How to make a simple paper heart. DIY paper hearts on the wall using the origami technique
The very first big holiday after New Year's it's Valentine's Day. Very soon, lovers will begin to intensively prepare for this day: come up with romantic gifts for each other, plan how best to spend this day and, of course, first of all, do things.
It has already become a tradition for Krestik to help you find ideas and inspiration for any reason, so we will start preparing in advance for February 14th!
Let's see how you can make paper valentines with your own hands, so as not to waste too much time, but as a result you will get beautiful and original gifts for loved ones.
To start making a valentine with your own hands, especially if you are planning to make it out of paper and in the shape of a heart, you should prepare a template. If you can easily draw by hand beautiful heart, then go ahead and get some thick paper and a pencil! If you are not sure that you can do it yourself, then download the heart templates we have selected, print them on a printer and carefully cut out the heart along the outline.
First make a slit with a utility knife, then use small scissors, such as nail scissors.
As a result, you should get something like this, tracing it along the contour on a beautiful sheet of paper and then cutting it out, you will get a neat heart.
So, we figured out how to cut an even and cute heart from colored paper. It's time to choose an idea for decorating your Valentine's card.
Super simple valentines
Let's first look at the most simple ways. A huge Valentine heart can be made from small hearts, each of which is glued to a cardboard base.
Small heart blanks themselves can become full-fledged valentines if you cut them out of beautiful paper and decorate them with buttons.
The valentine card has a special space for the recipient's name or a romantic message.
A full-fledged picture of paper hearts is the height of simplicity and genius!
After watching the video master class, you will learn how to make a heart box with your own hands:
Valentine card with a drawing
The beauty of this method of creating a paper heart with your own hands is that you don’t have to be a talented artist; even a child can make such a valentine.
On a white heart or any other, but better light color, ordinary ballpoint pen draw simple curls, hearts, flowers and other delights.
Then, using regular watercolors, paint only some fragments:
As a result, you will receive a one-of-a-kind Valentine card!
Such valentines can be given not only to a loved one, but also to friends (after all, we love them too))
By the way, do you know why foreigners write the letters XO on their Valentine cards?
In fact, everything is very simple: X conventionally means “kisses”, and O - “hugs”)
Original master class
Valentine card using a stamp
The method using a heart-shaped stamp is also quite simple and popular when making paper valentines. To do this, you just need to buy one or more stamps. They come in different prints and different sizes:
If you can’t buy it, don’t despair - make it yourself from an ordinary wine cork. Draw a heart and carefully cut it out with a utility knife.
Then apply gouache to the sponge and try to make an impression on a sheet of paper.
Now let's see how to make a Valentine's card with your own hands using a stamp.
Using a small piece of masking tape, carefully attach the blank with a heart inside to a blank for a postcard (you can use a ready-made one, you can fold a sheet of cardboard in half). Then, using a stamp, we fill the entire surface inside the workpiece with hearts, and the color of the hearts can be different shades red
After the paint has dried, remove the paper blank and the valentine is ready!
Original master class
Another idea for making a heart stamp is to use a cardboard cylinder to toilet paper give it a heart shape, wrapping it with tape for security.
With this stamp you can decorate a large sheet of whatman paper on which to write declarations of love!
Valentine's card with hearts
Fans of beautiful scrapbooking paper will definitely love the idea of creating a romantic voluminous postcard with hearts.
The technique for creating a Valentine card is very simple. Using a shaped hole punch, you need to cut out hearts from paper.
The number of hearts should be 2 times greater than what we see on the postcard, because each heart will be double-layered.
In this version of the valentine, all the lower hearts are made of the same type of paper, and the upper ones are made of different ones.
Take a ready-made card base or make one yourself, and then mark the location of the bottom layer of hearts and glue them on thin double-sided tape. Simply sew the upper hearts to the lower ones using a sewing machine - it’s not difficult, the main thing is to be careful.
Original master class
Using the same principle, you can make small Valentine cards:
And voluminous heart-shaped valentines:
If you don't have sewing machine, then sew the hearts on by hand. To do this, first place the paper on a soft surface, such as a towel or ironing board, and then pierce it with a needle, using a thimble to push the needle (watch your fingers!)
Ideas for decorating your home for February 14th
And finally, get inspired with ideas for decorating your home for Valentine's Day. They also won’t take up much of your time, but will definitely create a romantic atmosphere!
Romantic wreaths
The basis of a wreath made of paper hearts is a circle made of thick cardboard or a piece of plywood. You can glue the exact same circle of decorative paper on top, and then just stick a large number of hearts on it!
It's even easier to make a wreath from strips of double-sided scrapbooking paper. First bend them in half, and then glue them on top, giving them a heart shape. By gluing such blanks to each other, you will assemble them into an original wreath.
The more hearts, the larger the circumference of the wreath.
Garland of hearts
In addition to the wreath, you can also make garlands with hearts. A shaped hole punch with a heart and a regular hole punch for piercing round holes will come to the rescue.
The garland can also be made from hearts folded from strips of paper (it is based on the “heart” element, borrowed from quilling)
Of course, we will definitely show you more complex and interesting options DIY valentine cards, but if for some reason you need to make a valentine very quickly, you can always use one of the ideas listed here!
When creating gifts with your own hands, you often use the shape of a heart. It is usually presented as a greeting card for newlyweds and lovers. Nowadays, when you can simply buy a gift, gifts are most valued self made. Such special gifts are intended for those closest and dearest. You can make paper hearts with your own hands quite easily.
Option one
To make the paper heart look non-flat, you will need diagrams of a 3D figure. There are several ways to use such voluminous hearts, in particular gift cards and packaging.
They can also be used as a decorative element, especially suitable for themed parties.
The diagram is printed on paper, carefully cut out and glued together.
Pay attention! If you assemble the diagram incorrectly, you can end up with an inaccurately shaped figure.
Second way
Easy to create volumetric hearts Suitable as a wall decoration. Round heart shapes are cut out.
The two parts are glued together.
Third method
You can also use the origami style to create a three-dimensional figure. To use this technique, special paper is used. In the absence of it, you can make origami from ordinary double-sided colored paper.
To create a figure like in the picture, take rectangular paper. To begin with, the base should look like a diamond with triangles, so the corners are bent until they fit perfectly at the bottom end, straightened out and bent at the other end.
To create a three-dimensional triangle as in the picture, it is compressed in the middle. Repeats from the other end. Next, take the corner of the created triangle, and by pressing on it, a small rhombus emerges. The edges from below bend towards its center and straighten.
Related article: Fabric flowers - DIY crafts
We repeat these steps with all corners and fold the square into a shape.
The next gift won't take long. It folds up very easily.
Beautiful garland
A garland of hearts will help decorate the room. Below are several ways to create such a garland.
First way
The hearts seem to be strung on a thread. Take multi-colored paper, cut out hearts, perhaps different sizes, depending on what template. And on sewing machine sew the hearts to the desired length.
Second way
Using embroidery, a simple and original garland is created. Take a square sheet of paper and apply a pre-cut heart to it. Holes are pressed into the square using a needle along the outline of the heart. A heart is embroidered on them using a thread of the chosen color. For the selected length of the garland, the required number of squares is prepared and strung on a thread. You can add some color to the garland by showering it with sparkles or writing the words LOVE.
Third way
Garland made of wire and wool threads looks a bit like a cobweb.
You will need wire, scissors and wool thread. We give the wire the shape of hearts. Each heart will need to be covered with thread along the outline, and then we cross the threads along the space of the heart.
A loop is created for hanging the hearts. The hearts are strung on a thread and the decoration is ready!
Fourth method
The garland is only made of paper. The paper is cut according to a template (width 1 cm, length 6 cm). The two ends of the paper are connected with a stapler on one side. On the other hand, the ends are folded and secured with other cut pieces of paper. Gradually the garland is built up in this way.
Option five
The finger decoration with a heart is also made from paper.
To make a gift, take paper in the shape of a square and fold it in half. Important: one side is evenly divided into 4 stripes.
If the paper is not double-sided, then the non-colored side is placed on top, and 1 strip is folded inward. The paper is turned over and folded vertically. Then it is unbent, the ends are folded into the shape of a triangle. Take the top of the triangle and bend it down.
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Idea No. 1 – Paper heart in the shape of a snowflake
We recommend involving the kids in making these fancy paper hearts - this way they can have fun and make beautiful craft and develop imagination.
From these hearts you can make a charming round dance or create a cute couple in love.
What you will need:
- paper;
- scissors;
- felt-tip pen/paint with brush.
How to make a paper heart:
- Fold sheet, as for an 8-pointed snowflake.
- Cut out heart with legs and arms.
- Expand And draw Each one has a funny face.
Idea No. 2 – Paper heart on a stick
This method is so simple that even small children can handle it.
Required materials:
- white and kraft paper;
- ice cream sticks/kebabs;
- acrylic paint and brush;
- silence;
- twine / ribbon / thread;
- PVA / hot glue.
Instructions on how to make a paper heart on a stick:
- On white paper print heart, cut out.
- Using the template, draw on a craft sheet of hearts.
- Color it paints, leave to dry.
- Glue 2 hearts, after inserting a stick into the base of the craft. To securely attach the stick, generously add PVA or drop hot glue and press.
- Decorate a heart made of paper “fringed” from silence.
To make a craft individual - write your name, to whom it is intended, and attach it to the stick with a thread.
Idea No. 3 – Charming 3D paper heart
This one looks like magic flower from a fairy tale, which can be “grown” in just 30 minutes.
For work prepare:
- 4 squares 15 x 15 cm;
- red paper;
- glue;
- scissors.
How to make something beautiful volumetric heart from paper:
- Fold square base 2 times in half to make a small square. Using a template or freehand draw there is a heart on it, cut it out.
- Expand– you will get a 4-leaf clover.
- Fold cut the flower in half, press the middle with your finger, fold the lower left heart towards itself, bending it in the center.
- Expand sheet and make a cut to the middle between the top 2 hearts. Next from the color sheet cut out 3 slightly smaller hearts.
- Glue colored hearts into 3 “petals”, leaving the right one near the slot empty.
- Glue two parts of the craft, place the white half behind the adjacent colored one.
- Do by analogy, 3 more such products and connect glue all four parts together.
When folded it is a simple paper heart, but when unfolded it is a delightful 3D masterpiece.
In addition to the instructions, we offer a video master class.
Idea No. 4 – Penguin with a 3D paper heart
Invite your children to make such a cutie - they will be delighted. After all, it is fun, interesting and useful for the development of motor skills, perseverance and attentiveness.
List materials:
- paper: orange, white, pink;
- black cardboard;
- scissors;
- glue;
- felt-tip pen.
Let's get started:
- Cut out penguin tummy and wings made of cardboard. From colored paper - beak, paws and 4 hearts. The white one has two eyes.
- Collect bird, gluing all the parts.
- 4 hearts fold in half, glue sides - you get the breast of a penguin.
- The final touch - draw black eyes inside white circles.
Idea No. 5 – Volumetric paper heart with fringe
For fans of stylish and creative items, we offer them with paper fringe.
What tools will you need:
- papier-mâché heart;
- crepe paper;
- scissors;
Let's look at how to make a voluminous heart out of paper step by step:
- Cut off 4-5 strips of crepe paper 3 cm wide and 1 strip – 5 cm.
Cover papier-mâché glue.
- Wrap wide stripe heart. Do fringe on thin ribbons.
- Drip glue on the bottom of the heart, fix edge of the strip, wrap the entire craft.
Double fringed piece close seam on top.
- After the 3D paper heart is dry, attach attach a string to it and “beat” the fringe.
Idea No. 6 – Origami: how to fold a paper heart
What technique allows you to create an amazing heart out of paper - origami, of course.
We have prepared an overview of the 3 best options:
Heart with wings and hiding place
Consumables materials:
- paper: white on one side, red on the other;
- scissors.
Steps on how to make a paper heart using the origami technique:
- Trim sheet to make a square.
- Fold sheet in half, colored side out.
- Expand.
- Fold the leaf in the other direction is also red outward.
- Expand– got 4 bends.
- Fold cut the bottom half in half, colored side up.
- Wrap up top half towards the center.
- Turn over sheet.
- Bottom right corner wrap it up towards the center, leaving the white “valve” open.
- Likewise fold left corner.
- Turn over craft.
Box for romantic letters
If you want to make your own paper hearts in which you can hide little notes for your loved one, watch the video:
Delightful three-dimensional hearts using origami technique
The Japanese art of creating figures without glue or scissors gives endless possibilities for creativity. One example of how you can create amazingly beautiful voluminous paper hearts is shown in the master class.
Idea No. 7 – Heart made of paper using the Quilling technique
The art of paper rolling dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries and is still a favorite hobby of adults and children because it can be used to create stunning decorative elements, such as hearts.
For quilling prepare:
- cardboard;
- kraft paper;
- glue;
- strips for quilling of 2 types: width 7.5 mm, length – 22 cm and 11 cm;
- template ruler;
- quilling tools;
- rope/tape.
Let's start creating:
- Do a cardboard frame 1-3 cm wide.
A loved one does not need a lot of time and money.
You just have to use your imagination, learn a few secrets of making a souvenir and prepare the necessary materials.
The heart can be made from paper, sweets, clay, and it is suitable as a gift for various holidays, be it a birthday, Valentine's Day or March 8th.
Here are several options on how you can make a beautiful heart with your own hands.
How to make a voluminous paper heart
You will need:
Scissors
Wrapping paper or other thin paper
Heart template (can be drawn on cardboard and cut out)
PVA glue
Pencil
How to make papier-mâché mixture
Prepare a bowl, flour, water and some salt. Mix everything to get a paste.
Cooking the heart
1. Place the heart template on the cardboard and trace several times to create several cardboard hearts. Their number must be in pairs.
2. Start tearing off small pieces of tissue paper, coat them with glue and glue them to the cardboard hearts.
3. Glue another cardboard heart to the pieces of paper to make a sandwich of sorts.
4. Prepare newspaper, tear it into small pieces and start gluing them to the voluminous heart.
5. Leave the glue to dry.
6. When everything is dry, you can decorate the hearts in any way you like, for example, use acrylic paint, sparkles, glue colorful buttons, add colorful threads.
How to make a thread heart: Celtic necklace
Making this heart can be challenging at times, but it is very fun and in the end you will have a beautiful heart that can also be used as a bracelet or necklace.
*You will need colored laces or similar ropes.
* Follow the arrows to help you tie knots correctly.
*To find out right size, wrap the laces around your neck or arm and cut off the excess.
*For contrast, choose laces of different colors.
*Use two laces as one.
*Try to keep the laces straight for best effect.
* If you don’t succeed the first time, don’t stop trying again and again, and you will definitely succeed.
What can a heart be made from: wire and thread
You will need:
Regular or floral wire
Pliers
Scissors
1. Cut a piece of wire and use pliers to bend the piece into a heart shape. Twist the ends of the wire together.
2. Start wrapping the wire heart with thread. Try to wrap it so that there are no large holes.
*You can also attach a note to the heart.
How to make a beautiful heart: tea bag
Surprise your other half with a beautiful heart-shaped bag of your favorite tea.
You will need:
Scissors
Thick paper
Tea bags
Tea leaves
Teaspoon
1. Cut out a heart from thick paper. It should be large enough to fit a spoonful of tea.
2. Place the paper heart on the tea bag and begin to trace it with a thread and needle, making stitches. Make sure that there is no place through which the tea leaves could fall out.
3. Leave some space to fill the heart with tea leaves.
4. Make a tube out of paper and insert it into the hole of the heart and pour tea with it.
5. Pull out the tube and sew up the hole in the heart. Tie a knot and cut off the excess from the thread.
*You can make a heart-shaped tag. To do this, you just need to use a thread and a needle to connect a tea bag with a paper heart made of thick paper.
How to make a heart from cardboard and newspaper
You will need:
Scissors
Stationery knife
1.Get some newspaper and cut several long strips.
2. Cut out a heart from cardboard. Using a craft knife, cut out another heart inside the heart. As a result, you will have a heart-shaped frame.
3. Roll each strip of newspaper (you can secure the spiral with glue) and begin wrapping the frame around the spiral, periodically adding glue for better attachment.
4. All that remains is to add thread or ribbon so that the heart can be hung on the gift.
How to make a paper heart
You will need:
- scrap paper (wrapping paper)
Glue (glue gun)
Pencil
Scissors
1. On large sheet draw a big heart on cardboard.
* You can choose the size yourself, the heart can be small.
2. Cut out a heart from cardboard, and then cut out another one from this heart so that you end up with a frame.
3. And wrapping paper cut out thin strips.
4. Using a pencil, twist the strips into tubes (diagonally).
5. Cut each tube into shorter lengths.
6. Start gluing each tube to a cardboard heart. The tubes do not have to be the same length.
7. You can add some ribbon so that the heart can be hung somewhere.
*You can also cut out a heart from red construction paper and attach it to the frame as a decoration.
How to make a 3D heart
Using ordinary threads and a ball, you can make a beautiful and original heart.
You will need:
Threads (2-3 colors)
Heart shaped ball
Petrolatum
PVA glue
Ribbons of different colors
Decorations (decorative butterflies, beads, palettes, etc.)
1. First you need to inflate a heart-shaped balloon.
2. Now you need to lubricate the ball with a thin layer of Vaseline.
3. Apply PVA glue on top of the Vaseline and begin to carefully wind the thread around the ball. * If necessary, you can lubricate it with an additional layer of glue while winding the thread.
4. The ball needs to be hung and the glue left to dry for a day.
5. When the ball has become hard, you need to burst the ball and use a hook to pull it out of the frozen threads.
6. All that remains is to decorate the heart from threads to your liking.
How to make a candy heart
Option 1
You will need:
Thick cardboard
Candies
1. Using scissors or a utility knife, cut out a heart from cardboard and inside that heart, cut out another one to create a heart-shaped frame. It is worth noting that the width of the frame should be approximately the same as the width of the candy.
2. Start attaching the candies to the frame. You can do this using threads - take two candies and tie them with threads, tying the thread to the ends of the candy wrappers on one side. This should be done with all candies.
3. Now you need to put the entire structure on a heart-shaped frame, and tie the candy wrappers on the other side.
Origami – the ancient art of folding figurines from simple sheet paper, which came to us from Ancient China, where paper was actually invented. This fascinating type of creativity can be mastered by anyone - just follow the folding pattern exactly and have some patience. In origami, accuracy is important; a deviation of 1-2 millimeters can lead to the fact that in the end the figure will not turn out as it should.
Origami in the shape of a heart – excellent , which your “other half” will be so pleased to unexpectedly find on a pillow or in a book. On the outer or reverse side, which will be inside when folded, you can leave a message and write the cherished “I love you.” We offer you four origami heart diagrams– from simple to more complex options – try it yourself!
Method 1. Origami heart with reverse lapel
If you haven't done origami before, this method is just right to get started, it's too simple not to try :). Thanks to the lapel, this heart can be placed vertically.
Explanation of the diagram:
1. Take a square sheet of paper and divide it into three equal parts
2. Fold corner A until it intersects with the fold on the left
3. Fold corners B and C so that they coincide with A
4. Rotate the sheet as shown in the picture
5. Bend the top corner back
6. Make folds along the edges, forming curves.
Method 2. Origami heart - bookmark
Explanation of the diagram:
1. Take a square piece of paper
2. Fold the sheet in half
3. Then fold in half again
4. Expand the sheet
5. Fold the bottom half in half to the fold line in the middle
6. Turn the sheet over to the other side and bend the bottom corners into a triangle
7. Flip it back
8. Fold the bottom corner up until it intersects with the top edge of the sheet
9. Turn the sheet over to the other side
10. Unfold the fold with your finger, giving it the shape of a triangle
11. Make the triangle flat
12. Repeat the same on the left side
13. Fold the edges into a triangle up
14. Fold the lowest corners up into small triangles.
15. Turn over to the other side and fold along the dotted lines. Ready!
Method 3. Origami heart made of two halves
Another interesting method, shown in detail in the video master class. From the front, the origami model turns out to be similar to the previous version, only on the back side it is also completely folded in the shape of a heart.
Method 4. Heart with a flower
This method is a little more complicated than the previous ones, but don't let that stop you! For such a heart, it is better to use paper with sides of different colors so that the flower in the center is expressive.
1. Take a rectangular sheet of paper, the length should be twice the width. This method was originally invented for dollar bills.
2. Fold the triangles on both sides. Make a good bend
3. Straighten the sheet
4. Repeat step 2 on the opposite side
5. Straighten the sheet and mark triangles A and B
6. and 7. Connect triangles A and B together in the center
8. Smooth out so that you get a flat triangle on the right edge
9. Repeat the same on the other side
10. Bend down the edge of the triangle
11. Open the triangle from the previous step
12. Flatten it to make a square.
13. Fold 2 small triangles onto the square
14. Open up the triangles and make them flat
15. Repeat steps 10-14 on the other three sides
16. Carefully bend in half in a vertical plane and make a crease
17-18. Unfold and lift the right half
19. Lower it so that it touches the left half
20. Raise the right half again
21. Fold the corners into triangles
22. Lower the right half to the position in step 20
23. Fold the top corners back
24. Turn over to the other side
25-26. Fold the corners at the sides to make a heart. Turn it back over.
Which option did you like best?