Make a Drinking Straw Heart Hairpin

Step 3 Begin folding

For illustrative purposes, the white straw is straw #1 and the pink straw is straw #2... Because I said so.

1)Fold straw #1 in half and angle it to form a "V" then slide straw #2 into the bottom of the "V" shape. 
2)Fold the right end of straw #2 up in FRONT the right side of straw #1 so that it is parallel with the left end of straw #1.
3)Fold the right end of straw #1 around the FRONT of the right end of straw #2 and tuck it BEHIND the left end of straw#1.
4)Take the right end of straw #2 and fold it over the FRONT of straw #1 and tuck it BEHIND the left end of straw #2.
5)Take the right end of straw #1 and fold it BEHIND the left end of straw #1, then bring it in FRONT of the right end of straw #2. (It should now be parallel with the left end of straw #2.)
6)Fold the right end of straw #1 BEHIND the right end of straw #2 and tuck it in FRONT of the left end of straw #2.
7)Fold the right end of straw #2 in FRONT of straw #1 and tuck it BEHIND the left end of straw #2. Then fold the right end of straw #1 over the FRONT of both ends of straw #2 and BEHIND the left end of straw #1.
8)Bend both sides of straw #2 down so that the longer end will lie down flat over the middle of the heart.
9)Tuck this longer end under the cross section of straw #2 that runs straight through the middle of the heart.
10)Pull this end through the cross section tightly.

Comments

[veherrera]

Im really confused! :( but its a great instructable :)

[mikedude524]

What does the box inside say?

[ashaloo]

Are you referring to my work surface? My crafting area is carpeted, :( so I was using a Rocketdog shoebox to work on...

[apathyincarnate]

I think he means in the picture for the 2nd to last step. There is a comment box in the middle, but when you mouse over it to see the comment on this step it is overridden by the larger box around the whole thing. :)

Also, I am a little stuck on that step too, but overall great 'ible!


-edit- I am referencing the pictures for Step 3

[ashaloo]

AHHHH! Okay, thanks for the clarification! It's simply outlining the cross-section that you're supposed to slip the longer straw end under.

[minioop]

step 8 is really confusing

[ashaloo]

I made a video as requested... Check out the last step!

[marken321]

This is a great instructable, although step 8 where a little confusing, but i managed to complete it after some time.