B u t t e r f ly - T h is m o d e l a n d it s s is t e r m o d e l " A n d r e a 's R o se " w e re

c re a te d a s s in k in g e x e rc is e s . S in k in g is n o t a s d iffic u lt a s it s e e m s , a n d a fte r
le a r n in g t h e p ro p e r te c h n iq u e , w ith p r a c t ic e it b e c o m e s q u it e e a s y . T h is
m o d e l c o n c e n tra te s o n t h e " p le a t s in k " t y p e , in w h ic h a p ie c e o f p a p e r is
u n fo ld e d c o m p le t e ly a n d r e fo ld e d lik e a fa n . T h e m o d e l c a n b e fo ld e d fr o m
a n y ty p e o f p a p e r th o u g h fo il b a c k e d p a p e rs a r e m o r e d iffic u lt t o w o r k w it h .

1 . F o ld a n d u n fo ld d ia g o n a lly . 2 . F o ld a n d u n fo ld la t e r a lly . 3 . F o ld a w a t e r b o m b b a s e o n
T u rn th e p a p e r o v e r. T u rn th e p a p e r o v e r. th e e x is tin g c r e a s e s .

4 . F o ld a n d u n fo ld . 5 . N o w w e w ill s in k t h e t o p h a lf o f t h e
m o d e l. T h e n e x t t w o s t e p s s h o w h o w .
O p e n t h e m o d e l c o m p le t e ly .
6 . P in c h e a c h o f th e fo u r c r e a s e s
t o g e t h e r fo r m in g a p la t e a u o n t h e
p a p e r . T h e m o d e l w ill n o t lie fla t .

8 . F o ld a n d u n fo ld t h e e n t ir e m o d e l in h a lf. 9 . N o w w e w ill p le a t -s in k t h e t o p h a lf o f
t h e m o d e l. T h e n e x t t h r e e s t e p s s h o w
h o w . O p e n t h e m o d e l c o m p le t e ly .
7 . N o w , fo ld t h e m o d e l b a c k in t o a
w a te rb o m b b a s e , d o w n w a rd a s y o u g o .

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 1 0 . P in c h th e o u te rm o st c re a se s ( in d ic a te d 1 1 . N e x t, s in k th e w h it e a r e a u p w a rd 1 2 . S in k t h e la s t a r e a . T h is w ill
b y t h e t h ic k e r lin e s ) in to s h a p e , ju s t lik e in u s in g th e s a m e a p p r o a c h u s e d in th e c o m p le t e t h e p le a t s in k .
s te p 6 . T h e n , in c o r p o ra te th e re st o f th e p re v io u s s te p s : o p e n th e m o d e l p a r t ly ,
c re a s e s , fo ld in g t h e m o d e l b a c k in t o a p in c h th e n e w c re a s e s in to p la c e , a n d
w a te rb o m b b a se . fo ld th e m o d e l b a c k u p .

1 3 . P le a t s in k th e n e x t le v e l. A s 1 4 . F o ld t h e p a p e r b a c k u p a s in th e 1 5 . P le a t s in k t h e fin a l le v e l.
b e fo r e , fo ld th e m o d e l in h a lf v e r y p r e v io u s s te p s b u t w it h t w ic e a s m a n y
a c c u r a t e ly , a n d th e n u n fo ld t h e fo ld s . S t a r t w it h th e o u ts id e sq u a re a n d
p a p e r c o m p le t e ly . w o r k in w a r d , o n e le v e l a t a t im e .

1 6 . T h is is a s im p lifie d v ie w . T o 1 7 . T h is is a n o t h e r s im p lifie d v ie w . 1 8 . C o m p le t e d m o d e l.
c o m p le t e t h e m o d e l, p in c h th e p a p e r A llo w m o d e l t o o p e n u p .
c lo s e d , ju s t u n d e r th e h o r iz o n ta l
c e n te r. T h e t o p fla p s w ill flip d o w n
a n d to th e s id e s a u to m a t ic a lly .

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a fte r d e s ig n in g t h e " B u t t e r fly " . It s t r u c k m e t h a t in m y b u t t e r fly , s in c e t w o o f
th e e d g e s o f t h e p a p e r w e r e le ft c o m p le t e ly in t a c t , t h e n o n e c o u ld p r o b a b ly
s t r in g a c h a in o f b u t t e r flie s t o g e t h e r , c o n n e c t e d b y t h e w in g s . T h a t n ig h t I s a t
d o w n a n d fo ld e d it . T h e c r y s t a l c a m e la t e r in 2 0 1 2 w h e n I w a s p r e p a r in g it
fo r a p h o t o s h o o t . T h e m o d e l is g o o d p r a c t ic e fo r fo ld e r s w h o w a n t t o in c r e a s e
t h e ir c o m fo r t le v e l w it h s in k in g a s w e ll a s im p r o v e t h e ir p r e c is io n s k ills s u c h a s
fu d g in g c r e a s e s t o m a k e t h in g s lin e u p c o r r e c t ly . T h e m o d e l c a n b e fo ld e d
fro m a n y t y p e o f p a p e r , th o u g h k a m i w o r k s b e s t fo r b e g in n e r s .

1 . S ta rt w it h a 1 b y n p ie c e o f p a p e r w it h e a c h 2 . F o ld a w a t e r b o m b b a s e o n t h e n e x t s q u a r e .
sq u a re m a rk e d w it h a c r e a s e . T h is e x a m p le s h o w s a
1 b y 4 p ie c e o f p a p e r . F o ld a w a t e r b o m b b a s e o n
th e fir s t sq u a re .

6 . A s w it h t h e b u t t e r fly ,
p le a t -s in k e a c h p o r t io n .

3 . C o n t in u e fo ld in g w a t e r b o m b b a s e s 4 . N o w y o u h a v e a c h a in 5 . T h is is a s id e v ie w . 7 . P le a t -s in k e a c h
o n th e r e s t o f t h e s e c tio n s . o f w a te rb o m b b a s e s . S in k th e to p o f e a c h p o r t io n a g a in .
w a te rb o m b b a s e .

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8 . T h is is th e c o m p le t e d c h a in . It w o r k s lik e a lit t le w in d u p
t o y . T r y h o ld in g e a c h e n d o f t h e m o d e l w it h e ith e r h a n d a n d
g e n t ly w in d in g it u p lik e a ru b b e r b a n d . L e t g o a n d it w ill
s p r in g b a c k in t o sh a p e . T o m a k e a c r y s t a l, t a k e t h e tw o e n d s
a n d (a h e m ) ta p e th e m to g e th e r . T r y d iffe r e n t n u m b e rs fo r
d iffe r e n t c r y s t a ls .

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