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Volumetric Christmas tree made of paper

New Year is a holiday that people of all nationalities and ages are looking forward to. So in our family, even before the first winter month, there was a debate about the menu, home decoration, and everything about the upcoming

Dragonfly

A dragonfly made in the modular origami technique is quite simple. Making it will take a little time, but you can decorate the interior with a beautiful bright figure. If all the triangular particles are glued together, then the dragonfly can be used in

How to make a crow out of paper

Acquaintance with birds in children begins as early as preschool age. Crow is found in fairy tales, stories. The kid sees these birds on the street. And if the child is already familiar with origami skills, then he will be able to make a crow out of paper without much difficulty.

Decorating a gift with origami flowers

Amaze your friends and give a gift with flowers that you made yourself. Packaging will not require large cash costs, but it will be pleasant for a loved one to get something extraordinary. So, what we need: • the gift itself (box); •

Paper flower

The idea came by chance. Looking at the soiled wall with ragged wallpapers, imagining the costs of redecorating, the brain began to look for any alternative ways to solve the problem. At first I wanted to stick posts from the magazine, but they

Origami modular vase

Nowadays, on the Internet you can find many new and interesting needlework techniques. One of them, which we will talk about in this article, is crafts in the modular origami technique. The technique itself is very simple and fun. You can do

How to fold a flower from a square sheet of paper

At first it seems that these beautiful flowers are glued together from several details. But such a flower can be folded from a square sheet of one-sided colored paper in literally half an hour. In the center of the flower you see the back (white) side of the paper. The most difficult

Simple fish

This fish is so fast and easy to fold that even a primary school student can make it. Preferably with the help of an adult. Someone must show the child how to neatly fold the sheet and bend the corners. Such a fish can be hung up

Heart shaped gift box

If you have a ready-made template, then making a heart is easy. And if not? Then do it yourself! True, it is necessary to carefully measure each face, otherwise, when gluing, the crafts will not assemble. Therefore, if you have perseverance and patience, then this

Postcards with stencils

What materials will be needed to work? - The basis for the postcard (I used a rectangle of white cardboard with a size of 16x13 cm) - Thick white paper on which the pattern will be cut out (to the size of the base folded into half for the postcard) - Printed on

Funny origami snail

Dear site visitors, in this article I can teach you how to make a funny origami snail.Its manufacture is not difficult, but the origami patterns are often incomprehensibly described: if you do not understand one move and miss it, then the figure

Paper flowers

It is always very pleasant to give gifts to relatives and friends. Those gifts that leave a long memory and pleasant memories are especially remembered. Here, for example, are you going to go on a birthday, anniversary or just to meet

Vase for cosmetics

I want to offer you a vase for cosmetics with my own hands. A cosmetic bag is certainly good, but digging into it and looking for the right mascara is not always convenient. Therefore, you can make a convenient and practical vase from paper modules.

Kitty

Making a kitty out of modular origami is not difficult even for a child. The main thing is to know the assembly progress, and you can find out about this in the previous article ...

Funny bunny

Modular origami is a very interesting, but at the same time very simple hobby. It does not take much time, as a result, you can achieve great success. I would like to talk about how you can make a funny bunny out of paper modules.

Paper fish

These beautiful fish can become a decoration in a children's room if you hang them on strings from the ceiling or to a chandelier. Then they will wave from the slightest breath of the wind, as if floating in the waves. And also, having made several of multi-colored paper

A parrot

There are very simple crafts (boat, airplane), with the assembly of which even a preschooler will cope. Others - not every adult will be able to. This parrot made of paper with ease will make a child and 7-10 years old. Moreover, the instruction is given very

Paper kitten

It’s not difficult to make such cute kittens. Look at the photo, repeat each step and after 20 minutes you will have a paper kitten on the shelf. And even two. The most difficult thing in the craft is to figure out how to make the ears. And with the rest

Vulture

To make such a neck, you need to try. Of course, such a task is not within the power of a small child, but a schoolboy can very well lay down this bird. The most difficult thing here is to hide a sharp corner inside the craft at the top of the figure, and in the rest

Elephant

If your baby can easily make a boat or an airplane out of paper, then he can already be taught to make an elephant. First, you yourself will practice at your leisure, so that the child will not be bored with this process and begin to work. Moreover, this

Scorpio

Children are always attracted to something unusual and mysterious. They watch movies with all sorts of monsters and monsters. But it’s better to acquaint children with the world around them not through a scary movie, but with the help of such crafts. Look how cute

Penguin

Now origami - the so-called paper crafts - is a very popular pastime. But some figures have very complicated and incomprehensible schemes. And children cannot repeat them. Therefore, a description with a step-by-step photo is a good help for kids and their parents.

Kusudama Triple Pancake

Kusudamas were used in Japan to store medicinal or simply aromatic herbs. It was believed that natural aromas are beneficial for physical and spiritual health. There are a huge number of kusudam models, Japanese origami masters and

Flower Kusudama Tree

More recently, I did not know about the existence of such a form of art as Kusudama, and today I am already slowly mastering this work. From Japanese, “kusudama” is translated as “medicine ball”. In the old days in Japan, kusudamas were used,
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