raising Memories Blog says

    February 4, 2012 at 2:01 am

    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! 🙂
    ( http://heathernow.blogspot.com/search/label/sharing%20time )
    ~Heather

    Reply
  18. Cheryl says

    February 4, 2012 at 5:50 am

    These are cute! Gonna try making some.

    Reply
  19. Molly says

    February 4, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    So lovely!! I might have to give these a try, thanks for sharing the tutorial and for linking up to our Valentines Countdown Party!

    Reply
  20. AmieAnn says

    February 5, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    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!

    Reply
  21. Rhinestone Beagle says

    February 6, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    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!

    Reply
  22. Molly says

    February 7, 2012 at 4:02 am

    Hey! Thanks for linking up to my Countdown to Valentines party, I’ve featured these today as one of my favorites!

    Reply
  23. {Adventuresindinner} says

    February 9, 2012 at 3:35 am

    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)

    Reply
  24. Terry says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    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

    Reply
  25. Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says

    April 6, 2012 at 12:34 am

    Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂 I hope you’ll stop back often!

    Reply
  26. Ruby says

    January 4, 2013 at 10:16 am

    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.

    Reply
  27. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    January 24, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    So pretty! I love these!!

    Reply
  28. Bridgit's Bell says

    January 25, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Cool, I shared on Google +.

    Reply
  29. Natalie B. says

    January 30, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Very cute!
    Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
    I have chosen to feature your post tomorrow, so do come past and get your button 🙂
    x
    Natalie

    Reply
  30. Angie says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    These are beautiful. I listed them in “best of the web” in Valentine’s crafts. I hope that is OK.

    Reply
  31. Sheri says

    February 12, 2015 at 6:25 am

    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!

    Reply

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