Folded Heart Valentine

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950322009130716236.post-41945514287229152982008-02-14T05:38:00.002-08:002008-04-11T11:09:47.621-07:00Folded Heart Valentine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RHQgBcjHI/AAAAAAAAAg4/9S27FGWjSdM/s1600-h/Valentine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RHQgBcjHI/AAAAAAAAAg4/9S27FGWjSdM/s400/Valentine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166833021300280434" /></a> Hearts and Valentine's Day go together. Here's a simple folded heart for the occasion. Once you get the hang of it, they are easy to make in quantity. I used the label from a large can of tomatoes. I cut it down so that the paper was about twice as wide as it is tall. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7Rb2gBcjII/AAAAAAAAAhA/WD9UkzK2wsk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7Rb2gBcjII/AAAAAAAAAhA/WD9UkzK2wsk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166855664367864962" /></a>Turn the paper over and fold up a flap about 1/4 the height of the paper. To be more precise, you can fold the paper in half, open it, and fold the the bottom edge up to the center fold. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RcMQBcjJI/AAAAAAAAAhI/dIMvzwasV8g/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RcMQBcjJI/AAAAAAAAAhI/dIMvzwasV8g/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166856038030019730" /></a> Fold the paper in half with the flap on the inside. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RcbQBcjKI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/RLFK5YAaMhM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RcbQBcjKI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/RLFK5YAaMhM/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166856295728057506" /></a> Open the paper. Bring the bottom right side of the paper to meet the center fold and crease. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7ReKABcjLI/AAAAAAAAAhY/6G20UD4_NOQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7ReKABcjLI/AAAAAAAAAhY/6G20UD4_NOQ/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166858198398569650" /></a> Bring the bottom left side of the paper to meet the center fold and crease. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RedgBcjMI/AAAAAAAAAhg/35YzPXZUaBA/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RedgBcjMI/AAAAAAAAAhg/35YzPXZUaBA/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166858533406018754" /></a> Turn the paper over. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RfBwBcjNI/AAAAAAAAAho/Hj--tDs-OSc/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RfBwBcjNI/AAAAAAAAAho/Hj--tDs-OSc/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166859156176276690" /></a> Bring the right edge to meet the right edge of the folded flap and crease. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RfLQBcjOI/AAAAAAAAAhw/QnpcBsW7pIA/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RfLQBcjOI/AAAAAAAAAhw/QnpcBsW7pIA/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166859319385033954" /></a> Bring the left edge to meet the left edge of the folded flap and crease. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RgcQBcjPI/AAAAAAAAAh4/9n5BMxjyen8/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RgcQBcjPI/AAAAAAAAAh4/9n5BMxjyen8/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166860710954437874" /></a> Fold the inside folded edge of each flap on the diagonal to make a triangle. This is the center of the heart. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RhnQBcjQI/AAAAAAAAAiA/UR3RJRvT5rw/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RhnQBcjQI/AAAAAAAAAiA/UR3RJRvT5rw/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166861999444626690" /></a> On each side, fold the outside edge on the diagonal to form a triangle. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RiAwBcjRI/AAAAAAAAAiI/FFdrMTpZVeo/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RiAwBcjRI/AAAAAAAAAiI/FFdrMTpZVeo/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166862437531290898" /></a> Turn over the paper to see the heart. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RiOABcjSI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/_jzc4cs633I/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RiOABcjSI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/_jzc4cs633I/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166862665164557602" /></a> If you attach your heart to a card, it is helpful to glue down the triangle folds first. You can also combine hearts to make a wall piece. I used tomato can labels again. There are two layers of cereal box pieces. One is covered with plastic netting from a grapefruit bag. The hearts and the box pieces were attached by poking two holes with a needle and inserting and then twisting wire. You can also use white glue. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RkQABcjTI/AAAAAAAAAiY/E9zMGKN3l1o/s1600-h/combine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R7RkQABcjTI/AAAAAAAAAiY/E9zMGKN3l1o/s320/combine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166864898547551538" /></a> <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/548073/money_origami_heart_very_easy/">View</a> a video on how to make this heart from a dollar bill. <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2061320_fold-origami-heart.html">Directions</a> for a more (but not too) complicated folded heart.Susan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.com