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How To: Origami a 3D diamond-tail for a peacock

Fed up with traditional origami? Well, learn how to fold some three-dimensional origami! This origami video tutorial will teach you how to origami a 3D diamond-tail for a peacock. Traditional Japanese origami is the art of paper folding, but 3D origami is a little more complex, a little more challenging... a little more interesting. See how to model and fold a 3D diamond-tail peacock with these origami instructions.

How To: Origami an icosahedron

This video explains how to make an Origami Icosahedron (designed by Heinz Strobl) using 50 strips of paper. You need 20 strips of a single color for the triangles and 30 of a contrasting color to connect the triangles.

How To: Fold an origami Reindeer

Learn how to fold an origami Reindeer with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:

How To: Origami a dragon

Learn how to fold an origami dragon with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:

How To: Origami a simple camel

Learn how to fold an origami camel. All you need is a piece of paper. Follow along with this origami demonstration, the process is fairly simple. And the result is pretty impressive! Fold an origami camel.

How To: Fold an origami hungry bat

This 3D animation demonstrates how to fold the famous origami model "Hungry Bat", a great Halloween fold! Just take a piece of square paper, and fold along with this 3D animation to get the Hungry Bat! Memorize it (it's really easy!) and show off your skills at your next Halloween party - or use it as decoration, whether for your costume, or the house. Using paper that's black on one side and white on the other is most effective! The 3D animations explains how to fold the model "hungry bat" t...

How To: Origami a crisp and neat crane

Using crisp, neat folds, children can turn ordinary paper into origami art. See how to fold an origami paper crane. To make a paper crane, all you need is a square of origami paper. You can use regular paper, but origami paper will fold the best.

How To: Origami MIT's mascot brass rat

MIT's mascot, though called a brass rat, is actually a beaver. With the huge cost of the class rings, every MIT student (and those who didn't make it in) can make their own for just the cost of a square piece of paper. Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold MIT's mascot the brass rat beaver out of a piece of paper.

How To: Origami a frog, duck, dog, bat, lily and more

This great video tutorial from Michael LaFosse will show you how to not only make a cool, green jumping frog, but it will also show you how to make a simple traditional origami duck, a puppy dog, a water lily, a phoenix, an advanced butterfly, and a happy good-luck bat. Just make sure you have the right size origami paper for the projects. Origami a frog, duck, dog, bat, lily and more.

How To: Origami a grasshopper Japanese style

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper grasshopper Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper grasshopper. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow. Very cool Japanese origami how-to video! Origami a grasshopper Japanese style.

How To: Fold an origami box with a lid

This origami video tutorial shows how to make a box with a lid out of two sheets of paper. This fold makes a great gift box for small presents. This is relevant with the upcoming holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah and Valentine's Day all around us. It's also a good idea for adding a personal touch to a birthday present or to hold a first year anniversary gift... (the first year is paper guys).

How To: Origami a sheep Japanese style

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper sheep Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper sheep. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow. Very cool Japanese origami how-to video! Origami a sheep Japanese style.

How To: Fold an origami paper football

This origami video shows you how to make a paper football (American rules football). This is probably one of the first folds I ever learned to make, and I don't really consider it origami... but at the same time, I thought it might be fun since the BCS football bowl games and NFL playoffs are just around the corner. So make your own paper football and have a little fun playing office football while the boss isn't around.

How To: Origami a shuriken (aka ninja star)

Here is a step by step tutorial video on how to make an origami shuriken. A shuriken is a cool Japanese concealed weapon and is also known as a ninja star. This video is a silent demontration, but there is text to guide through the process of folding your own shuriken.

How To: Make a paper ninja throwing star

Learn how to make a throwing star out of paper. This video demonstrates how to make the popular paper shuriken. Ninja stars are fun, simple projects. Directions are easy, may take a little practice. Remember never throw this shuriken at people or animals.

How To: Fold an origami peacock or turkey

This origami video shows how to make a simple peacock with its tail open... but I kinda think it looks like a turkey. I guess that comes from being a VT alum. GO HOKIES! Anyhoo, I thought it might be nice to put these next to place mats for Thanksgiving dinner. So pay attention and learn how to fold this origami turkey.. or peacock.

How To: Origami a spinner

How to make an origami spinner which you hold in each hand with the tips only of your palms and then blow on it and it will spin. Follow along with this visual demonstration to learn how to make your own origami spinner.

How To: Origami a sturdy geometric Icosahedron model

This origami Icosahedron is a very sturdy modular model and it is very attractive. Origami is the timeless art of Japanese paper folding. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold the Icosahedron. Origami is a fun craft and your models make nice, homemade gifts. Practice makes perfect.

How To: Origami a tetrahedron

Are you interested in the Japanese art of paper folding, Origami? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to origami a piece of paper into a triangular pyramid, also known as a tetrahedron This technique is also great for making a triangle for other origami models.

How To: Origami a box out of scrap paper

This video shows you how to make a paper box (with a lid) in a few simple steps. Use this to package presents during birthdays and holidays, spruce up the paperclip and rubber band collections littering your desk, or put under wraps all those little chotchkes you've been hoarding.