-Boxes & Containers – Leyla Torres

Create Beautiful Origami Four-Petal Boxes: Easy Paper Folding for Beginners

Discover the joy of paper folding with two stunning traditional origami models that are surprisingly easy to make! The Four-Petal Box and Lotus Flower origami designs share the same foundational base, creating a perfect harmony when folded together. When made with the same size paper, the lotus nest perfectly inside the box like a flower blooming from its container.

Whether you’re new to origami or looking for a delightful paper craft project, you will enjoy the video tutorial below. Making these models will bring elegance and functionality to your creative repertoire. Take a look and enjoy!

Remembering Gay Merrill Gross, Teacher • Storyteller • Artist

Origami Spirit - Gay Merril Gross origami models

Gay Merril Gross (1953 – 2025) gave me a very warm welcome at my first origami convention in 1994. Her kindness and enthusiasm made me feel immediately at home in the origami community, and I will always treasure that memory. Gay was generous in teaching and sharing her charming, whimsical models. Her creativity was boundless, … Read more

Origami Owl Bookmark -Easy Tutorial

This origami owl bookmark (Fabrizio Pianosi) is the perfect example of easy origami. Once you get the hang of it, it will take you about six minutes to make it!

Three in One! – How to Make a Star, a Box and a Cube (S.B.C)

Do you enjoy origami stars? What about origami boxes and origami cubes? My friend Wenhau Chao has created a charming and ingenious origami figure that can change from a star, into a box, then into a cube. A geometric and practical origami model, this is an easy figure and you will be delighted as you make … Read more

Video Tutorial – “Eternal Flame Container” – Square version

Origami - Eternal flame container - Square Form - Design of Leyla Torres

A model design of Leyla Torres I developed this design as I revisited an idea shared in our Joy of Origami design course (Module 5, section 4). In this case, the basic design of the box was taken a few steps forward and I experimented with locks of different sizes. In the video shared in this post, … Read more

Origami Video Tutorial – Crocus

A model design of Leyla Torres Do you like to fold origami flowers? In this origami video tutorial, you will learn how to fold a stylized origami Crocus. The model is made with two pieces of paper, one for the base (leaves) and another for the flower itself. Although two pieces of paper are used … Read more