I can see that making these could get very addictive, very quickly! I was looking for a quick and easy craft to do with my middle school students at an event on Friday night when a good friend of mine posted these on Pinterest. (Thanks, Kitara!) With Valentine's right around the corner, what a fun and easy way to decorate, not to mention use up some scrap paper you may have laying around. This is some old, old, old DSP I have left over from a few catalogs ago (I can't even remember it's name! I think it's Raspberry something!) I used a total of 12 strips for this little chain. Half of them were 8" long and 1" wide and the other half were 6" long and 1" wide. To make this, I folded all of the strips in half, then I nestled an 8" strip inside of a 6" strip with the folds lining up. I also put a loop of ribbon inside the center of the 8" strip, then I stapled through the fold and all the layers of paper and ribbon. Then I folded the loose ends down to make a heart shape, and put the ends together inside the fold of another 8"/6" bundle. Staple through all the strips and keep repeating all the way down. In all, I used 7 staples to hold this together and it's very secure. The hearts are nice and tight too, so I'm not sure I'd go much longer than an 8" strip. It might work with cardstock since it's a little sturdier.
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Paper: DSP of your choice
Accessories: Ribbon, stapler
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