How To Make An Origami Heart (A4 Paper)
/Learn how to make an easy origami heart using a single sheet of A4 paper! This simple paper folding tutorial is perfect for beginners and shows you how to turn an ordinary piece of paper into a pretty heart with just a few folds. They're perfect for Valentine's Day, handmade cards, love notes and little paper decorations.
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Origami Heart.
Are you looking for a quick Valentine's Day craft project to show someone special that you care? Then these cute origami hearts are for you.
This simple origami heart tutorial shows you how to fold a heart using a single sheet of A4 paper.
Unlike traditional origami hearts that start with a square piece of paper, this design uses a rectangle, making it perfect for using regular printer paper, scrapbook paper or even a handwritten love note.
With just a few simple folds and no glue or scissors needed, you can make your own pretty paper hearts in minutes. They're perfect for Valentine's Day, handmade cards, gift decorations or turning into a sweet little heart garland.
Related: 30 Origami Hearts For Valentines
What Can You Do With Origami Hearts?
One of my favourite things about these paper hearts is how many different ways you can use them.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Love Notes: Write a little message or heartfelt letter on your A4 paper before folding. Once someone unfolds the heart, they'll discover your surprise message.
Heart Garlands: Make several hearts in different colours and string them together to create a pretty Valentine's Day decoration.
Greetings Cards and Gift Tags: Attach a folded paper heart to the front of a handmade card or use it to decorate a gift.
Anniversary Surprises: Hide little paper hearts around the house with special messages, memories or clues to a surprise.
Scrapbook Decorations: Use your finished hearts to decorate scrapbook pages, journals or handmade paper projects.
Whether you're making them for Valentine's Day, an anniversary or just because, these little origami hearts are a lovely way to add a handmade touch.
Supplies:
You can use plain printer paper, coloured paper or patterned scrapbook paper. I used scrapbook paper for some of mine, but keep in mind that thicker paper can be a little trickier to fold.
If you don't have any special origami paper, there are plenty of alternatives you can use:
Gift wrap
Magazine pages
Maps
Old book pages
Newspapers
Coloured printer paper
Thin paper is usually easiest to work with as it folds neatly and makes crisp creases. If you're making these for Valentine's Day, try using different shades of pink, red and purple.
I even have some printable origami paper you can download and use for FREE. Simply download, print and cut into 7x7-inch squares.
How To Fold A Heart With A4 Paper.
1. Take your A4 piece of paper and fold down the top right corner to the left edge.
2. Unfold and do the same on the other side.
3. When you open it up you should have 2 diagonal creases that make a pyramid shape.
4. Pull the top of the paper down and allow the sides to collapse in.
5. Press down and crease to form a triangle.
6. Fold the right corner of the triangle up towards the top peak.
7. Do the same on the other side.
8. Take the right-hand edge of the paper and fold it into the centre.
9. Repeat and fold the left side of the paper into the middle.
10. Flip your paper over and fold the bottom edge up to meet the base of the triangle.
11. Take the first layer of the top of your triangle and fold it down.
This will form an upside-down triangle pocket.
12. Now take the right bottom corner and fold towards the centre.
This part can be a little tricky as there is a small flap underneath that will want to fold up at the same time so make sure to only fold the top layer forward.
13. Tuck the corner into the triangle pocket and fold and crease.
14. Do the same on the opposite side.
15. You should now be left with 2 triangle flaps sticking up at the top of the heart shape.
Take these top flaps and fold them down at an angle.
16. Tuck the tips into the pocket and press flat to finish.
And that's it! You should now have a pretty little paper heart made from a single sheet of A4 paper.
