Learn how to fold a simple origami bird resembling a swallow using basic folds like the shawl fold and water bomb fold.

Step 2: Use sharp scissors to carefully cut butterfly, bird and leaf shapes out of the patterned scrapbook paper. Plan out the placement of the paper cutouts on the inside of the tray, as shown.

Trace and cut out a simple bird shape on a brown paper bag and a teardrop wing on a colorful paper scrap. Sew the main bird together by hand or with a sewing machine. Leave a gap on the center of ...

Creating the birds is basically a matter of meticulous cutting and pasting; Herrera prefers a particular brand of 120-gram paper from France (normal printer paper is usually around 80 grams).