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Vampire MouthBy Jeremy Shafer 2002

This model includes vampire lips ANDdentures! It makes a perfect present forany old lipless, toothless vampire.

White side up, valley-fold inhalf diagonally and unfold.

Valley-fold and unfold. Valley-fold and unfold.

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Valley-fold. Valley-fold overlappingthe two ends.

Turn over. Rotate 45.

Valley-foldand unfold.

Valley-fold andunfold. Turn over.

Valley-fold from point A to thevertical middle crease so that theleft edge touches point B.

Like this.Unfold the flap.

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Repeat steps 9-10three times.

Valley-fold from point C to thevertical middle crease so thatthe left edge touches point B.

Like this.Unfold the flap.

Repeat steps 12-13three times.

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Valley-foldand unfold.Turn over.

First pinch the mountain fold. Thenmake a pleat so that the mountain foldstouches the diagonal creases at theblack dots. Repeat on the other end.

Like this.Turn over.

Valley-fold onexisting creases,squashing at thesides to flatten.

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Unfold the top tostep 18.

Turn over.

Valley-fold the raw edge tothe left side of the model,pulling the rest of the rawedge up to touch thehorizontal folded edge.Repeat on the right side.

Like this. Turn over. Valley-fold. Reverse-fold.

Valley-fold. Valley-fold. Turn over.

Valley-fold. Reverse-fold. Reverse-fold.

Valley-fold the edge, reversefolding at the sides and makingit go underneath the colored lip.Alternatively, you could simplymountain-fold the flap behind,but the above way gives themouth a better bite.

Turn over. Mountain-fold.

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Valley-fold and unfold.

Valley-fold and unfold.

Valley-fold.

Valley-fold the flapso that the creasetouches the lip.

Mountain-fold,tucking the flapinside.

Valley-fold. Mountain-fold.

Open Closed Fangless

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Using the existing valleycreases, bring the teethtogether. Straighten theteeth out adding four morefolds only visible on theback side (see cloud).Shape the lips to taste.

The Vampire mouth is ready for a night out on the town. Holding from behind as shown, squeeze the sidesand the mouth will close. The action is most striking when the teeth bite together without overlapping.

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