Origami elephant desktop wallpaper

I made myself a new desktop wallpaper from an elephant I folded awhile back. I don't know where the actual elephant is anymore, but his ...

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Easy origami egg holders

These easy origami egg cups are folded from 6" squares of origami paper. They took me just a minute or two each, and any decorative pap...

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Little origami mouse

There's a mouse in the house! I made him by following this how-to video at Marigami Origami . The mouse was designed by Masashi Tanaka.

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Easy woven origami bookmarks

I made these simple little woven bookmarks during my lunch break. Follow the directions at make-origami.com . I cut two 3/4" wide stri...

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Mini origami Kleenex box

You'd love to spend 30 minutes of your life attempting to fold a mini tissue box for Kleenexes that dispense perfectly well from their o...

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3D origami hearts

Yesterday's post got me in the mood for origami, so I tried out the instructions in Samuel Tsang's video on how to make 3D paper he...

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Make a tiny origami Santa

I made wee origami Santas. Each guy is folded from two 1 1/2" squares of red paper. Have the kids tuck one inside your Christmas cards ...

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Origami diamond ornaments

I tried out Emma's directions for how to make an origami diamond from two squares of paper. Each half is folded separately and then the...

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A book of paper snowflake and star instructions

Recently a review copy of Snowflakes, Sunbursts, and Stars: 75 Exquisite Paper Designs to Fold, Cut, and Curl showed up at my door. I love ...

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Origami skeleton hand

I got a huge kick out of making this creepy origami skeleton hand! It's actually pretty easy, just lots of layers of paper to fold at on...

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Origami jack-o-lantern

Heh. I made a pumpkin. Follow along with this origami tutorial by TCGames to learn how. It has turned into Halloween origami week at How Ab...

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Intermediate origami bat for Halloween

Here's another paper bat decoration, a little more difficult than in the previous post . This origami design is by Protogenius, demonstr...

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Easy origami bat for Halloween

Bats lend themselves to paper folding since their bodies can be easily reduced to flat planes. Here's a very simple version by Nick Robi...

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Fold an origami bulldog bookmark

I tried out this origami bulldog bookmark tutorial I found on YouTube. The doggie is designed by Christine Edison and demonstrated by Katri...

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Make an origami corgi

Ha, so cute! Steven Casey shows the steps to fold this origami corgi in his Flickr photostream (his photos, above). Not sure if we can see ...

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Origami tomato-shaped box instructions

Learn how to make these cute fruit-shaped origami boxes! Carlos Bocanegra designed them and Leyla Torres demonstrates how to fold them. Crea...

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DIY folded paper bow tie

Justina Yang of Fiber Lab has invented a papercraft bow tie and made the template available as a PDF. I looooove it. See her post here to ...

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Fold an origami elephant

I made this guy by following a video by Leyla Torres, my favorite origami demonstrator. Forget yoga— if you ever feel stressed out, just pu...

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Easy origami business card stand

In just a couple minutes you can fold an easy double-pyramid stand for business cards or phones. Check out the video tutorial from Leyla Tor...

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Another origami fox

I tried folding another origami fox model . There was something about the tail I couldn't figure out between steps 22 and 23, but I like...

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