How to Make Yarn Wrapped Hearts

Learn how to make yarn wrapped hearts using cardboard shape cutouts and yarn. Turn these DIY yarn hearts into a garland or use in your decor.

Trace your heart shape onto cardboard.
Cut out the heart shapes.
Hot glue yarn to the middle of the heart.
Begin to wrap the yarn around the heart in a varied pattern, with the goal being to cover all the cardboard.
Continue to wrap the yarn in different directions until you've covered up all of the visible cardboard.
Once you've covered the whole cardboard heart with wrapped yarn, cut the yarn with a few inches to spare.
Tuck the yarn tail underneath one of the other yarn strands on the backside, and use hot glue to secure it.
Repeat this same process for all of the hearts and yarn colors you've chosen.

Medium-weight yarn seems to work best for this project and bonus - that's usually the cheapest yarn option!
Wrap the yarn in varying ways around the cardboard so the whole cardboard shape gets covered evenly.
Change up the cardboard shape for other seasons or holidays like Easter, 4th of July, or Christmas!