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How To : Origami a space monster Venus flytrap

Another origami by Jeremy Shafer, this one is known as the venus flytrap or space monster. It's a complicated action model paper design, and when pulled from the "leafs" or tentacles, it opens its mouth! Learn how to fold this design by watching the video!

How To : Origami a Siamese twin crane

This advanced origami model involves maker two cranes from a single sheet of paper! The paper design looks like a mutant with 3 wings and 2 heads. Learn how to fold it by watching this video!

How To : Origami a hexaflexagon

This origami hexaflexagon is an action model paper design. Learn how to fold it by watching this video. Then, turn it till your fingers hurt.

How To : Origami six intersecting squares

This is an advanced modular origami design and an amazing looking paper design! The video demonstrates how to fold the six intersecting squares of origami made of modules.

How To : Fold a soma cube

A puzzle origami invented by Piet Hein and diagrammed by Sebastian M. Kirsch. It's a fun toy to kill time, and takes about 10 minutes to assemble. It's composed of 7 different pieces made out of strips that look like those in Tetris. You can also make 6 pieces which would make it easier to assemble.

How To : Fold an origami sprinkler

The sprinkler origami is a simple modular paper design, which definitely suits the beginners! Made by Paula Versnick. The modules only need 8 creases and the assembly is really straight forward. You can do as many modules as you want and assemble them differently, the video shows how to fold a module, how to connect it to another one and some examples. The modules can also be sinked, it's a really good model for practicing that move.

How To : Origami a squishy ball

Learn how to fold a trampoline origami design. This squishy paper object is somewhat advanced, but makes a great ornament or desk accessory!

How To : Origami the Jackson Cube

Paul Jackson demonstrates how to make the Jackson cube. You will have two lines on the paper, but you should only use one as a reference. You must remember symmetry.

How To : Origami an abstract flexible shape

Paul Jackson demonstrates how to fold an abstract flexible shape through origami. This shape can expand, compress, and it looks beautiful in the light. You need to help the paper by working between your two hands.

How To : Origami a Star of David

Mirig Golan demonstrates how to create a Star of David through origami. You take one corner of the piece of paper and place it on the middle line to start. At the end, the triangles should make a lock.

How To : Origami a box and lid to match

Mirig Golan demonstrates how to make a box in origami. To start, you take a piece of paper and fold it, so that it is in the shape of a triangle. When your box is in the shape of a hexagon, you fold the triangles in.

How To : Origami a barking dog

Paul Jackson demonstrates how to make an origami barking dog. You do this by folding a square piece of paper. To finish the face, you need to fold the paper back.

How To : Origami a car

Origami a car. Yes, this video is seventeen minutes long but you will still learn a lot!

How To : Origami a Koi fish

Here's a beautiful stop motion instructional video on how to fold a paper Koi fish. Origami a Koi fish.

How To : Origami a sham ball

A nice complicated modular origami by Mio Tsugawa ( http://puupuu.ojaru.jp). Made from 30 modular origami units, I made 10 green and 20 yellow to make a "stripe" on the ball.

How To : Origami a classical kusudama

This model is a modular origami 6 unit ball. Diagrams on Yurii and Katrin Shumakov's website: http://library.thinkquest.org/27152/towns/oriville/oriver/practice/05.htm

How To : Origami XYZ-Diamonds

This 6 unit modular origami design should look like 3 intersecting diamonds. Fold each piece and then assemble as shown.

How To : Origami a truncated tetrahedron

Check out this easy modular origami. You can assemble 18 for a truncated tetrahedron like this, 24 for a cuboctahedron, 30 for a dodecahedron, 48 for a rhombicuboctahedron and so on.