Wall Of Rainbow Koi

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  Step 1

  I used online diagrams (whose link doesn't work anymore for some reason) and a stop-motion video of the folding process (http://www.mabonaorigami.com/en/videos/the-making-of-an-origami-koi.html) so have fun! It's pretty tricky, especially the swivel folds, but feel free to comment below if you have difficulties and I'll try to help. Fold as many as you want, but I folded 39 of them: 1 white, 2 bright yellow, 3 yellow-orange, 2 dark orange, 2 light orange, 7 red, 2 pink, 5 purple, 2 dark blue, 5 medium blue, 4 sky blue, 1 dark green, and 3 leaf green.

• Step 2

  For people stuck on the swivel folds (the small folds for shaping the left and right sides of the fish), go to this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Wall-of-Rainbow-Koi/
  and see step 3.

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  Step 3

  To mount the koi on the wall, you need to make wire connections for each fish. To do so, I used pliers to shape two triangles perpendicular to each other. First, cut out 5.5cm of wire and make a sharp bend.

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  Step 4

  Make another sharp bend to create your first triangle. This triangle should be fairly small, and the next one will be bigger.

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  Step 5

  Bend the triangle so that it's perpendicular to the rest of the wire. (basically, bend it down 90 degrees)

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  Step 6

  This is the side view of the perpendicular triangle.

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  Step 7

  Make another 90 degree bend about 1 inch down.

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  Step 8

  Hold the wire like this before the next step.

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  Step 9

  Make a sharp bend.

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  Step 10

  Make another sharp bend to complete the triangle.

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  Step 11

  This is what you should have.

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  Step 12

  On flat surface, arrange your fish how you want it to look on your wall. Take a picture and save it or print it out for guidance when you actually attach the fish to the wall.
  To be honest, even though I did this step, I ended up winging the design. And I like how everything turned out so skip this step if you want.

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  Step 13

  Hot glue the small triangle to the underside of a koi and apply tape to the larger triangle.

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  Step 14

  On the taped end, attach the koi to the wall. Rinse and repeat until all your koi are attached to the wall.

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  Step 15

  Keep going...

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  Step 16

  This was my first version, but I didn't like it because the fish looked too cramped together. So I took off some fish and rearranged them.

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  Step 17

  This was my final version.

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  Step 18

  I liked the final version, but I thought the koi looked too restricted to one area and looked like it fit a perfect rectangle even though there was plenty more space next to it. This being so, I decided to outline that imaginary rectangle with dark green yarn (no blue available). I liked this result a lot better so do this If you think it would help. If not, then you're done! Enjoy the new wall art!

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Maria S. 16th April 2017

I love it. It is beautiful.

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emmilou w. · Wallasey, England, GB · 12 projects 1st January 2017

this is awesome!

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jeanette · Bideford, England, GB · 1 project 28th June 2016

these are beautiful , they make a beautiful display especially on a blue wall. Mine are on a gold wall and work reaaly well.thank you very much
Jeanette laurence

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Susan P. · Pine Knot, Kentucky, US 20th February 2016

GORGEOUS

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C K. · 1 project 23rd July 2014

Absolutely Beautiful!!!!!

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 23rd July 2014

Thank you for your nice comment!

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B* · 55 projects 9th June 2014

Wonderful!

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 10th June 2014

Thank you! ^^

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sunshinerose0 · Perth, Western Australia, AU 2nd May 2014

These look great, thanks I must try this.

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Phoenix M. · 1 project 13th March 2014

Is there a better way to stick them to the wall? I've tried to stick origami swans to the wall before and they stayed on for maybe 3 days! xD

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 13th March 2014

I don't really know of any "better" ways. The simple tape method that I used works pretty well, as the koi are still attached to the wall. The koi are pretty small and light so they shouldn't fall off easily.

Phoenix M. · 1 project 13th March 2014

Ok, thank you!

Helen S. 25th August 2014

Ypu could try hot gluing them to fishing cord (transparent plastic and very fine) strung across an empty picture frame. That way they'd still seem to float, but you could hang the frame the "regular" way. I would drill evenly spaced holes in the frame and weave the cord back and forth both vertically and horizontally.

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 25th August 2014

Interesting idea.. perhaps I'll try it someday. Or you could! Anyway, thanks for sharing your idea!

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