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How To: Origami a paper Mexican hat

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

How To: Fold a soma cube

A puzzle origami invented by Piet Hein and diagrammed by Sebastian M. Kirsch. It’s a fun toy to kill time, and takes about 10 minutes to assemble. It’s composed of 7 different pieces made out of strips that look like those in Tetris. You can also make 6 pieces which would make it easier to assemble.

How To: Make a paper football for 1 dollar

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a paper football for 1 dollar. First, grab your paper and fold it in half length wise. Next, make sure the crease is nice and clean, then fold it length wise once more. Now, fold one of the corners up into a triangle shape, marking the crease exact. Fold this up again and keep doing this until you get to the end. Once you reach the end, fold the other end in twice into the pocket you see. Crease this, then stand it upright and flick it with your other fi...

How To: Fold an origami cherry blossom ball

Want to create a neat looking decorative item using just paper? Origami is the answer. The Origami Cherry Blossom paper ball created in this video by Tomoko Fuse requires papers, dexterity and a toothpick if the presenter is to be believed. The first steps consist of creating precreases on the paper. This step makes the subsequent folds easier to make as the fold lines also double up as markers. The second step consists of creating a complex shape. The same design is then repeated 30 times. F...

How To: Make a paper chatterbox with origami

Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a folded-paper chatterbox (or chatter box) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own paper chatterboxes, watch this free origami lesson.

How To: Make an 18-unit curler kusudama with origami

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make an 18-unit curler kusudama with origami. Kusudama is a Japanese paper ball that is made out of a large number of smaller shapes glued together. This video will show you how to do this without the need to sew or glue to join the pieces. Take a small piece of square paper and fold it diagonally across both diagonals. Then fold it in half from both sides. Now fold in from the center as shown in the video. Then curl up all the four c...

How To: Origami a bomber jet with Joost Langeveld

Origami plane designed by Joost Langeveld. This bomberjet is pretty easy to fold. This is an origami tutorial brought to you by Joost Langeveld origami, a dutch origami artist. Joost offers some of the prettiest, most creative models. Joost has been doing origami for seven years and about a year and a half a go, started designing models.

How To: Origami a Christmas star

Easy to follow instruction on how to make a 3D Origami Christmas Star. The best 3D Origami Christmas Star ever! Watch Chapter 2 for slow motion. Great for gift wrapping. Go to this site for a template http://www.origami.cz/Bin/star.html.

How To: Origami a wizard's hat

This instructional origami video demonstrates how to fold an origami wizard's hat. An origami wizard's hat serves as a great Halloween decoration. Kids will have fun folding the paper hat and wearing it as part of their Halloween costumes.

How To: Fold a paper rose

In this tutorial, we learn how to fold a paper rose. First, you will grab a napkin and unfold it. From here, roll the napkin around two fingers. Then, take it off and go two inches down from the top. Roll around this quickly, stopping half way. Grab the corner of the napkin and bring it up. Then, pull the rest down and continue to twist. Take your flower and make a leaf, then twist around the stem tightly. Put your fingers in the middle of the rose and use your finger to swirl it around. This...

How To: Origami a paper rose

While you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear, you can make a rose out of a single square of paper and call it whatever name you want. Origami is, of course, the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding to create any shape imaginable. Make a rose when you don't have the money to buy someone the real thing, or even as a gift that will last. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to origami a folded paper rose.

How To: Fold an erupting origami volcano

This video is about making an origami of a volcano. The video begins with aliMcRose talking about the geographical formations of Japan and then she shows a finished origami. The materials required are one piece of two sided paper and a pair of scissors. Fold the piece of paper in half on one side and make sure the fold is a clear line. Now unfold the paper and fold it on the other side in a similar way.The piece of paper will now have four squares. Now fold these four squares into triangles a...

How To: Origami a dolphin Japanese style

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

How To: Fold a sham with modular origami

This video origami tutorial shows how to make a sham. Modular origami differs from basic origami in that multiple pieces of paper are used instead of just one. Learn how to fold this modular origami sham ball by watching this instructional video.

How To: Fold an origami gift box

This video shows you how to make an origami gift box. This is an excellent video, where it takes you step by step on everything you need to know to create this great little gem perfect for jewelery, or just a simple surprise for any holiday. It may take you a few tries since the art of origami is a difficult one to master but with this video and some practice, you'll be hand making oragmi gift boxes all the time.

How To: Origami a paper piano

Learn to make a small origami parlor ornament using a single piece of one-sided black origami paper. In a few steps, this instructional video shows you how to fold a rather unexpected miniature paper piano. You may want to use a pen to draw in some tiny piano keys. It also helps to hum a song while following this simple visual guide to folding paper pianos.

How To: Origami a pineapple Japanese style

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

How To: Origami a flamingo

Origami Flamingo by Joost Langeveld. Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this an origami flamingo. the With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful flamingo.

How To: Make a simple origami paper wallet for beginners

When you muse on the topic of origami, you're probably imagining some pretty advanced stuff that sends your head - if not your fingers - for a spin. Modular dodecahedrons (what?) and magic squares, done by the more advanced origami artist, make the art seem too difficult for common butterfingers like us. But fear not; no matter how clumsy you are with crafting, we've got an origami project that you can do easily.

How To: Fold an origami heart-shaped bookmark

From Fold Something, learn how to fold an origami heart-shaped bookmark! Follow as origami instructor Josiah Hills shows the viewer how to fold a heart shaped bookmark using a square piece of paper. He calls the unique bookmark design "Mark of Love". The project requires two items: a square sheet of paper and a pair of scissors. Josiah Hills takes the viewer through the step by step process to make the required folds, creases, and cuts needed to turn a square piece of paper into a perfect hea...

How To: Fold a simple origami heart

This video shows us how to fold a simple origami heart. Firstly a piece of paper is taken and is cut in the form of a square and then it is folded into half to form a rectangle. Then it is properly creased and then using a knife it is cut into two halves. Then one of the pieces which are in the form of a square is taken and is folded vertically to form a thinner rectangle. It is creased and then unfolded and then the paper is folded horizontally to form a square and it is creased and then unf...

How To: Make origami tissue foil paper

More advanced origami projects call for more advanced papers. In this tutorial, you'll acquire the art of paper making. Specifically, you'll learn how to make your own origami tissue foil paper, which has a much stronger hold than normal origami paper.

How To: Make a paper flower rosette

This video shows a demonstration of how to make crepe paper rosettes. The materials used are four strips of paper, two small paper circles, and double sided tape. First put double sided tape on one of the circles and trim the edges. Put a corner of one strip of paper onto the sticky edge of the circle. Fold and crease the paper as you go around paper circle, forming fan-like folds in the crepe paper. Put a tiny piece of double sided tape to hold the end. Trim the edges with scissor to make a ...