A simple DIY Valentine's Day paper project: hearts on a string.
Cut colored paper into 3/4" strips. Fold them in half, or if you want some hearts that are twice as big, splice two strips of paper together at the bottom of each heart with double stick tape. Curl the loose ends around a chopstick or pen.
String the heart garland together from the bottom up. I used Sulky clear thread, available at fabric stores. It's curly and hard to see so you have to fight with it a bit, but it turns out nearly invisible. Push your threaded needle up through the bottom fold of each heart, then use double stick tape to sandwich the thread between the two halves of the curled tops.
Cute and simple!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute and simple project. I'd love to see it done using old book pages! This has me all excited for v-day :)
ReplyDeleteSo sweet and simple. I'd find a reason to leave them up long past Valentine's day.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to do this project with my 7-year old tonight! Thank you!
ReplyDeletethis is lovely and simple, i too would have to keep it up after valentines. thank you xx
ReplyDeleteLove it! I sure appreciate your sharing all these neato projects with us. :)
ReplyDeleteso cute and so simple! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! I totally want to do this if I ahve some extra time!
ReplyDeletesuch a wonderfully simple little thing! thank you so much for sharing, i do adore your blog.
ReplyDeleteTotally doing this!
ReplyDeleteIt works that the kids and I are all home sick today.
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Thanks for all you do here. SO fun!
I love this! I made one for my house in 20 minutes, but with a twist: instead of hanging them vertically I sewed them horizontally together. I had to pass through the curls of the heart near the top, but the end result looks really cute. The hearts are right up next to each other on the string. Thanks for a great idea! New reader to your blog...loving every day so far!
ReplyDelete-Laura
Oh this is SO cute! You get hearts without having to cut out hearts! Loving the idea.
ReplyDeleteWould you mind if I show off this item in an upcoming Valentine's post at my blog? I will of course credit you with the idea and link back to your post!
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Thanks for the fabulous ideas!
gorgeus!
ReplyDeletemaybe I'll use this in a friend's wedding! simple and romantic!
i Love It!
Love this!
ReplyDeleteThanks -
love it. hope it's ok i advertised your blog & this project in my blog today.
ReplyDeleteso cute
ReplyDeletecheck this easy heart wreath out, too:
http://ahhnna.blogspot.com/2010/01/yes-valentines.html
Love this great idea, will definitely be making this with my boys! And would love to post about it on my blog crediting you of course. Will that be ok?
ReplyDeleteOf course. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, andrea
I LOVE simple and easy idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. I have some magazines in the recycling bin that will work great for this!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! xo
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thank you. i needed this.
ReplyDeleteyes.
ReplyDeletei love hearts. i love spirals. i love garlands.
adding this to my valentine's day super-cute-stuff-to-make list.
thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI am going to hang these, in the window! Kx
ReplyDeleteLovely! They're like ginormous Quilled hearts! Smart idea! <3
ReplyDeletesweet and simple! love it!
ReplyDeleteSo easy and nice!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this,I am going to make some of these for my house now!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute. I love the rolled paper idea. I also love your blog, good job.
ReplyDeleteVery cute - we've got to try it!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Thanks:-)
ReplyDeleteThis is too cute!!! and so easy... :D
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!
They remind me of your bog header, too...try it with leaves?
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome and simple! I think even I can do it. I put a link on my blog http://www.collectivelygenius.com/ for all to see!
ReplyDeleteReally this is lovely and simple thanks for sharing with us
ReplyDeleteWow it's very beautiful ideas!!! Many ciao from Italy!!!
ReplyDeletesweet! what a great valentine's day project for school!
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness!! Those are simply precious!! Happy Valentines day!! =)
ReplyDeleteVery nice !
ReplyDeleteWe (my 7 year old and I) made a few of these today - so cute and easy! Thanks.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful.. thanks for sharing such a fantastic idea
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm not alone in saying how adorable this is! Yet another great idea :)
ReplyDeleteI think I need to expand my Valentine's celebrating to decorating!
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Happy Valentine's day,.
ReplyDeletethis sure brightened my day...thanks!
ReplyDeletethanks for another funky tutorial!!!
ReplyDeleteoh lovely, lovely, lovely!!! my brother's getting married and we DIYed a lot to save cost and because it's a LOT of FUN! Your site has given me abundance of ideas for the wedding.
ReplyDeleteOooh, i can just imagine the hanging garlands around the house...
These are so pretty! A friend of mine recently showed me the art of quilling, which it looks like this is in the family of. So much you can do with it for every occasion! Her project is here http://yaydiy.com/2009/12/quill-out/ but I'm going to show her this one too so we can make these too!
ReplyDeleteI really loved this idea and made minis to sent snail mail to my far away friends.
ReplyDeleteOnce I got started making the hearts they took on a life of their own.
Here's what I'm doing taking this post as inspiration...
http://randomcraftsofkindness.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-left-my-heart-in.html
These are beautiful! I love their simplicity. I'm going to show them to the kids I teach; I know they'd love to make some. Thank you!
ReplyDeletethese are soooooo cute! I will have to try making these for the group home I work at.
ReplyDeletethanks
LOVELY! Had to blog about it! Thanks so much for a great blog!
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as others have said, so simple and so very sweet! thanks a lot for this!
ReplyDeleteThese are very cute. I made a string of the paper ornaments from a few weeks back as well, and now I am perplexed about how to affix them to the wall/ceiling. I love garlands, but tape looks a bit sloppy for something I would keep up beyond the holidays. Anybody have suggestions?
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love the blog!
These are so adorable, I can't wait to try making these with my little three year old. I totally think we can conquer this together!
ReplyDeletegood idea
ReplyDeleteLove this!! Blogged about it here http://thehappychickadee.blogspot.com/2010/02/get-your-crafty-ondiy-paper-hearts.html
ReplyDeleteThanks!
These are so cool ~ We will have fun making these!
ReplyDeletelove this, thanks so much for posting!!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I made a bunch last night. So fun! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeletewhat a simply lovely idea ... i was taken on first glance, thanks to deidra at jumping tandem!
ReplyDeletelovely to find you jess ...
thank you ... and much sweetness to you,
prairiegirl xo
Just wanted to add a tip. Make a few extra hearts and hang them on the edge of the glass for your valentines dinner. Makes a nice decoration, and if you are having a dinnerparty you can write the guests names on the hearts as well. Love the blog!
ReplyDeleteI love this heart garland! I'm going to try it at the assisted living residence where I work. I think the residents will love making it! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet and simple! We're having a V-Day party and I'm going to make a couple of these to hang around the house (would be so cute over the drink table...)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea! I'll be sure to credit you!
Love this! Brings back memories of grade school when I think we did something similar to this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethis is such a cute craft! we did this and i posted a pic on my blog and linked back to you :)
ReplyDeletethanks for the great idea!
CUte! I love :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE. these are awesome:)
ReplyDeleteI have a tattoo of this same design. It's actually an African symbol that means "remember the past." :)
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely cute..I love this shade of pink. :P
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS. And the fact that it can be easily done makes it more enticing.
ReplyDeleteoh lovely!!! A friend of mine recently showed me the art of quelling, which it looks like this is in the family of. So much you can do with it for every occasion!
ReplyDeleteHow easy is this project?! So adorable! I think my 5 yo DD will love making these with me! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is simply adorable, I love it!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI just made these...thanks for sharing! I linked back to your blog, which is Fabulous, by the way! ~Amy~
ReplyDeleteCANT WAIT TO MAKE THESE! I think I am going to make giant ones! great idea, thanks for sharing <3
ReplyDeleteWow! These are going to make a gloomy day fun. Thanks for all of your inspiration.
ReplyDeleteJenny Anderson
I did this last night with the music from "My Funny Valentine" printed on red, pink, and cream paper stock. It looks very cool! Now I'm thinking what I could do with a card...
ReplyDeleteThese are so sweet and fab! I made them last night, but sideways (instead of vertical), which worked well, too. After work I'm going to whip up a garland of the fabric book hearts garland to go with it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as a How About Orange newbie, I should say: this blog is great! Love the photography and the ideas. You've been bookmarked for sure. :) Thanks for the inspiration!
Aw, thanks, Katherine!
ReplyDeleteThis i will try, amazing and cute.
ReplyDeleteEt ben moi je dit bravo!!!!
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Круууто!!! ))
ReplyDeleteLove these adorable little hearts!! Just posted about them on Craft Gossip!!
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Love these! Mine didn't turn out quite as cute as yours, but we are enjoying them nonetheless! Linked to your post here: http://stanwoodtoseoul.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-garland.html
ReplyDeleteYours are cute! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great idea! I love the way this looks and the fact that it would look cute even if it were made by children!! Love it so much I'm featuring it on my blog this week: little-inspirations.blogspot.com Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteso cool
ReplyDeleteLove these...shared here http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/01/got-hearts-try-these-heart-craftsjust.html
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteThis is so simple! thx!
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