A Peace Dove Pop-Up

This Peace Dove Pop-Up can be mailed as the hexagonal base and dove lie flat for mailing.  

It will fit in an A7 envelope which is 5.25 in. x 7.25 in.

Peace Dove Pop-Up laying flat. 

I Foil Quilled the message "Peace on Earth" on the hexagonal base.

Here if the PDF. I used Neenah brand  65 lb WhiteGold metallic cardstock from Office Depot 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EN3-uK0-KJyJLHKZgerj0iA_w83KAHGw/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hl3eKGv709iYdgBXQ3nk_kV-Q0sf5FU6/view?usp=sharing

Here is the SVG.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqqEYFiVgB8MA3MDoBGsp2RoTJvm56oq/view?usp=sharing

 

Cut out the hexagonal base.

Fold the piece starting at the top, four mountain folds, one valley fold, one mountain fold, one valley fold and four mountain folds. Fold the two tabs on the sides of the three squares.

Turn the piece over and apply glue to the two rectangles adjacent to the center hexagon as shown above.

Fold the piece in half at the hexagon.  Part of the hexagon is now hidden from view as the rectangular area will be creating a ledge. 

Apply glue to the bottom tab as shown above.  Apply glue to the opposite top tab (not shown).

Adhere both sides down to make a hexagon sleeve.

Push the center hexagon inward.

Bend the hexagon into the center of the piece.

Bend the other side of the hexagon into the center of the piece.

This is what it looks like when the pieces are bent inward.

Apply glue to the tabs as shown.

Adhere the glue by pressing down in the center. Pop-up the hexagonal base.

Glue the wings on to the dove.

Glue the two sides together with the wings protruding on either side. 

Insert the dove into the hexagonal base and glue.  Glue on the olive branch to the beak. Bend the sections of the hexagonal strip.

Glue on the hexagonal strip to the base.  

Completed Peace Dove Pop-Up