Gum Wrapper Origami Heart: Step-by-Step Instruction

The light texture and bright colors of gum wrappers make them ideal for making origami hearts. With just a few simple steps, you can turn a small piece of gum wrapper into a unique heart, whether it is used as a gift or decoration, it can convey your thoughts.

We provide various origami heart ideas. Check out our 10 step-by-step origami heart instructions and choose your favorite.

If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.

Folding time: 5 minutes
Paper: Gum Wrapper
Total steps: 7
Difficulty: Easy

Material

Prepare a piece of rectangular gum wrapper.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Place the paper with the desired display side face down to begin folding.

Fold the top and bottom edges of the gum wrapper along the original creases.

Step 2

Fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.

Step 3

Fold the left and right sections of the bottom edge to align with the center vertical crease, and then flip the paper from left to right.

Step 4

Fold the top edges downward to align with the top edge of the bottom triangle.

Step 5

Fold the four corners of the top edge diagonally along the dotted lines.

Step 6

Fold the two corners on the top side and the left and right corners a little.

Step 7

Flip the paper from left to right to complete the folding.

What’s Next

Origami is an art filled with creativity and diversity. You can create a lovely dollar bill origami heart using a one-dollar bill, and what’s special is that its center resembles a blooming flower. This would be a new and innovative method for making payments when purchasing items in a store.

You can even string multiple origami hearts together to form a bracelet to decorate your wrist. The best part of this origami heart bracelet is that the size of the bracelet can be customized by the number of origami hearts since each of the hearts is made individually. The difference is that each heart is made with a single piece of square paper.