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This video shows you how to make a speed boat that really floats in water... out of square paper. This video has no narrator but the demonstrator is very good. Origami a speed boat. Click through to watch this video on livevideo.com

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the ancient Japanese art form of origami to make a butterfly. This is a fairly simple design that's good for beginners, taking only a few minutes to learn. But the results are impressive, making for an elegant decorative item or small ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper bed Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper bed. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional o ...more

A gift is doubly special when the box it arrives in is also a gift. In this video, we'll see how to transform a single sheet of paper into an elegant gift box. This project isn't ideal for beginners, but if you have a little origami experience this shouldn't be too challenging.

Looking for a fancy variation on the standard origami gift box? Look no further. With this guide, you'll learn how to make an advanced paper box with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the fol ...more

Watch this how to video to learn to make origami polyhedra. This step by step tutorial will teach you to fold paper into an origami triangle and a cube. Part 1 of 2 - How to Make origami polyhedra. Part 2 of 2 - How to Make origami polyhedra.

Okay, so a raven isn't the most auspicious thing to origami, but this delicate origami raven would be a wonderful and spooky craft to make for Halloween. You can place it on top of pumpkins or looking down jeeringly from windowsills. This orignial model by Tavin is simple and ...more

Love jets and easy craft projects? Make a paper jet with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper planes from folded paper. For more information, and to get started ...more

Talk about taking the adage "count your lucky stars" literally. This video demonstrates the birth and making of origami lucky stars, also known by their street name, puffy stars. Japanese tradition dictates that after completing these adorable twinklers you fill a nice jar wi ...more

This animated origami video will show you how to fold an origami shirt. You will need one piece of origami paper complete this origami project. This origami shirt is easy to fold. Decorate the jersey with emblems from your favorite sports team. Origami a sports jersey. Click t ...more

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper house Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper house. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instruction ...more

Ngai Chun Cheung demonstrates classic origami models. How to fold an origami star box. Origami is the traditional Chinese and Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably w ...more

Check out this video to learn how to origami a violet flower. It probably smells good too.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper castle Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own Japanese castle. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instru ...more

Much easier and cleaner than carving a jack-o-lantern from a real pumpkin, this video shows how to create an origami pumpkin and decorate it as a jack-o-lantern. Each step is clearly showing as it is orally articulated. The pace of the instructions is slow so views will have t ...more

Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a bull toy with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own bulls from a sheet of folded paper. For more information, and to get ...more

Looking for a unique and inexpensive place to store your small possessions? In this two part tutorial, learn how to fold an origami jewelry box. All you need is paper and your fingers. This is a very cool origami project that is fun and easy to learn. Part 1 of 2 - How to Fold ...more

Show your father how much you love him this Father's Day by crafting a literal representation of your feelings. This cute and easy to make origami heart comes adorned on top with a handsome white tie, sending your father messages of thanks and kindness. Watch this beginner le ...more

Just when you thought bunnies couldn't get any more adorable comes this chubby wubby inflatable bunny cube. It's like the love child of a bunny and a square! Cute drawn-on beady eyes, a button nose, and perky pink ears that shoot up from its body only add to its sheer adorable ...more

Not sure what to origami today? Try folding your own origami pets. Watch this instructional origami folding video and learn how to fold a paper rabbit.

First of all, we're not going to lie: This butterfly ball origami project is not a simple one to fold. In fact, you should only attempt it if you're an intermediate or advanced origami student. Second, we have no idea why this star-like object is called a butterfly ball (perha ...more

This video guide will help you to fold your own hanging origami crane ornaments to hang on a Christmas tree or in your windows. Perfect for beginners. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own fold ...more

Is your love of money surpassed only by your love of miniature dress shirts? Boy, are you in luck. This video tutorial presents complete, step-by-step instructions on how to make a shirt from a folded dollar bill. For more information, and to get started making your own money ...more

The Japanese Shoguns built their entire warrior culture around masochism. Did you lose in battle? Congratulations, you must cut off your own head! Did you dishonor your general? Punishment consists of swirling your guts around with your own sword (yes, you're doing this yourse ...more

Origami a 3d star, or a star folded with only one square paper.

This interesting video is subtitled with instructions on how to make a Kawasaki rose origami. 1) Make mountain fold and 2 valley folds, as indicated, along guide lines. 2) Turn the model over and bring the folds together, pushing the center square to the bottom while doing so ...more

This video is about folding an abstract, flexible origami shape Take a piece of paper. Fold it into eight equal parts. Fold in half. Open. Fold side to center and do the same on the other side. (Fold to the middle.) Fold one edge to the middle. Let the underneath layer flip t ...more

Here are instructions for an amazing hand decorated paper kaleidoscope.

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper Mexican hat. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own Mexican hat. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origam ...more

Love dinosaurs, or have kids who think they're just about the coolest things ever? Then revel in your dino fever on a lazy afternoon when you're snowed in by folding this origami pteranodon, which was an ancient flying dinosaur. Super stealthy and quite the aerial predator, t ...more

First of all you need a standard paper of size 8 by 11.5 inches and a scissors. Step1. Take one corner of the paper and then fold it to meet the other side. Now press the diagonal and then crease it. Step2. Use the scissors to cut off the extra portion from the bottom of the ...more

Want to create a neat looking decorative item using just paper? Origami is the answer. The Origami Cherry Blossom paper ball created in this video by Tomoko Fuse requires papers, dexterity and a toothpick if the presenter is to be believed. The first steps consist of creating ...more

Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a folded-paper chatterbox (or chatter box) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as ...more

Are your magazines piled so high they're spilling over your desktop? Throwing so much paper away is a waste, so recycle your old magazines instead by making the origami flowers presented in this video. With six petals and a fluttery, accordian-style stamen, these flowers are ...more

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make an 18-unit curler kusudama with origami. Kusudama is a Japanese paper ball that is made out of a large number of smaller shapes glued together. This video will show you how to do this without the need to sew or gl ...more

Whether you've been to the Eifel Tower or not, you know that the French monument is a spectacular sight that's been featured in books, movies, and of course tourist postcards. Make a miniature version of the architectural icon by checking out this video. You'll learn how to f ...more

Everybody has place card holders that can be bought from various stores. However, this video by Ngai Chen Cheung shows how you can make your own place card holder using only a square piece of paper and a bit of origami skills. The first steps consist of folding the square pie ...more

Origami plane designed by Joost Langeveld. This bomberjet is pretty easy to fold. This is an origami tutorial brought to you by Joost Langeveld origami, a dutch origami artist. Joost offers some of the prettiest, most creative models. Joost has been doing origami for seven ye ...more

Easy to follow instruction on how to make a 3D Origami Christmas Star. The best 3D Origami Christmas Star ever! Watch Chapter 2 for slow motion. Great for gift wrapping. Go to this site for a template http://www.origami.cz/Bin/star.html. Part 1 of 2 - How to Origami a Christma ...more

This video origami tutorial shows how to make a substitute for origami paper in case you ever run out or can't buy any. You can use construction paper, printer paper, magazine paper, and etc. Have Fun!

How can such simple units (only 12 pieces of paper) look so awesome! Learn how to make this amazing Origami Cuboctahedron from Herman van Goubergen's Curler Units, for diagram and other origami polyhedra with Curler Units see: http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/curler.htm

Fold paper in 1/2. Fold in half again into a square. Fold in half again, & again into a square about 1/16 of original size. Unfold paper. Fold marks divide paper into 16 small squares. Make 2 diagonal folds in each direction to form a big X in paper. Position paper with inside ...more

This instructional origami video demonstrates how to fold an origami wizard's hat. An origami wizard's hat serves as a great Halloween decoration. Kids will have fun folding the paper hat and wearing it as part of their Halloween costumes.

While basic origami allows for the usage of only one sheet of paper, modular origami increases up to many sheets of paper allowing for increasingly complex shapes. This video tutorial shows how to use the Japanese art of modular origami to create a dodecahedron. Start watching ...more

While you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear, you can make a rose out of a single square of paper and call it whatever name you want. Origami is, of course, the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding to create any shape imaginable. Make a rose when you don't have the ...more

When you think of origami, you probably imagine very abstract, geometric interpretations of real-life animals and plant life, and sometimes even people and architectural monuments. But origami need not be abstract, nor does it need to be angular. Check out this origami foldin ...more

Folding an origami flower with 8 petals from a square piece of paper. Designed and folded by Joost Langeveld

This video is about making an origami of a volcano. The video begins with aliMcRose talking about the geographical formations of Japan and then she shows a finished origami. The materials required are one piece of two sided paper and a pair of scissors. Fold the piece of paper ...more

Learn how to make an origami paper ball for kids. This origami animation is brief and to the point. If you are looking for a no frills origami tutorial, this video is for you!

These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper dolphin Japanese style. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own paper dolphin. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instruc ...more

This video origami tutorial shows how to make a sham. Modular origami differs from basic origami in that multiple pieces of paper are used instead of just one. Learn how to fold this modular origami sham ball by watching this instructional video.

This is a two part video demonstrating how to fold the origami model "Unicorn" that John Montroll designed. John kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you. Part 1 of 2 - How to Origami a unicorn. Part 2 of 2 - How to Origami a unicorn.

Origami is simple and fun and our host proves that right off by displaying how little we actually need material wise, to make something unique and pretty. Just two swathes of patterned paper, put flush together and a paper clip. First folding your little construction into the ...more

Another overhead view of a step by step demonstration on how to make a mockingbird. At the very end the creator shows you how to make your creation 'laugh'.

Origami sphere 94. It looks awesome!

This video shows you how to make an origami gift box. This is an excellent video, where it takes you step by step on everything you need to know to create this great little gem perfect for jewelery, or just a simple surprise for any holiday. It may take you a few tries since t ...more

Learn to make a small origami parlor ornament using a single piece of one-sided black origami paper. In a few steps, this instructional video shows you how to fold a rather unexpected miniature paper piano. You may want to use a pen to draw in some tiny piano keys. It also hel ...more