Ingredients
- Stapler
- Book or craft paper of your choice (if you don't have a book you want to rip up, you can purchase inexpensive ones at a thrift shop)
- Ruler
- Hemp or ribbon ( I bought my hemp in the craft area at Walmart, it was about $3.75 for the entire spool)
- Scissors
Instructions
- Tear out a few pages from a book.
- Measure ruler length (should be 1") across the book page and mark with a pen or pencil.
- Cut the pages into at least seven 8" strips
- Take one strip and cut it in to two equal 4" strips
- Take two more strips & mark and cut them 5" long
- Take two more strips & mark and cut them 6" long
- Take two more strips & mark and cut them 7" long
- If you want a larger heart add two more strips at 8"
- Measure 11" of hemp/string/ribbon/jute and make a knot at the end.
- Make two piles of your cut book pages. Each pile should contain one piece of each size.
- Sandwich your knotted hemp in the middle (knot should be facing towards the bottom).
- Staple (make sure your knot is stapled along with the paper, this may require two staples).
- Begin gathering each strip to the center, hold with your fingers until they are all gathered together
- Staple at the end and you are done!
- Display these cute hearts as a banner, on a wreath, or hang from branches... there are so many possibilities!
