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How to fold an origami bluebell

Fold three little blue squares into bells, fold a green strip into a thin stem and bend its top over, then hang the bells under the arch.

You need: Three 6 cm blue squares, a green 4 × 24 cm strip, glue and a black pen. Medium, 11 steps, about 12 minutes.

Steps

  1. Bell: fold it. Blue side up, turn a square like a diamond. Fold the top edges behind to the middle line, and the bottom point behind.
  2. Second bell. Set it aside. Take the next blue square, blue side up, like a diamond.
  3. Fold it the same. Fold it just like the first bell.
  4. Third bell. Set it aside. Take the next blue square, blue side up, like a diamond.
  5. Fold it the same. Fold it just like the first bell.
  6. Stem: new sheet. Set it aside. Take the green strip, white side up, long edges at the sides.
  7. Stem: edges to the middle. Fold both long edges in to meet in the middle.
  8. Stem: and again. Fold the new long edges in to the middle again. A thin green stem.
  9. Stem: bend the top. Fold the top part over to the right at a slant, so it leans out to the side.
  10. Stem: and down. Fold the end of the bent part down at a slant, so the stem arches over and hangs down.
  11. Hang the bells. Glue the three bells behind the arch, hanging down one after another, with their pointed tops hidden behind the stem.

Ding-a-ling!

Draw little waves along the bottom of each bell for its curly lips.

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