Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Split-Tip Four-Leaf Clover
Fold four broad leaves and make small cuts to finish their heart-shaped tips.
What you’ll need
- One paper square
- Scissors
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
9 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom. No exact starting size is specified. Cut only the short tip slits shown; keep the leaves joined at the center.
Make the crease grid
Open image at full size ↗Crease the square into four equal sections in both directions. Fold the indicated corner diagonally upward, then upward again to mark two guides.
Open and repeat these diagonal guide folds in all four directions.
Open the corner pockets
Open image at full size ↗Fold the side sections inward along the diagonal guides. Open the lower pocket and flatten its sides outward.
Lift the inner layer and refold it along the existing creases, following the sequence shown.
Form four leaf squares
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the pocket sequence at the other three corners to make four small squares.
On one square, open its two sides outward and fold the lower section upward.
Prepare the leaf backs
Open image at full size ↗Lower the section again and repeat on the other leaves. Turn the clover over and fold its four outer corners inward.
Finish the heart tips
Open image at full size ↗Fold the small corners inward on both sides of each leaf, then turn the clover face up.
Cut a short slit at each marked outer tip. Fold the two small sections away from the slit to form the notch at the top of each heart.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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