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Origami Shamrock

This shamrock can be made with 3 or 4 leaves. Each leaf

uses half a square of origami paper and is very quick and

easy to fold, so the shamrock comes together easily. You will

also need a thin strip of green paper or card for the stalk.

Use the shamrock to decorate a St Patrick’s Day card, or, in

its “4 leaf clover” version, a Good Luck card.

1. Fold your paper in half horizontally

and cut along the fold. Repeat, so

that you have 3 or 4 halves to work

with.

2. Take one of the rectangles and place it face-up on the

table. Fold in half as shown. Then fold the top ﬂap out again,

along the dotted line....

3. so that your model

looks like this.

4. Flip over. Fold the edges

in along the dotted lines ...

5. and your model will look

like this.

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6. Turn the top points in. 7. Finally, make a small

diagonal crease at the centre

of the heart shape. This crease

strenghtens the model and

holds it together.

8. Flip over again.

9. Join 3 or 4 leaves together

with glue and add a small strip of

green paper or card for a stem.

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