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    Origami Cherry Blossom Tutorial

    ⬇⬇Expand for more info! ⬇⬇ Hi people! in this video I will show you how to make a cherry blossom from 1 piece of paper. If you need to learn to make a pentagon, please check out my recent video on that and come back :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_JGnazbB1k Thanks for watching! ♡♡♡ Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com

    Origami Pentagon

    Hey all, I have made a new pentagon video, hopefully this will be clearer and I am beginning to speak in my videos. Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com

    Origami Star Flower Tutorial

    Here is a quite short video on how to make a great origami star flower, it was originally requested by someone on facebook ^_^ You will need a pentagon shape to begin with, so first go here: http://youtu.be/7pkqGZ5f0es Then come back :P You can download the diagram for this model at my website here: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2012/06/01/origami-star-flower-video-tutorial/ Enjoy!

    How to make an Origami Pentagon

    Please view the updated version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_JGnazbB1k Thanks for watching :)

    Triangular Origami box (non modular)

    This triangular origami box is made using one piece of paper for the lid, and one piece for the base. I used 6x6 inch paper for the box and lid, the inserts are 3x3 inches. Origami paper is by Asking For Trouble, visit the shop at http://shop.askingfortrouble.org/ Original design by Tomoko Fuse.

    Origami Pikachu (Advanced)

    This origami model is pretty advanced, so if you don't really get what a squash fold is, try a simpler model. I have made this video as more of a request, it ended up taking a reeally long time to make.. so I hope someone benifits from it :) You can download the diagram for this model on my website at http://www.paperkawaii.com/2011/02/09/2-pikachu-origami-diagrams/ other pokemon diagrams: http://www.paperkawaii.com/category/categories/pokemon-2/ This isn't my usual type of video, I will be making more simple models really soon.. if you have trouble I will try my best to assist in the comments. I realise the videography is not great, I did my best with the lights and camera I have.. I think the model is originally made by Kozasa Keiichi, and was featured in some BOS magazine years ago. Sorry there is no audio, I have a cold so most of it was just me coughing!!

    Origami Easter Basket

    Please make sure the annotations are turned on for more descriptions! Probably a day or so too late for you guys, I was so busy with work I didn't get it done in time for Easter (Friday).. The cute stickers on the square basket were sent to me by @coolpencilcase www.coolpencilcase.com You should check out their website if you love cute stationary! This model is by Kazukuni Endo (遠藤和邦) It is an advanced model but really easy after a couple of go's. I started with big square paper that is 12 x 12 inches. Even bigger is better if you find the handle to hard to fold, it is because the paper is too thick. This model is great because you can have it square or traditional basket shaped! And it is perfect for putting Easter eggs in, it doesn't have to be an Easter basket, could be for putting pens in, or a gift bag/box :) You can download the diagram for this on a post I made last year here: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2011/04/17/origami-basket-by-kazukuni-endo-遠藤和邦/ The music may not be to everyone's taste, don't hate, just hit the mute button! @_@

    Hexagonal Origami Box - Alternative Lid & Squash Fold

    Make sure annotations are enabled to view extra instructions. Here are two alternatives to the lid that was featured in my previous video which includes full details of how to fold the whole box and lid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiQxWLpWuw View more details about this model here: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2012/03/08/video-tutorial-origami-hexagonal-gift-box/ Please leave feedback or questions in the comments! ^_^

    Origami Bunny Rabbit Envelopes

    So sorry about the shaky camera.. the desk is not sturdy enough for the camera! This is a nice and simple origami envelope, with a cute bunny rabbit design. You can find the diagram for this model here: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2011/06/02/cute-origami-bunny-envelopes/ Perfect for Easter cards!

    Origami Hexagonal Gift Box (Non Modular)

    PLEASE CHECK OUT SECOND VIDEO FOR SQUASH FOLDS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bh4Yfjq9CA The cute Rilakkuma stickers were sent to me by http://www.coolpencilcase.com You can check out what they sent me at 16:15 on the video! They also sent me a cute Japanese style doll fineliner pen, 2 pink Sticker glitter craft pens, a red art mechanical pencil, and a pink gel neon highlighter to try out. My favourite is the neon highlighter, it goes on quite rough, and then you can use your fingers to soften it out, it looks pretty bright! The Glitter pens are nice but I am not too skilled using them as you can see if you got to the to the end of the video..! The fineliner is of very good quality, I will use this a lot! I like the red mechanical pencil too, very useful! Please make sure the annotations are turned on! This hexagonal gift box is perfect as a gift box. You will need: 2 x A4 paper paper clip bull-dog clip or small paper clip Ruler and knife or scissors. I tried my best to show you how to squash down the inside of the box and then the outside of the lid, but as you can (or can't) see, its a bit of a fiddle! Just keep trying, make sure the folds are pretty precise and eventually you can just push it down and it will fall into place. I wouldn't say it is advanced, I find the modular boxes a lot harder, more complicated and honestly, kind of ugly. :) Please leave a comment, maybe I can help if you get stuck, if enough people ask, I can try and video again the squashing part at 06:21 and 12:29 :) More info on the origami model, and diagram: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2012/03/08/video-tutorial-origami-hexagonal-gift-box/ I do the squash folds again here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bh4Yfjq9CA Origami design by Tomoko Fuse Music credit @JYP entertainment

    Origami Box + Lid + Ring - Valentines Day

    VIEW THE DIAGRAM HERE: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?vaodr9pdkovym99 ⬇ ⬇ - r e a d - m e - ⬇ ⬇ Please make sure the annotations are on for more descriptions...! This is a super cool model by Teruyo Koyano, I couldn't find a video about it anywhere, so maybe mine is the first!!! woo.. Please excuse the weird taste in music, and the lighting changes, I had to film it over a few hours, and the sun was going down! I would say that this is an advanced model, so it was tricky for me to make it the first time, and making it whilst trying to keep the folding at the camera was hard, so sorry if my hand got in the way a lot. I think anyone can do it, it would make a lovely gift for Valentines Day..! http://www.paperkawaii.com

    Origami Valentines Heart Card Tutorial 2

    A really cute origami Valentines day card

    Origami Valentines Heart Card Tutorial

    Learn how to make a really cute valentines day card. Check out my post about PuchiMo's free printable letter paper here: http://www.paperkawaii.com/2012/02/07/free-cute-letter-paper-from-puchimo/

    How to make an origami rilakkuma face

    A video tutorial.. this is my first video for youtube, hope you like it ^_^ Click here to visit paperkawaii.com - http://www.paperkawaii.com

    Origami Cherry Blossom Tutorial

    ⬇⬇Expand for more info! ⬇⬇ Hi people! in this video I will show you how to make a cherry blossom from 1 piece of paper. If you need to learn to make a pentagon, please check out my recent video on that and come back :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_JGnazbB1k Thanks for watching! ♡♡♡ Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com

    Origami Pentagon

    Hey all, I have made a new pentagon video, hopefully this will be clearer and I am beginning to speak in my videos. Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com

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Mini Origami Book Tutorial

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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 in Advanced Origami, Diagrams, Easy Origami, Free Downloads, I make, Modular Origami, Origami, Paper Craft, Stationary, Tutorials | 29 comments

A few people have requested a tutorial on the mini origami book that I posted about a few months ago.

The original post is from this webpage: Tweety Atelier

You can also see that she has different way of doing the cover, and adding a strap to keep the book closed.

To view the tutorial, click on the first image, it should enlarge. You can use the arrows on the left and right of the image to navigate. To exit the image, click on the white space around the images.

I used 6×6 inch paper to start with.

1 piece of 6×6 inch colour paper for the cover, 4 peices of white for the pages.
Fold one of the white squares in half.
Cut the square in half using the last crease…
Align one of the half’s onto the other squares, and cut the whole lot at once… or you could do one by one.
A bunch of halfs! you will need 7 to make a book with 10 pages.
Fold a half in half again
Fold it again
And twice more, so it looks liek a spikey number 3, or a W.
Do all 7 pieces. Make sure they are all one way up.
An easy mistake, make sure you don’t join them like this.
Join them so that the right hand one over laps the left.
Keep joining them together, you can see that the far left edge will be tucked into the cover.
They are all joined.
I like to squash mine, and optionally glue them together where they join.
You should have this.
Cut the coloured paper for the cover in half.
Take the clip off the pages and wrap the cover around them.
It should be like a sandwich! align it so that you have equal space on each side and equal lengths for to tuck in.
You can squash the spine of the book now.
Here is where you crease the spine.
Fold one edge over and make a crease.
Unfold. You can further define these creases and make sure they are even.
Fold this flap over at the last crease you made.
Fold the cover and align the 2 edges together.
Fold the other flap over so that it is the same length as the other one.
This is what you should have.
Make sure that your pages fit in perfectly and re-fold it if its too long.
Hold the pages in the centre of the cover.
with a pen or pencil, mark where the book comes up to
This is where you cut.
Fold these flaps in.
Fold the 2 flaps in so you get this.
Slot the far left end of the pages into the cover.
You should have this, Slot the other end in to the cover.
It will spring out like this!
Mine was a bit too long on one edge so I unfolded it and made it shorter.
Here is what you should have, and here is how small it is compared to the 6×6 inch paper!
You should squash your books somewhere so that they loose they’re springiness!!! You can see that different sized paper will make lots of different sized books, it is very addicting.

 

 

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  • Rafa on July 30, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Hey! Thank you so much. ♥ I love all the PDF files you post :’D
    But some of them scramble when I download it =3=’ Do you know why? :c
    Anyway, you should keep on posting more origami ^ _ ^ ! PLEASE! hihi. ♥
    Could you also post some crochet? ^ – ^ ♥

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    • PaperKawaii on July 30, 2011 at 10:07 pm

      Your welcome, Rafa.

      When you say “Scramble” what exactly happens?

      I love crochet, and have a few pdf books, but this site is paper only!

      x

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  • Sarah M on July 30, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    This is so great, thanks so much!!!

    I’ve made 2 so far, I’v nearly got the hang of it!!!

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  • Rafa on July 31, 2011 at 12:22 am

    ^_^

    I mean.. Pages are hidden beneath each other..

    Thank you so much for replying. ♥

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  • mimi or mathilde on August 1, 2011 at 2:15 am

    I already made one! I’m gonna make another one! Thank you so much!

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    • PaperKawaii on August 1, 2011 at 9:24 am

      You’re welcome! xxx

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  • Rafa on August 2, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    Awh man D’:
    Could you try rafa_alhelal@hotmail.com?
    Sorry Im disturbing D:

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  • Mirna on January 17, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Aw man i can’t do it! My folding is all over the place, not neat at all. But i have to keep trying because these are adorable ! *-*

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    • PaperKawaii - Chrissy on January 17, 2012 at 10:29 pm

      Hi Mirna, yes if you get the folds precise to begin with, it will turn out better!, Good luck :-)

      xx

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      • Mirna on January 18, 2012 at 4:17 pm

        Thanks :) By the way, i love your site. I now have a new hobby ;D

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  • Mirna on January 19, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    I got it! It took me a while, because i’m not the best at folding, but i made it! Thanks for this amazing tutorial;I’ve only made one so far but there are plenty more to come :) Also, i was wondering if you could post a tutorial on how to make a bookcase for all the little books ?

    -Mirna

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  • Garmi on January 25, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    Great tutorial, thanks! I should try out the clasp ones too. You’re right about it being addictive, I just made two for a friend as I was looking for a birthday gift that would fit in a normal envelope, and counting the ones I’ll keep, I’ve made 5! I did make one previously where you make the whole book out of one piece of paper, but this one is nicer since it has it’s own cover! I’d love a bookcase too, I’ll start looking for some little boxes that would look good XD

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  • KawaiiBear3 on June 17, 2012 at 5:25 am

    i made some :D

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  • tauni on September 19, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    cool :D

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  • katyannebc on September 23, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Not much of a tutorial. How do you make and attach the cover? What holds it all together? Tape, glue, staples?? I am sure that these instructions were  helpful to those who already know the origami basics but for me it was next to useless… I think these books would make great Christmas gifts but as of now I couldn’t make them if I tried. Could you post something with a little bit more specificity, please?

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    • paperkawaii1 on September 23, 2012 at 7:50 am

       @katyannebc Please look at the images that are in the post.. there are 38 steps, with descriptions under the photo when you click, that took me a long time to photograph.
      You can use some glue, but it is not required.  
      Not being my original idea, I will not be doing a video tutorial any time soon.
      There is almost no ‘origami’ folds in this. Have a go, you should be able to get whilst actually trying. :)

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  • MorganNiles on September 24, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Made my first one. Messed up on the cover but I know the more I try the better I will get. :) thanks for the tutorial! I see more book making in my future…
     
    =(^._.^)=

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  • Macky on November 18, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    my girlfriend will love this :) Must make a bunch of it :D thanks :)

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  • Silver on December 10, 2012 at 2:04 am

    Love those. I tried the original origami ones and they didn’t turn out so well. And what size sheets did you use for the bigger ones ?
    It would be so great if you give us a tutorial of a tiny bookcase, too. Thanks for the great idea. :)

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  • Chen Rammy Tan on December 30, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Could You Make Video? I can’t make it by using Pictures….
    It’s Okay If You Can’t

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  • cj on January 1, 2013 at 2:22 am

    Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial! I just made a tiny book for my niece, and will definitely be making some more. :)

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  • Elaine on January 12, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    Hi, when i click on the image nothing happens. I’ve do the Origami books but i think i would like these better.

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    • PaperKawaii - Chrissy on January 12, 2013 at 4:01 pm

      Hi Elaine, I have checked the images, there was a problem, please try again if you like. Due to the number of images, please wait a while, maybe it is just taking a while.
      x

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      • Elaine on January 13, 2013 at 2:03 am

        Thank you for replying….i’ll try again

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  • Katy on January 24, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Omg this is so cool!

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  • Ermenegilda Nocciolina Sperandio on February 2, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Awwww :3 I want to try it today ! The tutorial is perfect thank you :)

    *Giuliana

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  • Ellen on February 8, 2013 at 2:24 am

    In case you’re worried that the cover paper will rip where you cut the two darts … I cover the plain, hidden side of my cover papers in sticky plastic backing, or, when I think that this will decrease the sharpness of my creases, i use sticky tape on the back where I know the point of the darts for the spine go. Works great!

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    • PaperKawaii - Chrissy on February 11, 2013 at 10:45 am

      Thanks for this tip! I will totally try it :)
      x

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  • DASH on February 10, 2013 at 11:54 am

    LOVE TRYING NEW CRAFTS:) I’LL BE TRYING THIS AS SOON AS I FINISH THE SOCK MONKEYS I’M WORKING ON FOR MY GRANDSONS. I ALSO GOT THE PATTERN FOR THEM ONLINE.

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