Heart-Shaped Corner Bookmark

by albertaleong in Craft > Paper

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Heart-Shaped Corner Bookmark

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This simple hand-crafted bookmark requires only 5 minutes to create. Try it yourself and have fun!

(adapted from video demostration by The Cheese Thief.)

Materials

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  1. Any square paper (~9cm x 9cm is a good size)

Book Fold

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Fold the paper in half.

Book Fold

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Fold the paper in half again. You should get 2 square flaps.

Water Bomb Base Fold

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Pry open one of the flaps, flatten to make a squash fold. Turn over and do the same for the other side.

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You should get a triangle. Fold in the 2 bottom corners of the triangle to make crease lines.

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Fold in the top corner of the triangle to make another cease line.

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Open up the pocket of one flap and flatten to make 2 squash folds.

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Fold down the top flap …

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… and then inverse fold the same flap in half.

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Squash fold both corners.

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Triangle fold both bottom flaps.

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Flip the bottom flaps upwards and flatten. There you have it – your own heart-shaped corner bookmark!

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