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How To: Origami a Christmas star aka Spiked Dodecahedron (SPD)

The Origami Spiked Pentakis Dodecahedron is an excellent Paper Christmas Decoration Star made out of 15 paper squares. In spite of the large paper size I was defeated by the last module after nearly 2 hours (!) of trying to lock the last unit in place each time another one dislodged. Never mind, it is still a remarkable sound structure once (nearly) completed and you can not see which one is not locked anyway.

How To: Origami a dollar bill ring

Dollar bill origami is fun, simple & cute. All you need is a dollar bill and some origami folding skills. Spend your spare dollar on some creativity... and you will end up with a cute origami figurine. Watch this origami dollar bill tutorial to learn how to fold a dollar ring.

How To: Fold a five intersecting tetrahedra dodecahedron

This is an instructional video on how to fold a five intersecting tetrahedra dodecahedron, or more simply, call it a spiky ball. All you'll need for this modular origami project is ten sheets of paper in five colors and a lot of patience. Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to make a modular origami tetrahedra dodecahedron spiky ball. Have fun and try not to get too frustrated!

How To: Origami a Samurai helmet or Kabuto

Follow these guidelines to fold an origami Samurai helmet. Kabuto is the Japanese word for a traditional Samurai helmet. You will need one piece of origami paper to complete this origami project. Or, you can fold an origami kabuto out of a sheet of newspaper so you can actually wear your Samurai helmet.

How To: Fold an origami snail

Not sure what to origami today? Watch this how to video to learn how to fold a snail out of origami paper. Give Japanese origami folding a try with this how to video tutorial on folding a garden snail.

How To: Fold a paper airplane

This instructional video shows how to make a simple and very effective paper airplane that can stay aloft for about half a minute. It is a simple and elegant design which does a fantastic job of balancing the weight of the craft forward and makes for a highly stable and effective airfoil. It's a great deal of fun to make and almost as much fun to fly. Give it a try! Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a paper airplane.

How To: Origami a paper envelope

This instructional video gives easy step by step directions for making an origami paper envelope. All you need is a square piece of paper. Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a paper envelope.

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: Origami a yellow bird Japanese style

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper bird Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper bird. 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 yellow bird Japanese style.

How To: Make an Origami Teo Flower

Learn how to make a paper origami teo flower instructions. This origami flower is my improvisation, and I haven't seen any similar flower from the nature. I named the flower to my wife Teofila (Teo) because i gave to her the first model of a complete paper flower :). The model is easy and the stamens make the flower looks one idea more beautiful :)