A green strip of paper represents the ‘green leaf’ on which you will draw the body of the ladybug and glue its wings. Bonus Tip: Remember that you will have to fold the strip.

Put the wax paper leaf sandwich onto the towel and then fold it over the top of the specimen. A thin kitchen dish towel is preferable to a thick terrycloth towel. You can even use paper towels.

Depending on their size, you can get four to six leaves from a full sheet. Step 2. Create the leaf shape. Cut a square of paper a few inches larger than the desired size of your leaf and fold it ...

Fold in the left side of the rice paper, and then the right and let the edges touch each other, with a 1mm overlap. To garnish, tuck a few additional sprigs of mint or shiso leaves on top, then ...