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Cut a sheet of A4 half lengthways. 1 Heart box (base) © Robin Glynn March 2001 2 3 4 5 6 6b 7 Squash fold so that 'X' lies along the horizontal edge.... x 7b x ....Like this. 8 Swivel some paper behind. 9 Wrap one layer behind. 10 11 Mountain crease the 'tab'. 12 13 Crease through all the layers. Keep the other half for the lid. Squash fold.

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Page 1: Heartbox

Cut a sheet of A4 half lengthways.

1

Heart box (base)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

2 3

4 5 6

6b 7

Squash fold so that 'X' lies alongthe horizontal edge....

x

7b

x

....Like this.

8

Swivel some paper behind.

9

Wrap one layer behind.

10

11

Mountain crease the 'tab'.

12 13

Crease through all the layers.

Keep the other half for the lid.

Squash fold.

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Heart box (base)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

14

Unfold back to step 11.

15

16 17

18

Squash fold.Model becomes 3 dimensional.

Petal fold.

19

Tuck point up inside.It's easier if you seperate the bottom

edges during the move.

20 21

Swivel 4 segments.

Mountain crease the diagonals.

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Tuck the layer underthe pocket.

Heart box (base)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

22 23

24

Repeat steps 21-23 on this side.

25

Tuck behind to lock.26

Slide the tab into the pocket.

Now for the lid....

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Heart box (lid)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

1

Fold the top edge so it is about2mm from the bottom.

2mm

2

2mm

Unfold.

3

4

Fold so that the top corner lies onthe horizontal crease.

5

Crease using the circled corner asa guide.

6

7 8

Squash fold.

8b

9

x

Squash fold so that 'X' lies alongthe horizontal edge....

9b

.....like this.

x

10

Swivel some paper behind.

11

Wrap one layer behind.

12

Mountain crease the 'tab'.

13

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Heart box (lid)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

14 15

Crease through all the layers.

16

Unfold back to step 13.

17 18

19

Mountain fold using the tab as a guide.

20

Reinforce as valley folds.

21

Mountain crease the diagonals.

22

Squash fold.Model becomes 3 dimensional.

Petal fold

23

Tuck point up inside.It's easier if you seperate the

bottom edges during the move.

24

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Heart box (lid)

© Robin Glynn March 2001

Swivel 4 segments.

25 26

27 28

Tuck the layer underthe pocket.

Repeat steps 25-27 on this side.

29

Tuck the small flap behind to lock.

30

Slide the tab into the pocket.

30b

Turn over

31

Mountain fold the tip inside the model(you may need to reorganise the hidden

layers to free the tip).

Finished!