I've known how to make this butterfly for ages, so I thought I should share it with you;)
I realized it is really hard to explain the way I fold, so if you don't understand, please say so, I'll try to help;)
You can use any kind of paper, provided that it's foldable and has a nice color on one or both sides;)
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First, take a square piece of paper with the white side up.
Fold it in half and fold the sides to the fold in the middle. Lay flat.
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Fold down the corners, but don't let them touch the folds you've just made.
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Fold the sides, over the corners you've just folded, it should look like this.
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Fold the piece in half over the length.
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Fold the corners down. (The corners of the CLOSED side)
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Now comes the tricky part, you have to follow all the folds you've made, and this should be the result.
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Fold the side in the middle (yeah right) down for about half a cm.
It should look like this.
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Take the flaps and fold them over the fold you've just made.
Make sure it lay flat.
Now your butterfly has wings.
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Fold the piece in half. (mountainfold)
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Another tricky part; take one wing and fold it upwards, it should look like this:
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Turn it around and do the same with the other wing.
If you lay it down on the table, the wings and the body will be shaped like a W, \/\/, so the wings point slightly upwards.
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Take the butterfly in your hand, and fold the "body" like this:
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Lay flat, the part that you've just folded up.
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The last thing, fold the flap that connects the ings down, like this:
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And here's your brand new Butterfly:-D