This can be done with any regular weight paper.

I have a bad habit of saving calendars (and occasionally catalogs) because I hate throwing out pretty pictures even though I'll never have the wall space to frame them all, so I thought this might be a fun way to turn them into something a little more usable on a daily basis.

Supplies

Paper

Scissors

(ruler might be helpful too)

Step 1: Make a 2:3 Rectangle

Start with a rectangular piece of paper that’s about 1 ½ times longer than it is wide. (Example is 4”x 6”) If you're starting with a square you can fold it into thirds and cut off one of the thirds.

Step 2: Start Folding

Hold lengthwise in front of you, color side down. Fold in half, color side out, fold pointing up.

Step 3: Start Squashing

Fold in half again, towards the left.

Squash the top half of this fold out and down so it makes a triangle at the top, center lining up with the center of the fold.

Step 4: Making a Mountain

Fold that flap back to the right. Repeat opening, squashing and folding back down with the left-hand half You’ll get a mountain shape.

Step 5: Changing Directions

Now fold the two top flaps up to meet in the middle, and the two bottom flaps back.

Step 6: New View

Flip it to the side, you’ll have same shape but now with two stumpy contrasting color legs.

Step 7: Small Preparatory Folds

Fold the inner corner of one of the legs up so that the triangle crosses slightly over the bright side. Make a matching fold from the inner corner of the other leg.