Traditional Origami Box Variation… This container is a variation of a traditional origami box. The modification consists of making some folds slanted, instead of parallel, to a central line. But be careful! Making origami boxes can become addictive, especially when we find beautiful papers to experiment with. Here is a video demonstrating how to make … Read more
Do you ever wonder how origami figures are created? What I’ve discovered is that many origami models have their origin in a small transformation applied to an existing figure. For example, the previous post featured an origami peacock based on a traditional paper toy known as cootie catcher. The photos above* show more models based … Read more
With this charming origami peacock Evi Binzinger (Germany) shows us an example of the imaginative possibilities of a traditional origami model. This peacock model shown here is based on the classic paper toy called “cootie catcher”, featured here in a previous post. What Evi has done is to modify one of the corners of the … Read more
Do you remember playing with this traditional paper toy? It belongs to a select group of traditional origami models. It is known as a fortune teller, or cootie catcher. Below there are more names, in many languages, by which this toy is known along with how it is used. As a fortune teller the holder … Read more
It takes just ten steps -and less than ten minutes, to make this iPhone stand. No printer needed, no scissors, no glue, no mess! All you need is a letter-size piece of paper. How cool is that? This Smartphone stand is a creation of origami master Francis Ow. He has generously given me permission to … Read more
Many people have mentioned how much they love their multi-use folding tool. With it we don’t have to carry a bone folder, toothpicks, skewers, or a pointer for teaching. It is a great all-in-one tool for folding paper. The best thing about the tool is that it reduces finger stress when folding many pieces -don’t … Read more