thanks for your purchase of the
BLUEBERRIES MODEL
(s
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about this model
3 in. x 3 in. x 1.5 in.
materials needed
These are the material suggestions if you want to make the model as shown in the photo.
You can use any material or color substitutions that you would like, as long as they are in the
same quantities as the material that you are substituting.
• Glue. Preferably the liquid kind. Hot glue, glue sticks, and adhesive tape either make a
mess of your model or just don’t stick well enough to hold it together.
• 1 sheet Dark Blue cardstock - 12” x 12”
• 1 sheet Green cardstock - 12” x 12” or 8.5“ x 11”
fold lines & preparation
This design may have both mountain and valley fold lines. This means that some lines will
fold in and others will fold out depending on the design. You’ll need to watch the line
pattern and be sure you are folding the paper in the right direction.
Mountain Fold Line
Valley Fold Line
Mountain Fold Valley Fold
piece identification guide
Take a moment to identify and label the pieces of the model on the reverse side after they have been cut out. ( The Piece Identification Guide
is only meant to be used as a reference for identifying pieces and should not be cut out.)
Dark Blue
B1 B2 x6 B3
B4
Green
page 1
1 2
B2
B1
Before beginning assembly, make sure to identify, label, and fold all This is how it should look once all the B2 pieces have been glued on.
your pieces. Start assembly by gluing one of the B2 pieces to B1 as
shown. Then, continue gluing on all the rest of the B2 pieces.
3 4
Glue B3 to the blueberry starting from either end. (See Step 4 for more NOTE: You will probably need to insert a needle or hook tool into the
assembly tips.) blueberry to push the tabs in place from the inside of the model.
5 6
Continue gluing B3 by moving up the side of the blueberry one Finish by gluing down the top flap. TIP: Apply glue to the tabs and then
section at a time. Again, use your needle or hook tool to press the tabs pull them slightly outward before pressing the flap in place.
in place from the back. Gluing one section at a time allows you to
make sure that you get a clean fit without getting overwhelmed.
page 2
7 8
Fold the points of piece B4 and then curl each one downward so it Glue B4 to the center of the top of the blueberry.
looks like the image above.
9 10
It should look like this when completed. Follow Steps 1 through 8 for Fold each leaf along the fold line.
the other two blueberries.
11 12
Congratulations! You are finished. Arrange the blueberries and glue You can arrange them in several different variations, in a group or just
them together to fit your project. single berries.
