The origami pencil holder is a practical project featuring a unique design with four independent compartments. This design makes it perfect for organizing various types of stationery, including pens, pencils, and rulers. The holder has a simple yet elegant appearance and a stable structure that keeps your stationery neatly arranged. Additionally, it serves as a charming decoration for your desktop.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 20 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm / 9
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get nine pieces of 15×15 cm square paper to create a 7.5×7.5×7.5 cm origami pencil holder. You can mix and match the colors to create a personalized origami pencil holder.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Take out one of the papers, fold and unfold it in half horizontally, then vertically.
Step 2
Fold the bottom left and right points to meet the center intersection point.
Step 3
Fold up the bottom triangle.
Step 4
Flip the paper over from left to right, then fold it in half vertically from left to right.
Step 5
Fold another piece of paper in the same manner above.
Step 6
Rotate the right one 180 degrees counterclockwise.
Step 7
Rotate both of them 90 degrees from front to back to make them stand upright. Then, assemble them by tucking the left one between the layers of the right one.
Step 8
Rotate these two units 90 degrees from back to front to lay them flat, and assemble them well.
Step 9
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from back to front to make it stand upright, open the paper’s center hollow, and flatten it from the left and right sides. Rotate the paper 90 degrees counterclockwise, then another 90 degrees from back to front to lay it flat.
Step 10
Open the paper’s center hollow and adjust the paper into the shape of a square pillar.
Step 11
Use the same method to make three more square pillars.
Step 12
Glue two of the square pillars together
Step 13
Similarly, glue the other two square pillars together.
Step 14
Glue these two together to complete the assembly of the origami pencil holder.
Step 15
Now, let’s make a base for the pencil holder.
Take out another piece of paper, fold and unfold it in half horizontally, then vertically.
Step 16
Fold the four points to meet the center intersection point.
Step 17
Repeat the previous step, fold the four points to meet the center intersection point, crease them well, and unfold them.
Step 18
Place the pencil holder in the center of the base, then glue all four triangles of the base to the walls of the pencil holder. Now, you have truly completed the origami pencil holder.
Step 19
To personalize your pencil holder, you can glue all kinds of origami creations on it, such as origami animal faces or origami hearts.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami pencil holder. You can now explore our other interesting origami ideas. Happy folding!
As I mentioned above, to decorate your pencil holder, glue on some origami animal faces or origami hearts, such as our easy origami rabbit face and origami heart with wings. They are all super cute!
Want more choices for the decoration? Check our Easy Origami Animal Faces and 10 Origami Heart Step by Step Instructions.
Easy Origami Rabbit Face
Origami Heart with Wing