How to Make Curled Paper Hearts

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Determine heart sizes before cutting the paper.

   Larger hearts require thicker, longer strips of paper, whereas smaller, delicate hearts will come from thinner, shorter strips.
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   Step 2: Cut paper strips.

   No template needed for this project! Each heart is created from a strip of the quilling paper so make sure you have an even measurement/edge on each strip.
   
   Also, a symmetrical heart has an equal width on each strip. , Each heart should be created the same way using your pencil and clean fingers.
   
   Fold paper strip in half.
   
   Make sure the ends meet up evenly and you have a nice crease in the middle of the paper strip.
   
   Place your pencil or pen side along the top of one of the paper strips.
   
   Hold the paper strip firmly next to the pencil.
   
   Wind the pencil and paper downward toward the center crease of the paper.
   
   Wind halfway down the middle of the folded paper strip and then slowly remove the pencil.
   
   Repeat the curling step on the other paper strip.
   
   Curl inward and stop halfway down. ,
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   Step 3: Create heart.

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   Step 4: Finished.

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