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How to fold an origami little trumpet

Fold a long strip in half and slim it to a cone, then bend the thin end round in a loop so the wide end is the bell.

You need: 1 long strip of paper (about 27 x 6 cm), gold or yellow on one side. Easy, 7 steps, about 6 minutes.

Steps

  1. In half. Start white side up, the strip lying long. Fold it in half the long way, bottom up to the top.
  2. Slim it. Fold both long edges behind on slanted lines, so the band is thin at the left end and wide at the right end.
  3. Flare the bell. Behind, fold the end corner of each slim flap back out on a long slant from the band's corner, so the wide end flares out like a bell.
  4. Back bow. A third of the way from the wide end, fold the thin part down on a slant so it points down.
  5. Along the bottom. A little lower, fold it on a slant again so it runs to the right, under the bell pipe.
  6. Front bow. Under the bell, fold it up on a slant so it points up.
  7. Mouthpiece. Halfway up, fold it on a slant so the thin end runs back to the left and pokes out past the back bow.

Ta-ra-ra!

Draw three valves on top of the pipe. Blow a fanfare through the mouthpiece!

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