Heart Origami Tutorial

If you are new to origami this origami heart tutorial is super easy and a fun and comes together quickly. It is great for anyone to try and is also friendly for tiny hands too.

What you’ll need:

• Square piece of paper - That’s it!

You can use origami paper if you have it on hand, but I have found that wrapping paper works really well and adds fun colors and designs, but even a post-it note will work!

Step 1

With the color/printed side of your paper facing down, rotate your paper so a corner is facing up (like a diamond) and fold your paper corner to corner.

Rotate it 90 degrees and fold corner to corner again.

Step 2

Take the top corner and fold the tip down to the center where the two folds meet.

Step 3

Take the bottom corner and fold it about halfway past the center where the two folds meet and the corner overlaps the last fold you made.

Step 4

You should now have a piece of paper that looks a little like a crystal laying on it’s side. From here you are going to take each side and fold your paper so the bottom edge lines up with the center fold.

You should have somthing that resembles a “V” now.

Step 5 - 6

Fold back all of the corners at the top of your “V” shaped piece of paper to round them out.

When you flip your paper over it should look like the diagram in step 6.

Step 7

Flip your paper back over and your heart should be complete. You can make more and change up the sizes or paper colors/patterns to get a variety of hearts.

Once you have a couple of hearts you can string them together to make some garland, you can put little notes inside them (think fortune cookie style), put them in your kids lunches, or just use them to decorate a table or wall!

Join Us Every Monday for Creativity Camp with Etsy Dallas

Summer has finally come again! The kids are out of school and excited about their relaxed routine, and spending more time with family and friends. To celebrate, we would like to officially invite you all to participate in a weekly project all Summer long! Each Monday, we will post a fun for all ages tutorial to help you put away the screens, learn something new, and make some memories. We can't wait to see your pics, so be sure to share with us on Instagram, @etsydallas #EDCreativityCamp.

To begin, let's get out our paint and brushes, and collect some smooth rocks to make some cutie painted rock family portraits! We found a bag of river rock at At Home, if you can't find some in nature.

First, paint your rocks white so we have a solid base for your colored paints. 

Once they have dried completely, take a sharpie to carefully draw the hairline and chin line. I used semi transparent acrylic paint. Choose or mix colors for your hair, skin, and clothing, and fill in those areas.

Depending on what paint you use, the sharpie may show through, so be conscientious of your lines.  This is a great way to add visual texture to hair and clothing.

Our rocks are starting to look familiar! Use a small brush or paint pens in white to create clothing details. Allow each side to dry before working on the other side.

Use a fine tipped black paint pen, or liner brush and black paint to draw the eyes and mouth. If your family member has glasses or facial hair, paint it on next.  Use the back end of your paint brush to dot on tiny pink dots for the cheeks.

Paint your rocks with a clear sealer, and place them in your front garden to enjoy for years to come.

Thanks for crafting with us! See you next week for another fun project!