Origami Crab 1

Model	: Origami Crab 1
Folding Instruction	:
Photo Instructions	: Origami-club
Video	: Origami-club
Paper	: 5*5 Inch double side coloured origami paper

I wanted to fold a crab and found a few designs.This is a simple origami.Though its not very convincing but yet easy to fold and try.I found the instruction on Origami-club.

Here is the photo instruction of the folds...

Origami Heel Shoes

Day 151 - Origami Heel Shoes

Model	: Origami Heel Shoes
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origami-club
Paper	:3*3 inch one side coloured square

Origami Heel shoes starts with a kite base.I would suggest to make it with a smaller paper instead of a big one.Though the model is 3D its better to be called a 2D as you can flatten and stick it on cards.If kept a 3D model it stands and gives a 3D view in the front view only .

Origami Basket

Day 150 - Origami Basket

Model	: Origami Basket
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Photo instruction	: Orgami Mommy
Paper	:3*3 inch contrast coloured square

It's cute little basket which can be made in a very little amount of time.The model requires glue to fix the handle.Its made out of single square piece of paper.

Origami Maple Leaf

Day 148 - Origami Maple Leaf

Model	: Origami Maple Leaf
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origami-club
Animation	: Origami-club
Paper	:3*3inch one side coloured square

A very simple model for maple leaf .It uses the standard Origami bird base.The flaps of the bird base are turned into the leaf.

You would need a small piece of paper and a little glue to make the stem attached to the leaf.

Origami Tote Bag

Day 147 - Origami Tote Bag

Model	: Origami Tote Bag
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origam-club
Animation	: Origami-club
Photo instruction	: Origami-instructions.com
Paper	:3*3 one side coloured square paper

Origami Tote Bag is a kirigami model as you need to cut for bringing out the handle of the bag.Its a simple model with hardly a 5 to 6 steps.

Use stiffer paper if you want to use it as a bag and also add a little glue to fix the final fold.You can use flowers to decorate it too or make it out of patterned paper.

Origami rose - 1

Day 146 - Origami Rose - 1

Model	: Origami Rose 1
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Photo instruction	: stranamasterov.ru
Paper	: 8 squares of 3*3 inch Post-it note

Units made of 1/4 of 3*3 inch Post-it note

One more of the roses.As I was never so successful with the standard rose models I always try to make some different formats of rose like the modular ones.

This is a modular rose with 8 units made of square paper.The units are interlocked by the inbuilt pockets

3*3 inch Post-it note units

The units need the simple kite base just that the left flap is folded back.Use both side same coloured paper.3 units are first arranged to make the bud and the rest 5 to make the outer circle.The petals are bit rolled to give them the flower look.

Both large and small rose

Origami Humming Bird

Day 137 - Origami Humming Bird

Model	: Origami Humming bird
Design	: Andrés Plazas
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: Youtube channel Pozamansa
Paper	: 3*3 inch one side coloured square

I have seen a lot of origami humming birds but the best one is the one by Robert J lang.Though that model looks very tough to me I found this simple humming bird on Origami Spirit.

This Origami Humming Bird model is designed by Andrés Plazas of Colombia.It starts with an origami bird base.Basically its the same old crane but with few manipulations you can get the humming bird.

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Origami Cat - 3

Day 134 - Origami Cat-3

Model	: Origami Cat-3
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: About.com
Paper	: 1/4 of 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper . 2 square papers

It can be treated as a 2D as well as 3D model as it can stand too. It requires 2 squares,one each for head and body.You can assemble using glue or just tuck the body part into the pocket created in the head even though that would be very frail assembly but that's an option.

Good model for card making.

Origami Cat-2

Day 133 - Origami Cat-2

Model	: Origami Cat-2
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Photo Instructions	: Card Making @ CircleOfCrafters.com
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper . 3 square papers

It's turning out to be a origami cat week,though I didn't search the models intentionally but found them interesting and moreover easy.

It's a 2D model. I stumbled upon this cat model on a card making site called Card Making @ CircleOfCrafters.com.This cat requires 3 square papers .one each for face,body and tail.
The units are to be assembled using glue.

Origami Cat-1

Day 132 - Origami Cat-1

Model	: Origami Cat-1
Design	: Hiroaki Takai
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Diagramed by Hiroaki Takai
Paper	: Post-it notes.Rectangle

This is a cute little cat .I traced this model from the website www.origamispirit.com.This model is created by Hiroaki Takai but the page has 2 little cat models of which one is modified form of the model by Hirokai.I could fold only the one diagrammed by Hiroaki as the other one does not have a diagram there nor do I have that much imagination to manipulate and create it.

This model needs a rectangle.You can get that by dividing your regular square in half. Preferable to use both side same coloured paper for the model.One needs to be careful while shaping the ears of the cat else its an easy model.

Origami fancy Horse

Day 128 - Origami Fancy Horse

Model	: Origami Fancy Horse
Design	: Japanese Origami Society
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: Happypuppytruffles
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper

This one is a kirigami model as one needs to cut to get the legs of the horse.You need to start with origami bird base and proceed by cutting to get the legs .Very few and simple steps and the final product is nice.

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Origami Rat

Day 127 - Origami Rat

Model	: Origami Rat
Design	: Toshie Takahama
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: Happypuppytruffles
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper

Origami Rats a simple model .The difficult part is the front part where you give shape to the ears of the rat.There are a few folds which are intricate,otherwise the model is simple.

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Origami Raven

Day 126 - Origami Raven

Model	: Origami Raven
Design	: Tavin
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Tavin
Video	: Tavin
Paper	: 4.5 Inches

Another bird model but this one looks a bit realistic even though mine didn't turn out to be that good.Thats because I refolded it which made the paper to loose it's strength and thus the bird couldn't stand.

One suggestion is start with white side up.

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Origami Baby bird

Day 123 - Origami Baby Bird

Model	: Origami Baby Bird
Design	: MaMa to Asobou: Tanoshii Origami
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: Happytruffles
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper

It's origami and a little bit of kirigami as you need to use scissors to cut towards the end of the model.It's intial folds are similar to many of the bird models.

Doesn't my fold look bit similar to the video once :) just that I forgot to fold the tail up.I felt it would help stablises the bird to stand.

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Origami Hello Kitty

Day 122 - Origami Hello Kitty

Model	: Origami Hello Kitty
Design	: Sanrio
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Video	: Happytruffles
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper: 3 squares used

This is a 2D model made out of three pieces of square paper folded and glued together depicting the famous Fictional character Hello Kitty

As its a glue fixed model so I suppose we can't call it pure origami.This is a good model for greeting cards for kids.

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Origami Rooster 1

Day 117 - Origami Rooster 1

Model	: Origami Rooster 1
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: www.laurenstringer.com
Photo Instruction	: www.laurenstringer.com
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper

This is a simple model .Easy and fast.I suppose a good one for making cards.

For instructions I would say the diagram is easier to follow than the photo instruction as it is more detailed.

Origami Giraffe

Day 116 - Origami Giraffe

Model	: Origami Giraffe
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: www.laurenstringer.com
Video	: Tavin
Book	: Super Quick Origami Animals by Nick Robinson
Paper	: 3*3 Inch one side coloured square paper

This is a traditional origami model.It starts with origami bird base.I followed the video on Tavin's Channel This video is of 8 minutes but the actually folding after the bird base starts at 2.50 minutes and ends by 5.20 minutes. It's a nice tutorial and easy to follow.

The final model had pointed face and pointed legs which I have squared a bit because I thought it would look better.

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Origami Sheep

Day 112 - Origami Sheep

Model	: Origami Sheep
Design By	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origami Club - Sheep
Animation	: Origami Club - Sheep Animation
Video	: Japonyol
Paper	: 3*3 Inch 1 side coloured square paper

This model would look best with the standard origami paper one side coloured and one side white.You would need a pen to draw the eyes and the nose.

This is a 2D model but it can stand if you slightly stretch open the first two legs.

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Origami Seal - 2

Day 111 - Origami Seal 2

Model	: Origami Seal
Design By	: Gerwin Sturm
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Scarygami.net
Book	: Origami: Kreative Falt-Ideen
Paper	: 3*3 Inch 1 side coloured square paper

This is one more of the origami seal models.This model is by Gerwin Sturm.The model is almost similar to the traditional origami seal model with little variation here and there to give it a better shape than the abstract shape it had in the traditional model.

We push the trinagular middle part in and towards the tail we fold a little to give it shape.Also you will notice that the tail is not up but folded in a zia zag manner.

Origami Seal - 1

Day 110 - Origami Seal - 1

Model	: Origami Seal
Design By	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origami Seal
	: Origami Island
Video	: Japonyol
Paper	: 3*3 Inch 1 side coloured square paper

It's a cute little sea creature traditional model starting with a fish base.

Its a 3D standing model but looks a bit abstract.You can draw the eyes I didn't draw because I felt it looks better otherwise.

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