Easy Paper Crafts: Folded Heart Ornament
This fun and easy folded heart ornament can be an interesting decoration at Christmas, for Valentine's Day, at a baby or wedding shower or for an anniversary party.
Just a few simple tools and materials are all that are necessary to make one, a few or many of the folded heart ornaments.
I used blue, orange, green and yellow paper for this one to show how the ornament goes together.
It would be pretty as one color or two colors as well.
Easy Paper Crafts: Folded Heart Ornament Materials and Tools:
Paper - one, two or four different colors (I used 20 pound and 24 pound papers, cardstock would work if not thick but tissue paper might be too thin.)
Ribbon - 8 to 10 inches of 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch wide
Scissors
Ruler
Glue
Pencil (optional to trace around pattern)
Folded Heart Ornament Pattern (click to open PDF for printing)
The Steps for How to Make the Easy Paper Crafts: Folded Heart Ornament:
Print the Folded Heart Ornament pattern.
You can print the pattern on the paper you intend to use.
Or, print the pattern, cut around a shape to trace on decorative paper such as gift wrap paper.
Cut around four of the shapes.
This example uses yellow, green, orange and blue 24 pound paper.
With four designs printed on each page, four sheets of paper equals four different ornaments.
Fold one of the shapes in half where four scallops match the opposite four scallops.
Open the shape and fold in half again with the second fold perpendicular to the first.
Next, open and turn the shape over.
Fold in half again halfway between the first two folds.
This diagram shows how the folds should be made.
Fold the shape forwards on the dotted lines and backwards on the solid line.
Using the folds, form the shape into a folded heart.
Perform the same folding process for the other three shapes.
Measure and cut the ribbon. I used 8 inches.
Use 10 inches if you prefer a larger hanging loop.
Apply glue to one side of the heart shape.
Glue the second shape to the first.
Glue the third shape to the second and the fourth shape to the third.
Form the hanging loop by tying a knot in the ribbon ends.
Place the ribbon at the points of the heart shape with the loop at the top and the knot below.
Glue the fourth shape to the first shape around the ribbon loop in the middle.
I did not add any glue to the ribbon loop - just depended on the knot to hold the ornament.
You may want to add some glue to the knot underneath to insure it stays in place - especially if you plan to transport the ornaments.
Hang the easy folded heart ornament to display its fun shape.
This version uses baby pink and baby blue paper for a two-color example.
These colors would be fun for a baby shower.
How about a blue and silver elegant version for an anniversary?
Or, a red and white version for Valentine's day?
Or, perhaps a gold and white version for a 50th wedding anniversary?
An all-white version would be fun for a wedding shower.
It's fun and easy and the options are endless.
Have fun making your own!
The easy paper crafts Folded Heart Ornament uses only a few simple and inexpensive materials along with a few simple tools to quickly become one, a few, several or many fun little decorations.