Paper Heart Chain

Yesterday I was in the mood to do a craft, and made this cute paper heart chain!

The idea for it came from 28 Simple DIY Paper Craft Ideas on Snappy Pixels. I changed it a bit by creating an inner and outer layer of paper, and used a blue pastel on the edges of the outer paper. This is really fast and easy to make, and it can be changed to however you like!
To make this paper heart chain, you really only need a stapler and evenly cut strips of paper (I cut my paper 1 inch wide by 5 inches long), unless you want to color the edges or embellish the hearts. You can also try cutting the strips of paper with decorative edge scissors instead of cutting them straight. Here is a simpler version of the chain with just one layer of paper:

Line up two strips of paper and staple them at one end so it forms a "V" when you separate them.

Bring the separate edges back down toward the stapled end and past it to form a heart.

Then, before stapling the bottom of the heart, add one strip of paper to each side, so it forms a "V" around the heart.

Staple all of it together, and repeat the process to add more hearts to the chain.

When you've added as many hearts as you want, simply staple the bottom of the last heart without adding more strips of paper.

You can also use this process to make one, or several big hearts!
Here, I cut yellow and white strips of paper (2 inches wide by 11 inches long), and used a Martha Stewart decorative edge punch on the yellow strips. If you use two layers of paper, make sure that whatever you want as the outer layer is actually behind what you want as the inner layer, because they will fold outward.

 Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone!