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by Leyla Torres

Here is a list of the posts on this blog, in both English and Spanish.

February 2019 (2)
- 19: Origami Blue Butterfly Boxes (1)
- 11: Fold an Origami Swan in Memory of Laura Kruskal (3)
January 2019 (2)
- 14: How to Make an Origami Pig and Candy Box (4)
- 01: Gratitude for Your Paper-Folding Hands (4)
December 2018 (2)
- 20: Origami Spinning Top Brings a Spirit of Playfulness (6)
- 01: Does Origami Help with Stress? (1)
September 2018 (1)
- 28: Make Origami for Halloween (1)
August 2018 (1)
- 11: Make a Cute Papa Penguin and His Baby Peep (6)
July 2018 (2)
- 20: What Can Inspire You to Design Origami -Interview with Tomoko Fuse (24)
- 06: How to Remember the Steps to Make an Origami Model (11)
May 2018 (2)
- 22: Win One of Two Delightful Origami Gifts! (1)
- 18: How to Make an Origami Monkey (9)
April 2018 (1)
- 09: Make the Perfect Origami Box to Place Tea Bags (6)
February 2018 (1)
- 09: Make a Secret Love Boat –Use it to Deliver a Love Note! (12)
October 2017 (1)
- 07: How to Make an Easy Origami Tree (12)
February 2017 (1)
- 06: Make an Origami Heart in Less than Five Minutes (6)
January 2017 (1)
- 22: How to Make an Origami Rooster (7)
December 2016 (1)
- 20: How to Make an Origami Angel (10)
November 2016 (3)
- 30: Make a Meditative Quilt Star -Easy Holiday Paper Ornament (0)
- 25: How to Make a Lovely Paper Butterfly in Less Than 6 Minutes (4)
- 01: Make Beautiful Modular Origami Kusudamas (2)
October 2016 (1)
- 07: Origami as a Subject for Visual Art and Illustration (8)
September 2016 (1)
- 01: Make Origami Elephants and Help Stop the Ivory Trade (11)
August 2016 (1)
- 10: How to Make an Origami Coffee Bean (3)
July 2016 (2)
- 20: How a Paper Heart can Help You Stay Healthy (6)
- 02: Textile Folding -Inspiring a Creative Spirit (4)
June 2016 (3)
- 25: How to Have Fun Making an Oversize Origami Shirt (6)
- 16: How to Make a Tessellated Origami Flower (7)
- 07: Make an Easy Origami Necktie and Card for Dad (2)
May 2016 (4)
- 26: How to Make an Origami Star Flower and Variations (17)
- 18: Your Like Will Help Children in Need –Red Nose Day! (4)
- 12: Warning: This Key to Love Might Unlock More Than One Heart! (3)
- 01: Origami Art Therapy for Mental Health (11)
April 2016 (2)
- 21: Make an Origami Ladybug and Bring Yourself Good Luck! (7)
- 12: How to Make a Cute and Easy Origami Heart (3)
March 2016 (3)
- 30: The Origami Garden, a New Book by Ioana Stoian (1)
- 17: Easy Origami Swan Dish -Use it for Many Festive Occasions! (17)
- 06: A New and Creative Way of Making One Thousand Origami Cranes (17)
February 2016 (3)
- 23: A New Museum of Origami in Uruguay (9)
- 18: Origami Lion Love (7)
- 02: Make an Origami Happy Monkey! (14)
January 2016 (4)
- 26: Using Origami to Teach Kids Math, Art, Language and Science (12)
- 22: Make an Origami Hot Pepper to Commemorate Wilbur Scoville (4)
- 19: How to Make an Origami Heart-Box (7)
- 05: A year’s Journal -Leyla’s Origami Worktable 2015 (24)
December 2015 (4)
- 26: Star of Gratitude -6 Ways to Enhance it for Decoration (12)
- 19: Make the Origami Star of Gratitude (18)
- 14: Make Tin Twist-Icicles Christmas Ornaments in seconds! (2)
- 06: Cheerful Origami Art Prints to Decorate Your Home (0)
November 2015 (4)
- 29: An Origami House for Lady Coco (7)
- 19: Origami Santa Claus -It’s a Star and a Christmas Box Too! (2)
- 12: An Origami Star Box –Full of Creative Possibility! (5)
- 03: How to Make an Origami Goldfish (16)
October 2015 (3)
- 25: Make This Delightful Paper Bat for Halloween (9)
- 19: Oink! Make an Origami Pig (7)
- 05: Get Instant Rewards for Supporting Origami Spirit (4)
September 2015 (2)
- 20: Origami for the International Day of Peace (4)
- 10: One Origami Box, Three Variations (14)
August 2015 (3)
- 27: Make an Origami Carousel -It’s never too late to have a happy childhood! (25)
- 13: Drop Everything and Make this Origami Dog! (31)
- 06: Origami Sunflower (2 of 2) -Bring Joy to Your Life! (5)
July 2015 (3)
- 30: Origami Sunflower (1 of 2) -Bring Joy to Your Life! (1)
- 15: Lady Coco -The Origami Studio Cat (34)
- 09: Origami Flower -Beautiful, Easy and Fast to Fold (28)
June 2015 (5)
- 29: Origami –Changing People’s Life for the Better (28)
- 18: Memories of a Lovely Origami Convention in Germany (10)
- 15: Make an Easy Origami Bow-tie Card for Dad (4)
- 11: How to Make an Origami Dragonfly (18)
- 04: Make Origami Trees to Celebrate World Environment Day (0)
May 2015 (3)
- 28: The Mondrian Cube –Quiet Elegance and Mathematical Beauty (12)
- 18: Origami Traditional Box -Sanbo Box (5)
- 04: Origami Cat Love (12)
April 2015 (2)
- 16: A Cute Origami Cat -It’s a Box Too! (Version 2 of 2) (7)
- 07: A Cute Origami Cat -It’s a Box Too! (Version 1 of 2) (17)
March 2015 (3)
- 25: Inflatable Origami Frog -Classic and Traditional (2)
- 20: Origami Flower for a Guinness-Record Attempt (7)
- 09: How to Make an Origami Shamrock –It’s a dish too! (5)
February 2015 (3)
- 25: Make an Origami Cross -Version 2 (3)
- 15: Make an Origami Cross –Version 1 (14)
- 03: How to Make a Traditional Square Origami Box (6)
January 2015 (3)
- 26: Easy Paper Box -It’s a Heart and a Diamond! (13)
- 19: Make an Easy Origami Sheep (19)
- 10: Fun and Inspiration from My Creative Origami Table (20)
December 2014 (4)
- 30: How to Gift-Wrap a Bottle of Wine in 3 Minutes (7)
- 16: How to Make an Origami Nativity Scene: The Child –Part 3 of 3 (7)
- 11: How to Make an Origami Nativity Scene: Mary –Part 2 of 3 (4)
- 07: How to Make an Origami Nativity Scene: Joseph –Part 1 of 3 (13)
November 2014 (4)
- 30: How to Make an Origami Christmas Tree (29)
- 26: Inflatable Origami Heart from the Mexican Origami Convention (13)
- 11: Make a Lucky Star and a Lucky Cat! (7)
- 05: WOD Day of the Dead Competition –Did You Participate? (2)
October 2014 (5)
- 24: World Origami Days 2014 – Contest and Giveaway (3)
- 22: How to Make an Origami Mexican Hat (5)
- 17: How to Make an Origami Flower and a Leaf (Spanish Eye) (8)
- 11: Make an Easy Origami Bow Tie (4)
- 05: How to Make An Origami Skull (20)
September 2014 (5)
- 28: A Quick Origami Rose, a Variation and a Leaf –Three in One! (12)
- 20: How to Color Paper for Origami and Other Paper Crafts (39)
- 11: How to Make an Origami Spoon (6)
- 05: Two Ways to Make a Paper Hexagon (3)
- 02: Origami Elephant Display, World-Record Attempt –Help Needed!‏‎ (27)
August 2014 (1)
- 30: Six-petal Origami Flower -It’s a Lovely Snowflake Too! (17)
July 2014 (4)
- 27: How to Make an Origami Flower and Leaves (9)
- 19: An Easy Paper Helicopter -Entertainment for Children of All Ages (7)
- 12: Awesome Origami in New York City (13)
- 05: Make Three Variations of an Origami Star (2)
June 2014 (3)
- 26: How Origami Can Help You at the Market (7)
- 18: Make an Origami Chihuahua Dog and a Bone (9)
- 07: An Origami Heart -Perfect for Father’s Day (3)
May 2014 (4)
- 29: Easy Origami Dragon -Quick to make as a pin! (12)
- 14: St. George and the Dragon (29)
- 10: An Origami Tree to Celebrate All Mothers (16)
- 03: Origami Turbine -A Super Paper Spinner! (6)
April 2014 (6)
- 21: Giveaway -Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration 2014 (7)
- 18: Yellow Butterflies in Tribute to Gabriel García Márquez (9)
- 12: How to make an Origami ‘Swimming’ Fish (10)
- 09: Emilio Shows his Origami Cats (8)
- 06: Origami Chicken -It’s a chick and it’s a box! (13)
- 02: Origami Cats for Emilio (17)
March 2014 (3)
- 26: Make a Rainbow of Origami Butterflies (37)
- 19: Make a Modular Origami Cube -Use it as a Photo Frame (6)
- 05: Make an Origami Frame With Decorative Hearts (15)
February 2014 (3)
- 22: Make an Origami Rabbit -Perfect as an Easter Egg Holder (20)
- 13: Make a Gift Wrapping Decoration (2)
- 05: Make an Origami Hen-Box –Updated and Improved Video! (17)
January 2014 (5)
- 29: Make an Origami Horse in Less than a Minute (23)
- 22: All That’s Worth Cherishing Begins in the Heart (29)
- 15: Make Origami Horses for a Mobile (12)
- 08: Why Keep a Journal -Creativity Through Origami (23)
- 01: Ten-Second Love Notes or Party Fortunes (23)
December 2013 (4)
- 21: Christmas Greetings -A Stop Motion Origami Animation (33)
- 16: Make an Origami Dove and Share the Peace of Folding Paper (39)
- 09: An Origami Snowflake –Great Homemade Christmas Ornament! (8)
- 01: Christmas Origami, How to Make a Saint Nicholas (23)
November 2013 (4)
- 26: Get Hot for the Holidays With an Origami Chile Pepper (12)
- 22: ‘Easy Origami’ A New and Lovely Origami Magazine! (10)
- 17: Make an Origami Mouse for Your Cat (23)
- 04: A Magical Origami Convention -PCOC 2013 Albuquerque, NM (16)
October 2013 (4)
- 24: Origami Giveaway – Take a Visual Test and ENTER to Win! (10)
- 21: Fun Halloween Party Ideas: Make Origami Candy Corn! (3)
- 12: Make an Origami Cat-Box for Halloween (15)
- 02: What to Give Someone Who Likes Origami (3)
September 2013 (4)
- 26: How to Fold a Fantastic Origami Facebook Logo (1)
- 19: How to Make a Modular Origami Magic Star (5)
- 11: An Origami Flower Can Enhance a Gift or Be The Gift (1)
- 05: How to Make a Pentagon Out of a Square Piece of Paper (5)
August 2013 (4)
- 26: Make a Gift Envelope in Less Than Two Minutes (14)
- 22: Origami on Postage Stamps, Interview With a Collector (7)
- 10: An Easy Way to Fold Paper into Thirds (6)
- 02: Ready For a Cute Origami Nail Polish? (17)
July 2013 (4)
- 23: Origami for Beginners: What a Bicycle Racer Can Teach Us (7)
- 18: Printable Origami Paper -Available Here and Now! (0)
- 10: Origami Penguin Lovers, Look No Further! (8)
- 03: Learn How to Make a Tomato-Shaped Origami Box (23)
June 2013 (4)
- 29: Origami Convention in New York City, 2013 (17)
- 16: How to Make a Traditional Origami Envelope (63)
- 09: An Origami Owl, Perfect as a Gift Card Holder (13)
- 01: An Interview with Meenakshi Mukerji, Master of Modular Origami (7)
May 2013 (4)
- 26: How to Make a Fortune Pouch That Your Guests Will Love (10)
- 18: How to Make an Easy Origami Box (11)
- 10: An Origami Jumping Frog for Simon and Luc (19)
- 05: How to Make an IvaMia Kusudama (16)
April 2013 (4)
- 26: Make Easy Origami Bookmarks (18)
- 18: How to Make an Origami Elephant (119)
- 10: Playing Card Symbols, Origami Style! (8)
- 06: How to Make a Modular Origami Snowflake (20)
March 2013 (5)
- 27: How to Make an Origami Calla Lily (14)
- 23: Make an Origami Rabbit Heart in Less Than 7 minutes (9)
- 20: Useful Origami, Adding Happiness to Your Life! (10)
- 14: Make a Gorgeous Modular Origami Wreath (9)
- 06: How to Make a Paper Puppet to Enjoy with Kids (6)
February 2013 (3)
- 13: How to Make an Origami Heart in Less Than 5 Minutes (29)
- 09: An Origami Tree of Hearts (17)
- 05: Paper Planes Have a Crucial Role in Paperman Disney Film (11)
January 2013 (5)
- 31: A Double Origami Heart for Your Soulmate (2)
- 25: An Origami Snake to Celebrate the Chinese Year of the Snake (1)
- 19: Modular Origami Lily Star –Make and Use it as a Candle Holder (10)
- 10: A Definition of Art and What Being an Artist Means (15)
- 06: Keeping a Visual Journal –Leyla’s Work Table 2012 (10)
December 2012 (7)
- 29: Twelve Hens, Twelve Blessings for a Great New Year (13)
- 24: Make a Modular Origami Star from Patagonia (16)
- 20: Turn on the Lights of Hope… and Keep Them on! (11)
- 17: Let There Peace on Earth… (0)
- 15: How to Make a Fun Origami Santa Claus Puppet (1)
- 12: Twelve Lists of Top-Notch Origami Video Tutorials (2)
- 05: Origami Double-Pyramid Stand for iPhone or Business Cards (39)
November 2012 (5)
- 23: How to Make an Origami Santa Gift Box (12)
- 19: How to Fold an Origami Lotus Flower (15)
- 13: Fold the Perfect Origami Bird for Greeting Cards! (3)
- 05: World Origami Days –Vermont Local Celebration (3)
- 01: How to Make a Pentagonal Origami Star (25)
October 2012 (7)
- 26: WOD Celebration –Golden Frog Brooch Giveaway! (6)
- 22: Origami Australian Waratah (7)
- 17: Kitchen Origami: How to Seal a Brown Bag for Popcorn (11)
- 13: The Paper Boat –Magical Traditional Origami (8)
- 11: Origami Wreaths to Celebrate a Baby Girl or Baby Boy (10)
- 07: How to make an Origami Nested Rose (9)
- 01: Halloween and The Perfect Candy Corn Dish (1)
September 2012 (3)
- 27: The Peace of Geometry With a Piece of Paper (18)
- 18: Modular Origami Garlands From Francis Ow (10)
- 04: A Temptation to Fold Paper! (7)
August 2012 (2)
- 23: Using Origami to Decorate Your Gifts (0)
- 13: The Banquet (12)
July 2012 (4)
- 25: The Fine Line Between Failure and Success (26)
- 19: How to Reuse Paper to Have Fun! (5)
- 11: Cute and Fun Origami Pins (38)
- 06: Bee My Honey! (22)
June 2012 (5)
- 28: Mega-Origami Folding Fiesta (11)
- 20: How an Origami Box Turned Into a Fun Festival of Flowers! (10)
- 14: World-Wide Origami Conversations (6)
- 09: How to Grow Your Own (Paper) Strawberries (15)
- 05: Warning! Making This Box Can Become Addictive (34)
May 2012 (6)
- 29: 9 Ways to Awaken Your Creativity With Origami (22)
- 23: How to Fold an Easy Origami Peacock (8)
- 19: Uses for a Traditional Playground Paper Toy (25)
- 08: How to Make a Paper Stand for Your Smart Phone (11)
- 05: You could be the proud owner of this Precolumbian Frog Brooch! (0)
- 02: How to Fold a Case to Carry the Multi-Use Folding Tool (19)
April 2012 (7)
- 27: Origami Hugs and Kisses for Mom! (17)
- 16: How to Color Onion Skin Paper for Origami (31)
- 11: Origami Spirit Print Giveaway (2)
- 10: Typogami, a Font Inspired by Origami (1)
- 06: Origami Easter Bunny Box –Revisited! (13)
- 04: Confession of a Passionate Origami Enthusiast (23)
- 01: How to Make a Palm Sunday Cross (10)
March 2012 (5)
- 29: How to Make an Origami Heart-Flower Box (23)
- 24: Recovering Health Through Origami (14)
- 16: Don’t Wait for Halloween to Fold This Bat-Winged Heart (31)
- 13: Google Pays Homage to Akira Yoshizawa (1)
- 10: Welcoming a New Family Member (3)
February 2012 (7)
- 29: How to Organize Unruly Desktop Nicknacks… in Style! (47)
- 25: What Do These Origami Figures Have in Common? (1)
- 21: Sipho Mabona, Special Guest for OrigamiUSA 2012 (4)
- 19: A Perfect Origami Fashion Accessory (9)
- 14: Origami Heart Chain and Gift Card (23)
- 08: Unique Ways to Keep Romance Alive -part 3 of 3 (15)
- 02: Unique Ways to Keep Romance Alive – Part 2 of 3 (44)
January 2012 (6)
- 28: Unique Ways to Keep Romance Alive – Part 1 of 3 (36)
- 25: How to Fold Plastic Bags for Easy Storage and Travel (10)
- 21: A Butterfly After Dinner (6)
- 17: How to Make and Pop Paper Popcorn (19)
- 10: Papyrusbrunnen (3)
- 04: Inviting Chaos Into a Creative Life (10)
December 2011 (6)
- 30: Faces and Hats to Decorate Bottle Caps (2)
- 24: Peace and Joy (7)
- 20: Origami Northern Cardinal (21)
- 09: In Memory of David Petty (3)
- 05: Origami for Busy People -Book Review (0)
- 01: Do-It-Yourself Holiday Decorations, Gifts and Greetings (3)
November 2011 (4)
- 26: Why I Buy Origami Books (6)
- 19: Spring Flower (5)
- 14: Virgin and Child (13)
- 02: Pre-Columbian Style Origami Frog -Video (14)
October 2011 (4)
- 26: Witch Claws! (0)
- 21: Fold and Flap an Origami Bat (5)
- 17: Festive Origami Twist-Box (21)
- 09: Paper Makes Music at PCOC (6)
September 2011 (3)
- 27: Eighteen tools for an origami traveler (10)
- 21: Maria Sinayskaya’s Tips for Creating Origami Modulars (10)
- 14: A Gift for Your Dentist (24)
August 2011 (6)
- 31: Donate to Vermonters in Need After Irene (3)
- 22: The Second Latin American Origami Congress, Chile 2011 (0)
- 15: A Beautiful Way to Say “I Love You” (27)
- 11: Fold Origami Cranes as a Tribute to Victims of 9/11 (20)
- 05: One Easy Module, Two Fantastic Origami Models -Video (15)
- 01: A Thousand Cranes, a book by Florence Temko (0)
July 2011 (5)
- 25: Pebbles (0)
- 21: Two Ways to Be Creative With Origami Models (4)
- 18: Are You Afraid of Entering the Kingdom of Math? (1)
- 15: Origami Horsefly Synchronicity (3)
- 11: A Blackface Origami Sheep in My Mailbox (15)
June 2011 (4)
- 30: Back From the OrigamiUSA Convention 2011 (8)
- 21: Using a Traditional Origami Windmill for Greeting Cards (7)
- 13: Beth Johnson’s Origami Design Secrets (4)
- 02: Origami USA Convention is for Novices and Experts (4)
May 2011 (3)
- 25: Windmill Base Variations -Video (19)
- 09: Swallowtail Butterfly (45)
- 02: 14 Suggestions for Finished Origami Models (16)
April 2011 (1)
- 12: ‘Crease + Fold’ Reviewed – An Origami Book by Sok Song (4)
March 2011 (4)
- 28: Modular Origami Ring by Ernesto del Río (11)
- 21: My Memories of Akira Yoshizawa (4)
- 11: A Prayer for the Japanese People (0)
- 02: A Contemporary Origami Handbag (17)
February 2011 (5)
- 28: How to Fold an Egg-laying Origami Hen (7)
- 19: In the Spirit of Origami (1)
- 14: A Valentine’s Origami Picture Frame (12)
- 08: Creased Magazine – Oh, So Pleasing! (3)
- 02: An Easy-to-fold Origami Hummingbird (14)
January 2011 (4)
- 24: A Village of Origami Houses (15)
- 19: Health Benefits of Origami (24)
- 10: An Idea to Leave a Nice Message for Someone (2)
- 03: Video on How to Fold an Origami Abundance Hen (24)
December 2010 (4)
- 30: World’s Best Origami, an excellent book by Nick Robinson (6)
- 22: Two-fold Santa Christmas Card (4)
- 18: Origami Adds a Festive Holiday Sparkle to a Staircase (12)
- 13: Origami Hollow-Petal Flower (13)
November 2010 (4)
- 29: How to Make a Kusudama With the Carambola Flower (27)
- 24: Beautiful Papers and Gifts in a Cozy Vermont Store (0)
- 18: How to inflate the Origami Windmill or Smart Waterbomb (6)
- 08: How to Make an Origami Windmill for Children of All Ages (14)
October 2010 (4)
- 28: Celebrating World Origami Days in Vermont (0)
- 24: Twenty Four Memories From a Great Origami Convention (1)
- 20: Treasures From Patagonia in Modular Origami Boxes (3)
- 04: Tricia Tait, Special Guest at DoBras Origami Convention (2)
September 2010 (7)
- 29: Origami is Poetry With Paper (0)
- 20: Marvellous Origami Miniatures (13)
- 15: Found Paper: 12 Types to Fold a Bird -Which is Best? (19)
- 11: A Colorful Idea for a Birthday Gift Wrap (2)
- 08: 4 Esquinas: The Progress of Origami en Latin America (0)
- 03: Traveling to Argentina for an Origami Convention (2)
- 01: An Eco-Friendly Box Made of Recycled Material (6)
August 2010 (6)
- 30: Origami Bunny Box –Don’t wait for Easter to fold it! (88)
- 26: Origami Lucky Stars for a Birthday Party Invitation Card (10)
- 18: Origami tool found in a craft-and-antique town fair (4)
- 17: Ten Reasons to Practice Origami (4)
- 16: Origami Place Cards for a Wedding Anniversary (7)
- 14: Welcome to Origami Spirit (formerly The Braid) (0)
December 2009 (2)
- 08: Modular Origami Star for Christmas -a Variation (1)
- 06: Make Modular Origami Stars as Christmas Ornaments (1)
May 2009 (1)
- 05: Decorating Paper to fold Butterflies (11)
April 2009 (1)
- 28: Gnomes Find Fascinating Origami Mushroom (0)
December 2008 (1)
- 17: Reuse Tissue Paper to Make Origami Mushrooms (0)
November 2008 (1)
- 26: I’ve dropped everything to become a shoemaker! (13)
October 2008 (1)
- 30: A Cat in its Essence (8)
July 2007 (1)
- 23: Steps to Make a Container Out of a Coke Bottle (1)

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