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Origami Hearts

  • Completed Project: Origami Hearts Picture #1

Origami Hearts make cute love letters!!

I decided to make a bunch of these with little notes on the inside of them for the boy for our anniversary and thought I should share!

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Start off with ant size paper, as long as its SQUARE it will work. One sheet will make 2 hearts.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Fold it in half.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Cut on the fold.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Fold one of the halfs in half, with the right sides in.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Un-fold it

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    (ignore my dotted line) Flip it over, make sure what you want on the outside of your heart is on the bottom.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Eyeball the middle of the paper, fold the bottom up to it.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Fold the right side up to meet the middle.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Do the same on the other side.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    Flip it over

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    FOld the right corner over

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Now the left

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    Fold the outside right point down

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    Now the inside right

  15. Step 15

    Step 15

    do the same on the left side

  16. Step 16

    Step 16

    fold the top points down

  17. Step 17

    Step 17

    Flip it over and your done!!

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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

January 30th, 2008 01:07

Super cute. I have that origami paper too.

aya R.

aya R.

January 30th, 2008 03:32

That's really nice - cool valentine's present!

It would be cool to try and make it in thick papager or fabric and use it as a coin purse.

JuliaFuentes

JuliaFuentes

February 2nd, 2008 23:21

perfect for valentines :)
thanks for sharing

Carli

Carli

February 6th, 2008 19:53

thanks for this, so cute. think a note made into a heart will be sneaking into my mans work trousers on V day :)

OX____SARAH<3

OX____SARAH<3

February 13th, 2008 21:37

wow awsome u can make one with a whole sheet of paper, but this one ure not killing trees ;]

Dolly

Dolly

February 13th, 2008 22:20

Im making them for Valentines! Thanks!

Pinky T.

Pinky T.

February 10th, 2009 00:19

Somehow..I messed it up... but ended up with a puffy heart shaped pen holder..so I guess its ok! heh these are very cute anyhow..

Pinky T.

Pinky T.

February 12th, 2009 15:50

Ah! I figured what went wrong, now I'm making 'em like a Pro. I make 'em out of old magazine and catalog pages, Green Valentines!