1Prepare a sheet of paper.

Prepare a small sheet of construction paper (9" x 12") or cardstock (A4 or Letter size). Red or pink are terrific colors for Valentine's day but you can choose any color you like.

2Fold in half.

Fold the paper down in half.

3Fold in half again.

Fold the paper in half again.

4Draw a half-heart outline.

Draw a half-heart along the paper's long folded edge.

5Cut along the outline.

While keeping the paper folded, cut along the heart outline.

6Unfold the paper.

Unfold the paper to reveal a pair of identical hearts.

Instead of making your own paper hearts, you can also print out our heart templates. To make a pair of hearts, print out two copies of Heart (Set 1) on A4 or Letter size cardstock. Cut out the hearts.

7Make a smaller pair of hearts.

If you wish to make concentric hearts, create a pair of smaller hearts following Steps 1 to 6 above or print out Heart (Set 2). For these second pair of hearts, you can use thinner paper instead of construction paper or cardstock.

Glue each small heart at the center of a big heart.

8Position the hearts back-to-back.

Put the pair of hearts together back-to-back, aligning them at the edges. You can hold them in place with some paper clips.

9Punch holes near the edges.

Punch evenly spaced holes along the edges of the heart. You can lightly mark the location of the holes with a pencil prior to punching the holes.

Move the paper clips in order to complete punching holes around the heart.

10Start lacing a ribbon.

Cut a long length of ribbon or string. Start lacing on the hole closest to the heart's top center. Lace the ribbon over and under the holes.

11Stop halfway.

Stop when you've laced halfway around the heart.

12Place a note inside the heart.

Write a note or greeting and fold the paper into a size that fits inside the heart. Place the note in between the pair of hearts.

13Continue lacing.

Continue lacing until you reach the last hole.

14Tie the ends of the ribbon.

Tie the ends of the ribbon or string into a bow.