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Paper Throwing Star/ Shruiken
make sure all your folds are not jacked up.

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  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 1
    Step 1

    ake the first sheet of paper and folde it hotdog style twice. Make sure its not lopsided

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 2
    Step 2

    then fold the first sheet of paper (the one you just folded) hamburger style. make sure its straight e whole cause the whole throwing star will mess up if you dont fold that right.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 3
    Step 3

    after you do that fold, fold 1st half up and 2nd half down to were the top/bottom of the paper would line up with the middle crease. again make sure its straight.when your down it should look like that|
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    (that will be flipped around cause it is a photo)

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 4
    Step 4

    this is a complacated step to explain. flip it over, not on the part were the crease is diagnally ross the middle. the crease across from the red line and the red line(were i have my inex finger)have to make a pretty decent square with the horazontal folds(that i colored purple). so fold it until its a square. do the same thing with the 2nd half to. when your done i'd look like the pic. ova there.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 5
    Step 5

    then fold the square in half like a triangle. make sure you fold it the right way. it should look kinda like a leg until you fold the second half like the 1st (that means do the same thing to the other half.)

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 6
    Step 6

    do the nearly exact second same thing to the other peice of paper the only thing different would be on step three. instead of folding the first half up and second half down do the exact opposite.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 7
    Step 7

    so far it should look like this.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 8
    Step 8

    ok now we start putting it together. put one of the parts face down (face down means the sides with one crease face down) then pute the other one on top face up.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 9
    Step 9

    then you tuck the pointy part of the one on the bottom at into the crease of the top one. when you do that kina fold it in half. after that do the same to the other side.

  • How to fold an origami shape. Paper Throwing Star - Step 10
    Step 10

    !FINAL STEP!
    decorate it to look cool.
    dont tear it

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† Wayward Deer †
† Wayward Deer † · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US · 7 projects
shruikens cool
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avery s.
avery s.
cool but i dont get step 4
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Bianca P.
Bianca P. · 8 projects
It has a Naruto theme to it I SHALL MAKE ONE
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Nicole Renee
Nicole Renee · Kansas City, Missouri, US · 16 projects
lolz... awesome! my ex and my bro are always throwen those thing around... now I can make some and chuck 'em at those pesky boys!!!!
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♫Nia~
♫Nia~ · 1 project
I was randomly looking though pages and my little brother (he's 12) saw yours and made me click on it. Haha nice job, nicely written too. Lol
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Courtney Couture
Courtney Couture · Keller, Texas, US · 20 projects
Oh my gawd so many boys in my class were obssessed with these last year XD
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Viohazard
Viohazard
nice shirt,i was wearing mine 2-day 2!!co comets!
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Yvette K.
Yvette K. · 3 projects
OH COOL NINJIA STARS. XD I haven't seen those in awhile. thanks for sharing Happy never got the hang of folding them
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Zombie Soup
Zombie Soup · 12 projects
I always forget how to make these and it takes me forever in experimenting to get it right. :3 awsomesauce
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
This looks cool, how well does is throw?
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