As you may have already guessed, I love using scrapbook paper for things other than scrapbooking. Here is yet another project using those little packs of paper you can pick up at Michael’s or Paper Source.
You’ll need:
-pencil
-ruler
-scissors
-stapler
-paper
-string (I usually use Baker’s Twine)
Step One:
Cut your paper into strips with a width of one inch. They don’t have to be the same length.
Step Two:
Use one short strip for the center and then pinch the edges of three or four strips of longer paper against each side of the middle of the center strip. Staple them together and then bring each strip down to the bottom edge of the center strip.
Step Three:
Arrange the hearts so they are evenly spaced, snip off the ends, and staple them together at the bottom of the center strip.
Step Four:
Poke a little hole through the top and thread the string through to hang up the hearts.
Note: The type of paper you use will change the shape of the heart. If made with construction paper the heart will be plump and a little floppy. The paper I used is thicker and was a little harder to work with – once I shaped it into a heart it didn’t want to shift positions very much.
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