How to make origami Mother's Day models

 

You can make origami mother's day card using a plain paper and some origami models selected from origami dresses, hearts, roses, or combination of all.

origami mother's day card

 

 

 

 

Origami Dress

 

 

Origami Dress

 

traditional origami dress

Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This beautiful origami dress can be made through the total 21 steps. One special folding technique for this model is stretching of bottom edge.
 
 

Origami Dress II

 

traditional origami dress

Level

Intermediate

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This origami dress II can be made from following the total 20 steps. One special folding technique for this model is stretching of bottom edge.

 

 

 

 

Origami Envelope & Letter

 

 

Four

Heart Origami Box

four-heart origami box

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This four-heart origami box starts with a 4x4 matrix base. One special folding technique involved with this model is inside reverse-fold.

 

Large Heart

Origami Envelope

large heart origami envelope

Level

Beginner

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This large heart origami envelope has a large heart symbol on the back of an envelope. The special folding techniques involved with this model are both squash-fold and inside reverse-fold.

 

Heart Origami Envelope

heart origami envelope

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This heart origami envelope has a heart symbol on the back of an envelope. It is not difficult to fold this envelope. One special folding technique that you need to know for this model is swivel-fold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional Origami Envelope

 

traditional origami envelope

Level

Beginner

Copyright Traditional

 

This traditional origami envelope allows you to learn a technique of inserting a flap into a pocket to close the envelope.

 
 

Origami Bar Envelope

 

 

bar origami envelope

Level

Beginner

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This origami bar envelope allows you to make an envelope with a piece of paper. Of course you will not use a knife or scissors.

 

 

Double-Bar

Origami Envelope

bar origami envelope

Level

Beginner

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This origami envelope has a double-bar on the back of the envelope. A special folding technique that you will learn from this model is reverse swivel-fold. Here I am using a A4 paper but you could use a letter sized paper instead.

 

Butterfly Origami Envelope

butterfly origami envelope

Level

Beginner

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This origami envelope has a butterfly shape on the back of the envelope. A special folding technique that you will learn from this model is inside reverse-fold. Here I am using a A4 paper but you could use a letter sized paper instead.

 

Diamond Origami Envelope

diamond origami envelope

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

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This diamond origami envelope starts from 8x8 matrix base. One difficulty you need to go through for this model is to apply a crease pattern (CP) shown at the step #16.

 

 

Rose Origami Letter

 

rose origami letter

Level

Beginner

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This rose origami letter starts from 8x8 matrix base. You need to be careful when you flatten the model by pressing four flaps.

 

Pinwheel

Origami Letter

pinwheel origami letter

Level

Intermediate

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This pinwheel origami letter starts from 8x8 matrix base. You need to apply two crease patterns given in this model.

 

Octagon Origami Letter

octagon origami letter

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This octagon origami letter starts from applying four sets of kite-fold.

 

 

 

 

 

Flower Origami Letter

 

flower origami letter

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This flower origami letter starts from 4x4 matrix base. There is no special folding technique involved with this model.

 

Octagon Origami Letter II

octagon origami letter II

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This octagon origami letter II starts from a square base and then applying two sets of kite-fold.

 

Pinwheel

Origami Letter II

pinwheel origami letter

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This pinwheel origami letter II starts from 4x4 matrix base. One special folding technique that you need to learn for this model is squash-fold.

 

 

Four Quadrant

Origami Letter

origami letter X

Level

Beginner

Copyright Traditional

 

The four-quadrant origami letter starts from 4x4 matrix base. There is no special folding technique involved with this model.

 

Traditional Origami Letter II

 

traditional origami letter

Level

Beginner

Copyright Traditional

 

This traditional origami letter II requires three-folds to form this origami letter

 

Traditional Origami Letter

 

traditional origami letter

Level

Beginner

Copyright Traditional

 

This traditional origami letter requires four-folds to form this origami letter.

This four-folds might be the most popular letter folding technique.

 

 

 

 

 

Origami Heart (Animated Instructions)

 

Simple Origami Heart

 

simple origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

Simple origami heart starts from a half-square paper. One special folding technique that you will learn from this model is petal-fold.

 
   

 

 

Origami Heart (Origami Diagrams)

 

Easy Origami Heart

 

sitting origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart is an easy model to fold. One special folding technique you will learn from this model is an inside reverse-fold.

 

Origami Heart with a Stand

sitting origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

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This origami heart with a stand is a one-side origami heart. The other side has a triangular stand.

 

Origami Heart with a Stand II

sitting origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart with a stand II has an origami heart shape on the front side. On the backside, it has a stand so that the origami heart can stand by itself.

 

 

Small Origami Heart

 

small origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart is small size one. One special folding technique involved with this model is cushion-fold.

 

Large Origami Heart

 

large origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This large origami heart is might be the largest origami heart you could have folded for a given single square paper.

 

Origami Heart Boat

 

origami heart boat

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The upside-down side view of the origami heart boat resembles a heart shape.

 

 

2D Origami Heart

 

2D origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The instruction for folding 2D origami heart is easier compare to the one for 3D model.

 

You-and-Me

Origami Heart

you and me origami heart

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart has two hearts attached together. One heart is exactly the same as the the other one in both shape and size.

 

Origami Heart with Wings

 

origami heart with wings
Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart with wings starts with a square base and it takes 43 steps complete. One special folding technique used in thsi model is "tail-fold".

 

 

 

Origami Heart with Tiny Wings

origami heart with tiny wings

 

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The unique feature of this origami heart is that it has tiny wings. One special folding technique that you need to know for this model is "inside reverse-fold".
 

Mickey Mouse

Origami Heart

mickey-mouse origami heart

 

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart has a shape of Mickey Mouse. This is 3D origami heart so that you can put something inside. One special folding technique you will learn from this model is a closed sink-fold.

 

Origami Heart with Two Legs

origami heart with two legs

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The origami heart with two back legs allow it to stand by itself. There are two special folding techniques that you need to know for this model. They are both square-fold and rabbit ear-fold.
 

 

3D Origami Heart

 

3D origami heart

Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The instruction for folding 3D origami heart is given here.

You can put a chocolate or a ring inside of this heart.

 
 

3D Open Origami Heart

open 3D origami heart
Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The instruction for folding 3D open origami heart is given here.

Since you have an opening on the top, you can put something in this heart and take it out easily without destroying the origami heart.

 

 

Origami Heart with Arrow

origami heart with an arrow
Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The origami heart with an arrow is not advised to try for origami novice. Special folding techniques involved with this model are inside-reverse fold, pleat-fold, and squash-fold.

 
 

Origami Heart over the Moon

origami heart with an moon
Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The origami heart over the moon is not advised to try for origami novice. Special folding techniques involved with this model are Z-fold, swivel-fold, and rabbit ear-fold.

 

 

 

 

 

Origami Heart Flower

 

origami heart flower

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This origami heart flower is a flower representing a heart. This origami flower might be a prefect flower on Mother's Day.

 

Valentine's Origami Flower

Valentine's origami flower

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

Here you have a origami heart flower attached to a wire stem, a calyx, and two leaves.

This will be a perfect flower to make for a Valentine's Day.

 

Heart Origami Boat

 

heart origami boat

 

Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This heart origami boat starts from 4x4 matrix base. The special folding techniques that you need to learn for this model are squash-fold, inside reverse-fold, open sink-fold, closed-open sink-fold, and open-closed sink-fold.

 

 

Origami Gondola Boat

 

origami Gondola boat

 

Level

Intermediate

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The origami Gondola boat is consist of (1) boat, (2) four chair, and (3) stand. The boat itself is derived from a long canoe. It will take 16 steps to make a boat stand while 31 steps for Gondola chair. Since you have to go through 21 steps for this instruction, the total steps for making three models will be 68.

 

Heart Paper Airplane

 

heart paper airplane

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

This heart paper airplane actually flies. It has the heart symbol at the top of this plane. In this instruction, I make use a square paper. But you can use any rectangular paper such letter or A4 size.
 

Origami Heart Boat

 

origami heart boat

 

Level

Beginner

Copyright Hyo Ahn

 

The upside-down side view of the origami heart boat resembles a heart shape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origami Roses

 

 

Valentine Origami Rose

Valentine origami rose

 

 

Easy Origami Rose I

easy origami rose I

 

 

Easy Origami Rose II

easy origami rose II

 

 

Easy Origami Rose IIB

easy origami rose IIB

 

 

 

Spiral Origami Rose

spiral origami rose

 

 

Standard Origami Rose

standard origami rose

 

 

Dream Origami Rosebud

dream origami rosebud

 

 

Dream Origami Rose

dream origami rose

 

 

 

 

 

Jewelry Origami Rose

jewelry origami rose

 

 

QT Origami Rose

QT origami rose

 

 

Swirl Origami Rose

swirl origami rose

 

 

Full-bloom Kawasaki Rose

full-bloom kawasaki rose

 

 

 

 

 

Budding Kawasaki Rose

budding Kawasaki rose

 

 

New Kawasaki Rose

new Kawasaki rose

 

 

New Swirl Kawaski Rose

new swirl Kawasaki rose

 

 

Fullest-bloom New Kawasaki Rose

fullest-bloom new Kawasaki rose

 

 

 

 

You can make a single or 1dz bouquet of origami roses with stem, calyx, and two leaves attched to it.

 

 

 

you-and-me bouquet

 

 

u-and-me bouquet with 12 single standard roses.
   

onlye-you bouquet

 

 

only-U bouquet with (1) QT rose, (2) 11 standard roses, (3) calyx, (4) two leaves, and (5) stem.

 

 

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