Anniversary and gift paper: Vase paper star

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3D origami

Easter day origami

Tutorial wrap gifts

Two Bottle Wrap & Carry

Recycling paper:

Tutorial: Newspaper Hat  By Liz Goulet Dubois

What You’ll Need:

• newspaper page
• tape
• decorations

How to Make It:

Flower gift: Kusudama Flower Tutorial

Here is a very helpful tutorial that I used in making my own Kusudama flowers
The Japanese word kusudama comes from two Japanese words kusuri (Medicine) and tama (Ball) They were often used with incense of potpourri. These days they are used more as decorative gifts.

Kusudama origami flowers are generally assembled into a large spherical shape. In today’s lesson we will be making a single flower. If you make another 11 of these, you can assemble them into a traditional kusudama ball. The flowers that make up the kusudama are beautiful in their own right. I was recently commissioned to fold over 200 of these flowers for the Honda stand at the Melbourne motor show. The flowers proved so popular that by the second day of the 14 day event a security guard was required to stop them all from disappearing even thought they were behind a persex shield. Thankfully they are fairly simple to make and I had help from a very good friend making replacements.

Holiday decor: Garland origami boxes

Present for christmas and holiday: Fabric Cootie Catcher Mobile and Garland

fabric cootie catchers to hang as a mobile or garland.

  

First I’ll review how to make the cootie catchers, then I’ll show you how to make the mobile and garland.

Make the Ultimate paper plane...

You will need:

A4 sheets of paper

What to do



The Ultimate

1. Lay the A4 sheet of paper in front of you portrait way up.

2. Take the 2 top corners and fold into the middle so they meet and at the same time make a point at the top (arrow shape), flatten the folds.

Make a simple paper plane.

You will need:

A4 sheets of paper

What to do

The Classic Dart

1. Fold the paper in half lengthways, crease and open out.

2. Take the two front corners and fold to meet the centre crease.

3. Fold the edges made by step 2 to meet the centre crease. Try to keep the nose point sharp.

4. Fold the outside edges together and re-flatten the first crease.

Presents for kids: Make a simple paper plane.

You will need:

What to do

The Sweptback Wing

1. Fold the short edge to meet the long edge and crease. Carefully cut off the remaining section and fold it in half lengthways, this will become the tail.

Make the simplest paper flying machine - a helicopter.

You will need:

 

A4 sheets of paper
Scissors
Paper Clips

 

What to do

Make a Cootie Catcher (Origami Fortune Teller)

These bring back fond memories from when I was young and I and my children have had a great time making them together. They are really easy, and kids of all ages can have loads of laughs inventing funny, cryptic or cheeky sayings to write as fortunes. They are a quick and fun way to spend a rainy afternoon.

You will need:

Paper or thin card
Ruler and pencil
Scissors
Bone folder
Coloured pencils or coloured paper & glue
Pen/pencil

Origami Box

How To Make An Origami  Box