I hope you like origami, because here's another tutorial!  These hearts are very, very similar to folding lucky stars. 

 I used plain white printer paper for this, cut into 1/2" by 11" strips.

Start the same way, by tying a 'knot' on one side of your strip of paper.  At step three, fold down the edge.  Continue folding normally, and folding over the excess, like in steps six and seven.


When the paper is all folded and tucked in, instead of pressing in all five sides like for the stars, just press in the longest side. Done!

For a garland, I folded a bunch of white, pink, and red hearts, took needle and thread, and threaded them all together.

I've got a tutorial lined up for tomorrow morning, but in the meantime.... it's my birthday today!  Technically I'm not 27 until 4 this afternoon.  :)  So in celebration, I'm offering

I have so much fun doing origami.  A craft with one material- genius!  For me, one of the most fun, quickest, and easiest thing to make are the traditional origami stars.  And cute, too!


For my tutorial, I'm using a strip of construction paper that is 1/2" x 12".  I don't really recommend using construction paper, though.  It can be hard to work with.  The length of the paper can vary.  My general rule is : the thicker the paper, the short the strip.  Having the paper be too long makes it very hard to shape in the end.  So, trial and error may be your friend here.

I made a step-by-step photo guide to making the stars:



Basically you are folding a knot in the paper.  At step number 3, you are tucking the end through the opening, and step number 4, you are pulling the paper tight and pressing it flat.


Steps 5-8 are folding the paper around, making sure to keep the edge in line with the side of the 'knot'.  Continue to fold this way until you reach the end of the paper.


When you reach the end, you might find that the end is a little too long to tuck in.  What I do is fold the excess paper down, and then tuck the end into the pocket (step 11).

















Once it's all folded up and tucked in, it's time to shape it into a star.  Press your nail into each of the five sides.  This shapes the corners into the points of the star.






Make a whole bunch!



I prefer making mine with 1/4" wide strips of paper, making stars about 1 cm small.


Oh, and if you're in the market for some origami star earrings, you could always swing by my Etsy shop and take a peek at what I've got...

Red Sparkle Origami Star Earrings

Literary Origami Star Earrings