I posted an Origami Shamrock tutorial a few years ago from another website and decided to update it. I know St. Patrick's Day came and went already. So, in honor of Shamrocks and St. Patrick’s Day I’m going to show you how to make an Origami Shamrock. This Origami Shamrock will be perfect to hang up for St. Patrick’s Day or even use as a bookmark. So, grab some Origami Paper and some glue and let’s get started with this craft.
Materials Needed:
5 Sheets Green Origami Paper, Glue.
Step 1.
Fold the sheet of paper in half to make the edges even.
Step 2.
Fold in half the other way now.
Step 3.
Turn it over.
Step 4.
Fold the bottom up to middle crease.
Step 5.
Turn it over.
Step 6.
Fold the bottom right corner up to the center crease.
Step 7.
Fold the bottom left corner up to the center line too.
Step 8.
Flip it over.
Step 9.
Bring the top right corner to the center line.
Step 10.
Now bring left top corner over to center line too.
Step 11.
Fold the top corner down to the crease line without folding white triangles on sides.
The paper should now look like this. Notice the white triangles are unfolded.
Step 12.
Fold the white triangles in on the inner edge of each triangle.
Like this.
Step 13.
Fold the 2 triangles on each side of the heart.
Like this.
Step 14.
Now fold down the top a bit to make it less pointy.
Step 15.
It should look like this.
Step 16.
Make four hearts and then place them like this.
Step 17.
For stem, place the origami paper green side down.
Fold both corner A and B to center line.
Fold both corner A and B to center line.
Now bring the left and right top sides down to the center line like seen here.
Fold in half as seen in next picture.
Like this.
Fold A down to B.
Step 18.
Now place the triangle over hearts.
Step 19.
Glue all of it together.
Step 20.
Turn it over.
And, there you have it….you just finished your Origami Shamrock. Isn’t it adorable?
