Five Pointed Origami Star

I love that this star is neatly finished and attractive on both front and back. Update: March 2013. It has recently come to my attention that this design should be credited to Tomoko Fuse. I haven't been able to find it in a published work--can anyone confirm this? The secret? Start with a pentagon shaped piece of paper, not a square. How to make a five pointed star with pentagon shaped origami paper Start with a pentagon shaped piece of paper. Download PDF set of pentagon templates in various sizes. Fold the pentagon in half down the center of any point. Pull one flat side toward the center of the paper, keeping the center fold line aligned. When the side points intersect the fold lines as shown, stop and hold in place. Crease across the bottom, just between the fold lines. Repeat for each of the five sides. Fold each point in half, working toward the inner (small) pentagon. Flip the paper over and pinch the corners of the (small) pentagon to make sure they are well creased.

Playing Card Polyhedral Construction Above is a rhombicosidodecahedron, one of the Archimedean solids. It is "uniform on its vertices" , which means that every vertex is equivalent. At each vertex there is a pentagon, a square, a triangle, and another square. There are 60 vertices. Above is the dual to the rhombicosidodecahedron. Our construction replaces each face with a card. Above is a computer rendering of the construction. This is an 8-inch diameter construction in which the 30 cards have more overlap, so it is trickier to make. I like the 5-fold stars which arise on the sides of the cards. Here's a view looking directly at one of the twelve 5-fold stars.

Craft DIY Projects, Patterns, How-tos, Fashion, Recipes @ Craftzine.com - Felting, Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, Home & More Quilling, the coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create a design, has been around for years — hundreds, in fact. During the Renaissance, nuns and monks would roll gold-gilded paper remnants trimmed during the bookmaking process, and use them to decorate religious objects as an alternative to costly gold filigree. Quilling later became a pastime of 18th and 19th century young ladies in England, who would decorate tea caddies and pieces of furniture with paper filigree. The practice crossed the Atlantic with colonists, who added quilling to candle sconces and trays as home decorations. In all of that time, the process has remained very much the same, but quilling designs and specialty supplies have definitely caught up to the 21st century. The short list of necessities includes strips of lightweight paper, glue, and a tool with which to roll the paper — that’s it! Many arts and crafts stores sell basic tools and packages of multicolor paper strips. Materials Directions Ann Martin

Origami Modular Mandala Folding Instructions Origami modular mandala is a 16 unit modular origami. The units are fairly easy to fold and the assembled origami is pretty. Unfortunately the units could not maintain its shape when all 16 units were assembled and required some extra help (glue) to keep it together. Made this origami? Origami Modular Mandala Step 1: Start by folding the origami square base with the color on the inside. You can also follow the video instructions if you like. Origami Square Base Video You should have the following to start with. Origami Modular Mandala Step 2: Fold the top layer from the right to left. Origami Modular Mandala Step 3: Fold down the top tip. Origami Modular Mandala Step 4: Fold the bottom tip to the center crease. Origami Modular Mandala Step 5: Fold down the top tip again. Origami Modular Mandala Step 6: Flip paper over. Origami Modular Mandala Step 7: Fold down the top tip. And this completes one unit. Origami Modular Mandala Step 8: Repeat Steps 1 to 6 and fold a total of 16 units.