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Origami Spiral

A great decoration

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/origami-spiral • Posted by Laura

This was my first time making this, and I really enjoyed it. After some practice I plan on making really small ones and turning them into earrings. I'm not good at explaining but I hope the pictures are clear enough to get it.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

1 h 30

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

This was my first time making this, and I really enjoyed it. After some practice I plan on making really small ones and turning them into earrings. I'm not good at explaining but I hope the pictures are clear enough to get it.

Instructions

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    First you fold your paper from corner to corner, so it looks like this.

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    Flip it over and fold one side in to the center, making a point at the end.

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    Turn it around and do the same. If the right side is folded over, fold the left one over on the other end.

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    Fold the other side you didn't fold to the center now.

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    Do the same on the other side, it should now look like a diamond.

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    Fold it in half along the middle crease.

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    Take one end and fold it down.

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    Flip it over and do the same on the other end. Repeat this on the other 3 squares.

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    Open the squares to where you folded them along the middle, place 2 of them side by side like in the picture.

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    Place the other 2 in, with the top one going over the left and under the right, and the bottom one going under the left and over the right.

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    Fold the bottom one up like the picture shows.

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    Take the one on the left and fold that over to the right like the picture shows.

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    Take the top one and fold it down as the picture shows.

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    Take the one on the right and fold it under the first one you folded up. Repeat the folds until you get to the end.

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    It should look like this, now flip it over and do the same to the other side.

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    Take the ends that are sticking out and twist them in the direction you folded them.

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    Grab both ends and pull it gently to stretch it out.