Origami for every occasion: 6 amazing things to make by artfully folding paper
The ancient Japanese art of paper folding, known as origami, is famous all over the world and this skill never ceases to amaze us.
In addition to the incredible shapes that can be created, useful objects can also be made using origami techniques - beauty with utility. Indeed, with a bit of dexterity and imagination, creating masterpieces is really very relatively simple.
You just need to know the right techniques and follow instructions precisely. Below, you will find some origami project you can try:
By folding colored sheets in a particular way, you can make paper triangles which, when assembled in a certain way, will become a unique photo frame to hold all your precious memories.
If you fold a square of colored paper into four parts by following the instructions, you will get a special egg cup that you can use to astonish your breakfast-time guests.
The useful support for a smartphone that you see in the image above, can be made using a square sheet of paper folded in half. A few more folds, and you will get the result shown.
By folding various colored sheets into fans, and then joining them together, will provide you with festive decorations suitable for any occassion.
By following the right steps, artfully folded colored sheets can also become enchanting little boxes suitable for gifts and special occasions. You can choose to combine different colors and patterns for a great result.
And finally, in addition to being able to make square boxes, there is a technique for creating rectangular boxes. In addition to being very useful gift boxes, they can be used as very useful pen or paintbrush holders.
To learn exactly how to do the origami projects shown above, check out the video below: