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How to Make a Paper Heart Garland
Turn Paper into a Heart Chain or Heart Garland
With just some paper, staples and string you can easily create a garland or chain of paper hearts to use for a special occasion.
In looking for a way to make a fast and easy Valentine craft, I discovered several different version of paper crafts using hearts that can be turned into garlands, chains and even heart ornaments.
The paper heart crafts can be made by children at school or clubs as a quick way to make a Valentine's Day craft for decorating taking home for Valentine's Day.
These paper heart chains and handing hearts can be used as festive decorations for Valentine's Day events, weddings and baby showers, any time you might want to decorate with hearts.
See how to make a paper heart garland, a paper heart chain, a string of paper hearts and even 3-dimensional paper hearts to use for garlands, paper chains and ornaments.
Paper Heart Chain © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
Paper Heart Garland
Steps to Make a Paper Heart Garland
Directions for Making a Paper Heart Garland © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
A paper heart garland can be made in just a few minutes using strips of paper and a stapler. Once you figure out the trick to putting the strips together it is simple to make a long chain of paper hearts
Start with your paper of choice (construction, cardstock, colored or recycled), then cut strips and staple them together. It is an easy project for kids or a great last minute Valentine's Day decoration.
Craft Time
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 - 15 minutes
Ingredients
- Paper - Construction or Cardstock or Colored
- Paper Cutter or Scissors
- Ruler
- Stapler with Staples
Instructions
- 1. Cut paper into 1 inch by 4 inch strips.
- 2. Staple one end of the strip together.
- 3. Open up the strips and join them at the bottom into a heart shape.
- 4. BEFORE you staple, add another cut strip on the outside edge of the first strips.
- Then staple through all four layers.
- 5. Keep adding more strips to reach the desired length.
- 6. At the last heart, staple the final two strips together.
- Paper Heart Chain © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
How to Make a Paper Heart Chain Video
MissCraftyhands shows how to make a paper heart chain or garland from cut strips of paper
Materials for Making Paper Hearts on Amazon
More on Making Paper Heart Chains
- Valentine Paper Heart Chain DIY | Strumpet's Crumpets
In this blog tutorial from Becky Farley we discover how easy it is to create your own paper heart chains. - How-To: Valentine Heart Chain + Felt Ornament & Garland Ideas | MAKE
This project began as a fun paper heart chain project with my son and evolved (as many projects do!) into a few different ideas. - Valentine's Day craft - Paper Heart Chain - Directions Not Included
These paper heart chains are one of the easiest projects out there. Mix up some of your favorite color combinations and you have a perfectly simple Valentine’s Day craft.
Make a Paper Heart Video Tutorial
In this video paperstudio demonstrates how to create paper hearts within hearts from different lengths of paper strips.
Paper Heart Chain
Steps to Make a Paper Heart Chain
Directions for Making a Paper Heart Chain © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
Make an Easy Paper Heart Chain
A very easy way to make a paper heart chain using folded strips of paper in the colors of your choice. This is a quick easy project for school crafts or clubs and for Valentine's Day.
You could even recycle paper and use old magazines, books or brown paper bags to make these paper heart chains.
Craft Time
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 - 15 minutes
Ingredients
- Paper - Construction or Cardstock or Colored
- Paper Cutter or Scissors
- Ruler
- Stapler with Staples
- Glue Dots
Instructions
- 1. Fold the paper in half.
- 2. Cut into 1 inch x 4.25 inch strips (or modify depending on the desired size)
- With the fold, these strips end up being 1 inch x 8.5 inches.
- 3. Fold paper into a heart shape.
- 4. Staple the ends together.
- 5. Take another piece of paper, link through the first heart and staple.
- 6. Keep adding more links until a desired length is reached.
- Note: If you are a crafting perfectionist like myself, make sure you add the links in the same direction, so your chain of hearts orient the same way.
- Paper Heart Chain © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
Make a Paper Heart Chain or Wreath
In these video tutorials epicabundance demonstrates how to create a paper heart decoration and a paper heart wreath from folded strips of paper.
More Ways on Creating a Paper Heart Chain
- Paper & Staples {A V-Day Heart Garland} | older and wisor
Learn how to make a paper heart chain using folded strips of paper.
Paper Hearts on a String
Steps to Make a Paper Heart String
Directions for Making a Heart on a String © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
Make a Paper Heart String
These strings of paper hearts are another simple Valentine's Day or any day project.
Just cut up some hearts and sew them on a string. You can vary the size of the hearts, or even mix up several different sizes.
Craft Time
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 - 15 minutes
Ingredients
- Paper - Construction or Cardstock
- Heart Template
- Scissors
- Heart Punch
- Thread or String
- Sewing Machine or Needle
Instructions
- 1. Punch or cut hearts out of paper at desired size.
- 2. Stitch the hearts together using thread on a sewing machine, or hand stitch using thread, yarn or twine.
- 3. If using twine or yarn, you might want to punch small holes in the hearts to make it easier to sew.
- 4. Keep adding hearts to reach the desired length.
- To simplify this, instead of using paper hearts, use self sticking foam hearts and stick two together on a string.
- Paper Hearts on a String © Kirsti A. Dyer. All Rights Reserved.
Make a Heart Garland Using Old Book Paper Video Tutorial
Learn How to Make a Heart Garland Using Old Book Paper in this video tutorial from Be Your Pet.
Paper Hearts Materials on Amazon
More Ideas for Stringing Paper Hearts
- Valentine’s Day Crafts I Like | I'll be your pet
The blog post on making a heart garland from the video tutorial above. - Paper Punch Garland | grace and light:
An easy to follow photo tutorial for making a paper punch heart garland from grace and light.
Paper Heart Crafts
Make a Paper Heart Video Tutorials
Video tutorials on making 3-D paper hearts using scrap paper, magazines, newspaper, old books, comic pages, photos and wallpaper from epicabundance and the Fuzzy Dragon.
More on Making 3-D Paper Heart Garlands and Ornaments
- 3D Valentine Paper Heart Garland
Make a 3D Valentine Paper Heart Garland with directions from A Pretty Life. - How to make 3D Paper Hearts | Hoosier Homade
Make these super easy 3D hearts for Valentine's Day Decorating, hang in a nursery or add to a present. - Create your own 3-D Valentine to deliver a heart-felt message | OregonLive.com
Give love a spin and decorate a window or chandelier with this pretty project. - 3D Heart garland | DIY Craft Project Instructions
Make a 3D Heart garland using recycled paper, a brown paper bag. - 3D String of Hearts | KinderCrafts
3D String of Hearts: Make a string of 3-D hearts. This is a great decoration for Valentine's Day. - 3D Hearts Mobile | KinderCrafts
3D String of Hearts Mobile: Make a string of 3-D hearts mobile. This is a great decoration for Valentine's Day. - 3D Valentine Ornament
This is a cute, simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang around the room.
Supplies to Make Heart Garlands on Amazon
Make a Quick 3-D Heart
With just a snip of a heart and some glue dots you can make some dimensional hearts for decorating a wall or a package.
- Make a wall of paper hearts | How About Orange
These are made from traditional heart shapes with a slit cut partway down the center.
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