Origami: How to fold a Leaf

When it gets cool, all the leaves turn red and yellow

then they fall off the trees.

We feel the beginning of autumn with tinted autumnal leaves

and the beginning of winter with fallen leaves.

Why don’t you experience the change of seasons with origami paper?

This is perfect for autumn!

How to fold a Leaf 1   A Leaf

１．Cut it in half like the picture below.

２．Do seven times of mountain fold and valley fold in turns along the dotted lines,

as picture No.3 shows.

３．Fold it in half along the dotted line.

４．Put them together with glue.

５．Cut the triangle along the red line.

６．Spread it out and it’s done!

How to fold a Leaf 1  A Dry Leaf

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold the right corner up along the dotted line.

３．Fold it in half.

４．Fold it in half.

５．Spread it out and fold it like a staircase, along the creases.

６．Spread it out and fold it along the dotted lines.

７．Fold them behind along the dotted lines.

８．And it’s done!

How to fold a Leaf 3   A Gingko

１．Fold it in half along the black line and make a crease.

Fold both sides to the crease along the dotted lines.

２．Turn it over and fold it along the dotted line.

３．Fold it along the dotted line, open the bag part and fold it like the picture below.

Do the same thing for both sides.

４．Fold it up along the dotted line.

５．Fold it down along the dotted line.

６．Open the bottom part and fold it along the dotted line, like the picture below.

Do the same thing for both sides.

７．Fold both sides up along the dotted lines.

８．Flip it over, and it’s done!

If you use green origami paper, you can reproduce the season of fresh green,

and if you use red or yellow origami paper, you can reproduce autumns tints.

You can enjoy folding them with your favorite color too!

Origami: How to fold a Tree

It’ll be fun too if you fold them with small origami paper

and put them on the cardstock paper with an origami tree.

You can enjoy three-dimensional in that way.♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】