How to Make a Heart With Paper Quilling
Quilled hearts can be used on more than just Valentines. Versatile and simple to create, they can be used to decorate cards, gift packages, framed artwork and other flat surfaces. It is believed that quilling originated with the nuns and monks during the Renaissance, when they used gilded strips of paper to decorate Bibles and religious items.
Instructions
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Two Halves Heart
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Roll two loose coils on a needle tool and two 3-inch pieces of quilling paper. Make sure they are uniform in size.
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Glue the ends to secure each of the two coils.
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Pick up one coil and pinch the end to make a pear shape. Repeat with the other coil. You should now have two pear shapes.
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Apply glue to one flat side of a coil and press the other coil onto the glue. This will attach the two pear shapes together to make a heart.
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Let dry on a piece of waxed paper.
Scrolled Heart
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Select a piece of quilling paper and cut to 3 inches.
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Roll one end half the way, using the needle tool.
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Repeat on the other side, rolling the end into a coil but only half way. You should have a quilling strip with two coils on each end.
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Pinch the middle of the strip, crimping it in the middle. You should now have a heart shape.
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Touch a dab of glue to the two spirals and press them together. This will keep the heart closed.
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Let dry on a piece of waxed paper.
Singular Heart
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Select a 3-inch quilling strip.
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Roll into a loose coil and adhere the end.
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Pinch the end of the coil to make a pear shape.
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Press your fingernail into the rounded end of the pear shape in order to make an indent. You now have a small singular heart.
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Tips & Warnings
Hearts can be used to decorate greeting cards, invitations, tags, framed art or scrapbook pages.
When gluing, use a piece of waxed paper so the quilled shapes do not stick.
