{"title":"How to Make a Paper Heart Garland","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/paper-crafts/how-to-make-a-paper-heart-garland","category":{"slug":"paper-crafts","name":"Paper Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Needlepointers","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ubMmExcmaxNsG8w3yLw2A","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p322CHEKhKY"},"tldr":"Make a paper heart garland from folded cardstock strips and a stapler. Strip sizes, kid-friendly swaps, colour ideas and storage tips.","quickAnswer":"Make a paper heart garland from folded cardstock strips and a stapler. An easy project. You need 7 things, including red cardstock, pink cardstock and staples. The 6 steps start with cut Paper Strips for the Heart Garland on a Paper Trimmer, fold Each Paper Garland Strip in Half, bend the Cut Ends Inward to Shape the First Paper Heart and line Up the Next Folded Strip Against the Paper Heart Ends.","totalDurationSeconds":164,"videoDurationSeconds":164,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":null,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":null,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["paper trimmer or scissors","ruler","stapler","bone folder"],"materials":["red cardstock","pink cardstock","staples"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Cut Paper Strips for the Heart Garland on a Paper Trimmer","text":"Lay a sheet of red or pink cardstock on your paper trimmer and line up the 1 inch mark. Hold the sheet flat with one hand and pull the cutting head down with the other. Slide the sheet over and cut again until you have a pile of strips. Cut more than you think you need. Two colours of paper make the finished chain more fun to look at."},{"number":2,"title":"Fold Each Paper Garland Strip in Half","text":"Take a strip and bring the two short ends together. Press down the middle to make a sharp crease. Do the same with every strip in your pile before you start building, so the rest goes quickly. The fold you make here becomes the point at the bottom of each heart, so keep the ends even when you crease it."},{"number":3,"title":"Bend the Cut Ends Inward to Shape the First Paper Heart","text":"Hold your first folded strip with the fold pointing down and the two cut ends pointing up. Curl each cut end down and in, toward the fold, so the paper rolls over into two round bumps. You will see the heart appear in your hands. Keep the ends tucked together at the fold and hold them there for the next step."},{"number":4,"title":"Line Up the Next Folded Strip Against the Paper Heart Ends","text":"Pick up a second folded strip. Slide its fold in so it sits against the tucked cut ends of the first heart. Now curl the cut ends of the new strip down and in, the same way as before, so all the ends line up in one neat bundle. Pinch them together so nothing slips while you reach for the stapler."},{"number":5,"title":"Staple the Strips to Lock the First Paper Heart in Place","text":"Push one staple through the bundle of ends, close to the fold. That single staple holds the first heart closed and fixes the second strip to it. Check the front. You should see one complete heart with a half-made heart hanging below it. If the staple missed a layer, add another one beside it."},{"number":6,"title":"Keep Adding Paper Hearts Until the Garland Is Long Enough","text":"Keep going. Slide the fold of a new strip against the open ends, curl its ends in, line everything up and staple. Each round finishes one heart and starts another. Stop when the garland reaches the length you want, then curl and staple the last strip on its own to close the final heart. Hang it with tape or small hooks."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-04T17:48:24.629Z","published":"2026-11-04T17:48:16.378Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}