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How To: Make a paper cigarette from cigarette foil
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a paper cigarette from a cigarette foil. First, fold a piece of foil length wise, then flatten out the creases. After this, unfold the paper and tear it in half. Now, fold half of it in half again to make the stem of the flower and twist the top. Use the other half of the foil to make blossoms and flower petals. When you are finished shaping these, attach to the stem of the flower and shape more to make the flower look more realistic. Attach more leaves ...
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How To: Create a paper airplane using scissors
In order to make a paper airplane, you will need the following: 8 x 11 sheet of paper and a scissors. Lay the paper out on a flat surface. Pick up the right side bottom corner. Bring it over to meet the left edge of the paper, at the point at which the left hand corner is perfectly bisected. Crease it. Open it. Repeat the fold on the other side. Open it. Now, make an accordion fold. Fold the 2 small corners down. Then fold the 2 diamond shapes upward. Next, fold both sides in. Tuck the points...
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How To: Make an origami cat face for origami beginners
Origami seems super complicated if you're just starting out. After all, with projects like 30-sided modular spheres and magic cubes, it's easy to find your beginner level crane a bit pathetic.
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How To: Fold a simple origami sailboat with one sheet of paper
If you love boats but hate the open waters, the best thing you could probably do is get over your fear, or… grab some paper and make an origami sailboat. You won't need to take your feet off land with this kind of boat, unless you're jumping for joy after successful completion. This is one of the simplest origami sailboat designs out there, and requires only one sheet of origami paper.
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How To: Make a pretty in pink origami tulip flower
In our opinion, fake flowers are much better than the real things. While we're never going to turn down a handsome lad knocking at our door with a bursting bouquet of peonies in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other, fake flowers - in origami form - last far longer.
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How To: Craft a delicate origami tulip leaf
In our opinion, fake flowers are much better than the real things. While we're never going to turn down a handsome lad knocking at our door with a bursting bouquet of peonies in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other, fake flowers - in origami form - last far longer.
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How To: Make a cute 3D origami bunny rabbit
Bunny rabbits don't only have to be reserved for Easter. In fact, bunnies are pretty darn cute all year round. While real bunnies, with their fuzzy fur and floppy ears, are the most cuddly and endearing, for those who can't raise one in their homes, this origami bunny is the next best thing.
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How To: Origami a paper heart with your kids
Origami is one of the simplest crafts you could teach your children. It's costs nothing, but provides hours of fun and excitement. The thrill of creating something wonderful is enough to keep the kids coming back for more. And the best paper folding project to start with… a heart. Folding paper hearts is one of the easiest origami items ever, which means it's great for young children. All you need is origami paper.
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How To: Craft an origami ring out of a one dollar bill
Moneygami is exactly what you think it is - a hybrid of money and origami. Rather than folding origami with your typical origami tissue papers, you can craft yourself something truly special by using money instead.
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How To: Use paper scraps in order to make a paper flower
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a paper flower using paper scraps. To make this, you will need: 3 pieces of small pink scrap paper, 1 piece of small green scrap paper, 1/16" brad, adhesive, hole punch, ink, and a sponge. First, you will draw one different size circle on the 3 sheets of pink paper. Next, draw leaves onto the green scrap paper. Now, start tearing the shapes out of the paper leaving no pencil showing. Crumple the paper up several times, then get your ink and put it on you...
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How To: Fold an origami chicken and egg
This video tutorial is in the Arts & Crafts category which will show you how to fold an origami chicken and egg. Take a square size paper and fold it in half across the diagonal. Now fold the triangle in half. Lift up the top fold and fold it back in to a square. Repeat this step with the bottom triangle also. Now you have a smaller folded square. Turn the paper around so that the open ends are pointing away from you. Fold the two top edges on to the centerline. Now fold the bottom triangle i...
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How To: Craft a pretty origami Amaryllis (kusudamas)
The Amaryllis flower, also known as the Belladonna lily, is, as its second name suggests, an extremely beautiful and lithe plant native to the Southwest region of South Africa. Recreate the delicate beauty of this flower by watching this tutorial.
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How To: Make a paper football that flies well
This video tutorial is in the Arts & Crafts category which will show you how to make a paper football that flies well. For this you will need a piece of paper. Fold it half way along the longer side. Open it up, flip it over and fold it again. Now tear it along the fold. Now fold it again in half along the longer side. Then take a corner that is away from the seam and fold it back along the other edge of the fold to make a triangle. Now fold the triangle back over the sheet. Keep repeating th...
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How To: Fold an abstract, flexible origami shape
This video is about folding an abstract, flexible origami shape
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How To: Origami a great bell flower
This video tutorial is in the Arts & Crafts category which will show you how to fold an Origami bell flower. Take a square piece of paper and fold it to make a rectangle. Crease, unfold, fold it in the other direction and unfold. Now fold it in half to make a triangle, unfold and fold in the other direction. Unfold it and fold it again in half into a triangle, but on the other side of the paper. Now pitch in the two sides and squash down the other sides as shown in the video to make a smaller...
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How To: Make a found art paper rose
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a paper rose with a napkin, Begin by orienting the napkin lengthwise. Then pinch the napkin corner with your right index and middle fingers. Now wrap it around the fingers. With your left hand, squeeze to create the size of the rose flower. Then hold the flower with your left hand and twist the stem. Now hold the end of the stem twist and pull the corner upward to create a rose leaf. Pinch the leaf into place and pull the excess napkin downwar...
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How To: Create a 3D origami jewelry box with lid
Paper houses don't make very sturdy shelters for those living inside, but paper jewelry boxes make excellent storage boxes for keepsake jewelry. Using the right method (ie. the one presented in this video) you can create a very sturdy jewelry box out of paper.
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How To: Make a romantic and animated 3D origami swan
Remember that uber romantic scene from Nicolas Sparks' tearjerker, "The Notebook," where Noah takes long lost and then found love Allie out on his boat and then find themselves in a small enclosure full of swans? You can recreate that magically romantic moment (sort of) by folding this swan origami project!
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How To: Craft a gorgeous origami aquilegia flower
Admittedly, kawasaki roses are cute little things, but if you're tired folding the same origami roses as everyone else and want to try something exotic and original then try folding this gorgeous origami aquilegia flower.
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How To: Make a spooky origami raven for Halloween
Okay, so a raven isn't the most auspicious thing to origami, but this delicate origami raven would be a wonderful and spooky craft to make for Halloween. You can place it on top of pumpkins or looking down jeeringly from windowsills.
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How To: Origami a snail from a kitchen paper towel
Bounty paper towels claim they can absorb up to 3X more than ordinary paper towels, but they can't transform into cutesy little snails unless you lend them a helping hand (or two).
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How To: Origami a cute standing dog
Are you tired of folding the same old flapping cranes and teeny lucky stars? Break out of your folding mold by trying a new origami fold for a change. In this video, you'll learn how to fold an origami dog that stands, barks, and even fetches its own water (okay, maybe not the last two).
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How To: Fold an origami paper tank and spaceship
Origami a whole fleet of these and you'll have your own army of unstoppable origami war machines that can blow up some paper aliens.
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How To: Origami a pajarita (bird featured on PS3's Heavy Rain)
In the PlayStation 3 video game Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer, four protagonists are on the hunt for a serial killer who murders young boys and leave behind his calling card… an origami animal. One of those animals, and the one prominently displayed on the cover art and poster art for the game, is the pajarita. Pajarita in Spanish for little bird (or even just origami in general).
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How To: Fold a paper pajarita (origami bird) from Heavy Rain
Have you played Heavy Rain on the PlayStation 3? It's an interactive drama with a film noir touch, where the four protagonists are on the hunt for a serial killer. And this serial killers name? The Origami Killer.
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How To: Fold a jumping jack origami paper toy
Paper. It's usually just for writing, but for origamists, there's no lead or ink involved. It's all about the precision of the hand, the delicate touch. It's origami, not hunting with buckshot.
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How To: Create a beautiful origami tropical angel fish
Angel fish live in tropical waters and are known for their extremely sharp-looking, angular fins and pointy faces. They also happen to be incredibly beautiful, coming a variety of opalescent colors and often striped like a zebra.
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How To: Create a birthday origami rose and leaf ribbon
Using strings to tie little brown packages is SO Julie Andrews circa "The Sound of Music" era. Get in touch with the fun experimental quality of modern gift wrapping by watching this beginner origami tutorial.
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How To: Craft a green ribbon banner gift bow and tag
Sure, you could hit up Target and purchase a large bag filled with cookie cutter ribbons and bows, but why not adorn your next special gift with something a bit more, well, special? In this beginner origami tutorial, you'll learn how to craft a green ribbon banner that can be used to top anything from gift boxes to gift bags.
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How To: Create an origami heart shirt and tie for Father's Day
Show your father how much you love him this Father's Day by crafting a literal representation of your feelings. This cute and easy to make origami heart comes adorned on top with a handsome white tie, sending your father messages of thanks and kindness.
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How To: Create a business shirt and tie origami gift basket
Sure, you've probably seen a million YouTube videos that feature the impressive schemes of 2,000-sided modular origami balls that seem to defy gravity as well as patience. But sometimes the simplist origami craft is the most striking.
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How To: Create an origami sailboat for Father's Day
Is your dad's favorite pastime taking his boat out from the dock at Marina del Ray and just sailing into the sunset, staying out on the broad ocean for hours at a time? Then he will most definitely dig your gift for him this Father's Day when you create these adorable origami sailboats.
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How To: Create an origami picture frame for Father's Day
A memorable and well thought out Father's Day present doesn't have to be expensive or outrageous. In fact, some of the most cherished gifts are handmade, espeically when it comes to gifts that feature warm family photographs.
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How To: Create an origami Father's Day business card holder
Dad works and has worked hard his entire life to make sure you always got what you wanted, whether it was that My Little Pony collector's set you desired at age 7 or a poster of Robbert Pattinson to put above your bed when you were a little older.
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How To: Fold a great origami water bomb
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to fold an origami water bomb. Users will need a square paper. Begin by folding the paper in half both horizontally and vertically. Then fold the paper diagonally in half both ways. Now fold the edges into the middle to form an isosceles triangle. Then fold the edges to the middle to form a diamond shape. Fold all the tips to the middle and then fold all the corners to the middle. Finish by tucking the triangle edges into the pockets and blow up the p...
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How To: Make an origami Shuriken (ninja star)
Secure a square-shaped piece of paper preferably six inches long on both sides. Cut the square paper into two equal halves. Fold one piece longitudinally right at the middle. Open the fold and refold it horizontally, on the shorter side. Refold the longitudinal crease you made earlier. Then, fold both sides diagonally but facing opposite each other.
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How To: Fold a hanging origami ornament
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to fold a hanging origami ornament from Ana Maria, an Origami artist. You will need four sheets of rectangular paper of two different colors. Take one sheet and fold it diagonally. Flip the paper over and fold back along the same diagonal again. Now fold both the protruding corners back to match the edge of the paper. Repeat these steps with the other three sheets of paper. Then you got to lock the four folded sheets as shown in the vide...
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How To: Fold an origami paper pyramid
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial, Ana Maria, Origami artist, will show you how to fold an origami paper pyramid. For this you will need a square piece of paper; preferably colored. Fold the paper in half, open it up and fold in half in the other direction. Open up and fold all corners to the center point of the paper. Now fold it in half in both directions. Open up the last fold and fold one of the edges inwards. Open up again, unfold the adjacent flap and lock the flap down as shown in t...
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How To: Origami a paper raft with a sail that really floats
In this tutorial, learn how to fold an origami boat that actually floats. This little sailboat looks more like a raft and is made out of nothing but tape and paper. Follow along with this two part clip and fold up a cool new toy to take with you to the beach, the pool or the bathtub!
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How To: Craft an origami collared Father's Day shirt with tie
The best cards are always homemade with a lot of love (the same can't be said for presents; sometimes Dad just needs that power saw). And since Father's Day is coming up quickly, why not make your daddy a card rather than purchase a personality-less mass-produced one?