Get Clover-licious!

St. Patrick's Day is just round the corner and what is Paddy's Day without some origami clovers?

Time to get your green on and fold some for yourself, friends and co-workers! Don't forget to send us photos of your creations!

Origami Paper

Origami Swan

The origami swan is simple to make and just as elegant. Start with a square of white paper.

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Fold the paper along one diagonal, then unfold it.

Origami Swan

square of white paper

folded square of paper

unfolded paper square

Now fold the lower edges of the square into the centerline as shown. This is your kite base. Flip the kite base over.

kite base

Next make a double fold as shown. Repeat on the other side.

double fold

Fold the point of the piece upwards. Then fold the head of the swan downwards. Next, fold the swan in half as shown.

swan head folded down

Pull the neck of the swan away from the body, and unfold the head and body.

completed origami swan

From reader in Ireland:

Origami Swan at origami-instructions.com

From reader in Birmingham:

From reader in Louisville " Here is the swan origami!
I did the orange one, and my 3 year old little girl made the pink one."

From Harold at Torhout " I succeeded this at second try, it's a little extra gift for my girlfriend for her birthday. I made like 10 already, it's an addiction, haha."

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