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In the world of origami, you can transform regular pieces of paper into something unique with great shapes and details.

The crane is the most famous origami craft, symbolizing peace and longevity. One thousand cranes are believed to wish for a long life and good health. But we go far beyond paper cranes; you can find inspirational models and step-by-step instructions for animals, origami decorations, clothes, and lots of other interesting origami instructions.

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Origami Geometric Flower Vase

40 Minutes

24 Steps

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Origami Daffodil

30 Minutes

37 Steps

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Easy Origami Dragon

20 Minutes

30 Steps

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Origami Cute Cat

15 Minutes

18 Steps

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Origami Godzilla

30 Minutes

47 Steps

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Origami Shark

20 Minutes

35 Steps

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Origami Christmas Star

20 Minutes

25 Steps

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Origami Puffy Heart

10 Minutes

9 Steps

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Origami Chick In Egg

5 Minutes

9 Steps

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Easy Easter Egg

5 Minutes

6 Steps

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Origami Heart

Heart is the best way of expressing love and caring for friendly and family. We have demonstrate origami heart in different shapes and sizes either as a bookmark, ring or envelop.

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Origami Heart with Wing

10Minutes

16 Steps

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Origami Heart with Bow

15 Minutes

22 Steps

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Heart Message Box

10 Minutes

13 Steps

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Origami Heart Envelope

10 Minutes

15 Steps

Origami Box

Origami Boxes are the most practical ideas in the world of origami. You may want to use them as a gift container or use in daily life for better arrangement of small items. Following are some of our best origami box ideas.

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Easy Dollar Bill Origami Box Instruction

15 Minutes

26 Steps

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Easy Sticky Note Origami Box

10 Minutes

12 Steps

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Origami Bowl

5 Minutes

18 Steps

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Origami Basket

30 Minutes

34 Steps

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Origami Animal Face

Origami Animal Face is the easiest starting point for starting origami. It is super kids friendly and most of the models can be finished within 10 minutes. Those animal face can be used on gift card.

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Origami Frog Face

10 Minutes

16 Steps

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Origami Pig Face

5 Minutes

11 Steps

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Origami Elephant Face

5 Minutes

10 Steps

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Origami Fox Face

5 Minutes

6 Steps

Origami Animal

The animal is the most creative and best part of the world of origami. From easy to advanced models, we provide you the best and most interesting ideas for origami animals.

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Easy Dollar Bill Origami Star

20 Minutes

26 Steps

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Easy Origami Dragon

20 Minutes

30 Steps

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Origami Unicorn

30 Minutes

41 Steps

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Origami Spider

30 Minutes

59 Steps

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Origami Pikachu

20 Minutes

33 Steps

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Origami Godzilla

30 Minutes

47 Steps

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Origami Panda

20 Minutes

39 Steps

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Origami Cute Whale

20 Minutes

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Interesting Facts about Origami – FAQ

The word “origami” comes from the Japanese words “ori” (folding) and “kami” (paper).

Origami has a long history in Japan, developed during the Edo period (1603-1867). At that time, paper (which is invented by China around 105EC) became more widely available, and origami began to flourish as a recreational art form- by folding and sculpting. In the old days, origami was often associated with ceremonies and gifts, mainly with crane.

You may wonder the types of origami, since it has developed for such a long time. There are generally several types of the origami models- traditional origami (passed down through generations), modular or combined origami (making one with multiple pieces), wet-folding (using dampened paper), and tessellation (with repeated patterns).

Among all the traditional models, origami crane is the most important one with great culture signature. It stands for longevity and good fortune as cranes are believed to live for 1,000 years in Japanese mythology.

Traditional belief that folding and sending 1000 cranes can grant great wishes. So people loves to send 1000 cranes as a gift.

Papers are the essentional elements in origami. You can not only use traditional papers for example Japanese origami papers- Kami, Washi,Chiyogami and regular one side origami papers. Foil papers, sticky note and even money can be used for simple models.