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 ...

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.

When Dr. Thomas L. Clark, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake, gets his hands on a piece of paper and a pair of scissors, amazing snowflakes emerge. Unlike origami, in which just folding paper yields amazing ...