Decorative Origami Boxes (Dover Origami Papercraft)
Rick Beech
Language: English
Pages: 64
ISBN: 0486461734
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A well-known British origami expert, Rick Beech is the author of several books. These unusual and imaginative designs appeal to paperfolders at every level of experience. This book features fifteen different patterns for boxes, along with some lid variations and decorative accents, offering a useful, affordable way to expand your origami repertoire.
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The finished box. Nik-Nak Box Traditional This is a very simple box that can be made from any “A” proportioned rectangle or a standard US letter size. 1. Lay the paper vertically. 2. Valley fold bottom edge up to top edge. 3. Valley fold in half upwards again. 4. Fold the lower corners upwards at 45 � . 5. Crease mountain folds where shown and open out back to step 2. 6. Fold lower corners up and a single layer of the top corners down, both at 45 � . 7. Fold single layer down. 8. Open.
Up to the top edge. Repeat behind, note the small arrow with the cross bar. 4. Open out. Look to the next step to see what it should look like. 5. Note the double headed arrows. A square that has all 4 corners folded into the centre like this is known as a blintz. 6. Fold and unfold the sides into the middle. 7. Open out the left and right sides. 8. Look carefully at the creases and make the valley and mountain folds as shown, the left-hand corner will swing up towards you. 9. It should.
Shaped Box by Akiko Yamanashi A charming one-piece box in the shape of a clam. Choose paper with a pearlescent finish to add to the resemblance. 1. Begin with the white side of the paper uppermost. 2. Divide into thirds vertically. 3. Valley fold in half vertically and horizontally. 4. Blintz the corners into the middle. 5. Valley crease the top and bottom corners and open out completely 6. Valley crease across the top and bottom. 7. Valley crease as shown. 8. Valley fold down on the.
The right-hand point over. 17. Mountain fold the tip behind. Repeat 15-17 on the left hand side. 18. Mountain fold in half. 19. Valley fold the front flaps out as shown. Repeat behind. 20. Swing out either side to form the basic shell shape. Repeat behind. 21. Open up the shell. 22. Carefully open out the folded over strip. 23. Using the crease, mountain fold the strip over. It will remain at 90° at the front. 24. Valley fold the sides up. Repeat 22-24 on upper half. 25. The finished.
Squares, 3 for the base, 3 for the lid and 1 for the rose motif. Choose fairly stiff and decorative paper that will allow for a colour change for the rose. Making the base: 1. Lay the paper white side up. 2. Pinch the halfway point and then the quarter mark as shown. 3. Valley fold the left edge to the quarter pinch mark. 4. Crease in half horizontally. 5. Fold top edge down to halfway crease. 6. Valley crease right-hand edge over to central pinch mark. 7. Open up top flap. 8. Valley.