Butterfly Tato

A Tato is a Japanese flat container and Tatogami is one of the oldest form of paper folding. Tatos can hold small flat objects like needles and buttons and postage stamps. Traditional tatos are easy to make, so instead of making...

Decoration Box

The Decoration Box is from the book 'Modular Origami Polyhedra' and is designed by Lewis Simon. The cube is made from 12 modules. Variations made from half a square and from dollar bills are also found in the book. Of all the...

Pinwheel Cube

The Origami Pinwheel Cube is designed by Tomoko Fuse and is found in her book 'Multidimentional Transformations Unit Origami'. The cube is formed from just 6 units, so as compared to the other cubes that I have done in recent...

Cube from Corner Modules

After Meenakshi Mukerji's Cube variations, I gave some other cubes a try. The one in this is by Kunihiko Kasahara and is formed from 8 corner modules and 6 linking modules. The modules are quite simple to make and are made from...

Daisy Cube

Yet another modular cube, also designed by Meenakshi Mukerji. This is called the Daisy Cube and like the previous one, this too is folded from 24 modules. Model Details: Model: Daisy Cube  Creator: Meenakshi...

Whirl Cube

The origami whirl cube is a simple modular origami and will take about an hour or so to complete. More than the model, I am crazily in love with the paper that I had used. I had got this paper some time back and for some reason,...

Thatch Cube

The origami thatch cube is a simple, modular piece, designed by Meenakshi Mukerji. The cube is made from 24 units. I love the thatchy look of this model :) And I love that it looks much more intricate that it actually is! Model...

Gold Fish

The origami Goldfish is a simple extension of the samurai hat. It does involve a couple of cuts though, so have a pair of scissors in hand before proceeding with the origami :) Similar to the kabuto, dual coloured paper would...

Little Turtle Kusudama - A Variation

A few months back, I had done Tomoko Fuse's Little Turtle and this time I tried a variation of that. Instead of using 3 modules, the variation uses 5 units. Other than that, everything else remains the same. The design doesn't...

Flat Sonobe

The Flat Sonobe is yet another variation of the Sonobe, designed by Tomoko Fuse. The Icosahedron of the Flat Sonobe is made from 30 units. Assembly is the same as all icosahedrons, with 3 unit triangles which are used to form...

Christmas Paper Globes Tutorial

Well, it is past Christmas, but that doesn't mean that I can't post a tutorial to make Christmas paper globes :) These globes are very easy ornaments to make and can be a good craft for turning waste into wealth. I have reused...

Samurai Hat

A Kabuto is a Samurai helmet and is a part of the Japanese armour. The origami Samurai Hat, though, is a beginner origami that takes about 2 minutes to learn! They are fun to make and are great as party hats. The hats can be...