How to make origami from paper: heart (video)

We tell how to make a heart-origami with your own hands
Technics of origami is magical: with its help you can make not only small souvenirs and large toys, but also pretty boxes for packing gifts, and, of course, the gifts themselves. Let's try to make own origami hearts in different variations.

Origami heart of paper

Materials used:

Step-by-step instruction

  1. Cut a rectangle out of colored paper so that the length is twice the width. Bend the sheet four times diagonally as shown in the photo. You will get two folds in the X-shape.

  2. Add one side of the sheet with the letter X in the direction of the center exactly along the folds. Repeat the manipulation on the other side. It turned out two large triangles. To you should be turned the side shown in the photo.

  3. Find the center of the triangles, fold each part towards the top. Open each valve as shown in the photo. Fold one side of the figure.

  4. Flip the future heart and corner the corners (this can be done in the next step). Then open all the valves on the front of the figure.

  5. Open and fold the resulting 8 valves.

    Volumetric heart in the technique of origami from colored paper is ready - you can decorate a box with a gift!

How to make such a heart of origami from paper, look at the video


Heart bookmark origami

Materials used:

Step-by-step instruction

  1. To work you will need a square sheet of paper. Fold the square in half, then make another fold in the center.

  2. Bend each wing in the direction of the central fold as shown in the diagram. Turn over the shape and fold the triangular edges on one side. On the other side, make a straight bend about 1/3 of the remaining free piece of paper.

  3. Fold the corners, forming a heart.

A small heart-bookmark for a book in origami technique is ready.

How to make a bookmark-heart of origami from paper, look at the video


Modular origami heart

The voluminous heart of origami from the modules is an excellent gift to a loved one or parents. This is laborious work and a complicated technique, so be patient, making gifts in this technique.

Materials used:

Step-by-step instruction

  1. To begin with, you need to make a lot of triangular modules - this is the basis of modular handicrafts. The assembly of the modules is shown below.

    Entrust the manufacture of modules to children. For kids, origami is an exciting activity. When the modules of different colors are ready for you, you can start making a heart.

  2. The second step is fixing the modules one by one. This is a long process, requiring dexterity and hand and finger strength. To make your first modular origami heart possible, see the assembly diagram on the video

How to make a modular 3D figurine of a heart for decorating a box, see the video

As you can see, origami is a universal technique. With its help, you can make various figures, drawing even children to make original presents. Envelopes in the form of hearts, bookmarks, boxes, souvenirs, cards - in short, everything you can imagine is easy to do with origami technique.

Inspirations to you!