Let's Make a Paper Rose!

Take your slotted tool and slip the end of the paper through the slot.Wind for a few turns to created the center of your rose.

Next fold the paper down at right angles to the back. This is easiest to understand by following the photo. 

Continue rolling, keeping the bottom of your rose lined up and allowing the foldededge to splay away from the tool. As you reach the end of the folded section, fold the paper again. Keep rolling until you only have a short length of paper left.

Release your rose from the tool and allow to relax slightly. Don't let go completely or your rose will unwind! Push the center of your rose downwards so it shows on the underside of your flower and glue. Fold the remaining tag of paper over to cover the glued center and hold until the glue dries.

And there you have your finished rose. It may take you a few tries to get a rose that you are happy with, but it is well worth the practice.

credits : handmade-crafts-ideas

Origami Instruction

Did you know that origami came from the Japanese words "Oru" meaning "to fold" and "kami" meaning "paper"? And that's exactly what we do here - fold paper!

There's nothing quite like the joy you get from transforming a plain square piece of paper into a container, animal, flower, etc.

It still puts a smile on our faces when we complete an origami!

Follow our instructions to make something today, right now!

Origami is fun, easy, inexpensive and great for sharing with others.  This is an activity that has been passed on from one generation to another, despite huge technological advances.

Let's make sure that it will continue on for many generations to come.

Below is a video of one of the coolest origami we folded lately, the Magic Rose Cube, a model by Valerie Vann.

Credits : origami instruction




Here is a collection of origami made by readers of this site!




 

Crane

The origami crane is the most well known of all the origami models: These instructions should make it easy for you to make your own beautiful crane. Use some pretty paper to make this lovely origami model: it is a very elegant bird!