Create a paper heart…with a single strip of paper!
![How to Create an Origami Heart](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_01-400x400.jpg)
After cutting a sheet of paper (8 1/2″ x 11″ ) into a square for other origami projects, we use the leftover paper (2.5″ x 8″ ) for this project so we don’t have any waste.
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1. Position narrow sheet of paper horizontally (like a hotdog).
![](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_03-400x209.jpeg)
2. Fold narrow sheet of paper in half.
![](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_04-400x322.jpeg)
3. Unfold
![](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_05-400x216.jpeg)
4. Fold bottom of paper to center fold.
![](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_06-400x293.jpeg)
5. Fold each or the top four corners down.
![](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_07-400x317.jpeg)
Here is the finished heart!
![How to Create an Origami Heart](https://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/origami_heart_01-400x400.jpg)