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!
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!
RVtravel.com forum administrator Adrienne Kristine explains an old RVer trick that keeps toilet paper from unraveling as the RV rolls down the road.
The easiest Pop-Up card ever! It has three paper flowers that pop up on the inside.
Learn how to make an origami basket. All you need double sided paper, scissors and stickers.
Watch this video to learn how to make cool stuffed paper sculptures with your kids!
Two primary pupils, Tony and Yanmy, are going to teach you how to make a magic wallet so that you can keep your "lucky money" into it at Chinese New Year!
Watch this video for a visual demonstration on how to make an origami "Barracuda" paper airplane.
Watch this visual demonstration on how to origami a paper airplane.
Fold your own origami paper boat by watching this instructional video.
Learn how to make a paper cylinder that can take on many different shapes.
Learn a magic trick in which you appear to change some strips of paper into real money.
This video explains how to properly hold your pen to your paper in calligraphy (also known as scripting).
This video shows how to curve paper using crimb folds. This technique is used in the Wu Eastern Dragon to shape the body and the tail. This video contains tips and techniques for origami.
Cardmaking is the perfect introduction to paper craft, it's quick, easy and great fun to create stunning results that will amaze your family and friends even with your first attempts!!
Learn how to create a stunning keepsake using bold patterned papers and striking die-cut shapes. Corinne Bradd shows how to get to grips with the simple technique for a professionally finished gift that will delight friends and family alike!
Got a big research paper? It’s not nearly as daunting if you break it down into steps.
How to make a simple paper puppet for kids to enjoy.
Setting out your mix in advance on paper will improve your set and make it sound more professional.
In this video you will learn how to make a basic paper hot air balloon . Great for kids and a nice way to pass your time with them.
Learn how to create funky fringed flowers. These can be used on cards and they are most attractive.
What better way to say "Happy Birthday" to a friend than by having his gift and card explode in his face? If you're the prankster in your group of friends then this is the perfect way to commemorate another candle on the birthday cake.
Corinne Bradd helps Kristy Clarke get to grips with the tricky art of quilling. Using thin strips of brightly coloured paper and a quilling tool, she shows how simple it is to coil gorgeous, dimensional floral motifs.
For preschoolers a great art and science activity! Lot's of small motor skills are involved with brushing and placing tissue paper. The reaction from the tissue paper and vinegar is the exciting science element of the activity. Art gives your child a chance to express themselves through their imagination. Art allows children to explore and understand their world through creative experiences that emphasize the process of art, not the product. When your child is creating there is no right or wr...
Need to give your students a jolt of unexpected fun tomorrow morning? Then there's nothing more exciting than giving your students a pop quiz. One of the easiest ways to write a quiz while conserving paper is to create a PowerPoint presentation.
You can learn how to fold a 5 point star. You start with one sheet of blank paper and fold it in half. You mark a halfway point on the bottom and then you fold the paper to that point.
This clip shows how to make a swan using a single piece of paper. It is broken into separately titled sections with brief written instructions. The video that follows performs those instructions shows the folds and the results of the intermediate steps.
Learn how heat moves through things, like different kinds of metals, such as zinc, aluminum, copper, tin, lead, and iron. This is known as thermal conduction. You can also see how to boil water in a paper cup with the principle of thermal conductivity. This is a great tutorial on how to understand thermal conduction, perfect for all you Mr. Wizard fans...
This linked modular origami ball, composed of many touching triangles, reminds us of building those large bridges and skyscrapers with our plastic link toys as a kid. This modular origami ball works on the same premise, only it's made of paper.
The biggest determent to doing origami, other than time and complexity when you get to harder pieces, is quite simply the origami paper. It doesn't cost much, but like any type of crafting it does require some monetary devotion.
Your name doesn't have to be Martha Stewart in order for you to craft something beautiful for your amor on Valentine's Day. In fact, all you need to know is a few basic origami folding skills.
This is a cool science experiment to show what a great heat conductor water is. You'll need some balloons, a candle and some water. Check it out and be amazed! Common sense tells you that it's impossible to boil water in a paper bag, but this classic parlor trick was a favorite of the Victorian magician. The real difficultly in performing this effect is making it look harder than it is! As you might imagine, the secret lies in yet another amazing property of water - it's ability to conduct he...
The first and most basic tenet of origami is creating shapes using a single piece of paper. However, when it comes to modular origami, which is complex and multi-sided, this rule becomes a little more lenient. It's actually rather common in modular origamit o see magic cubes or 36-sided stars being assembled from multiple pieces of paper.
First of all, we're not going to lie: This butterfly ball origami project is not a simple one to fold. In fact, you should only attempt it if you're an intermediate or advanced origami student. Second, we have no idea why this star-like object is called a butterfly ball (perhaps because it looks like a cacoon?), but either way it's a very cool modern shape.
Out of ideas for Halloween, or simply don't feel like blowing all your cash on a costume you're only going to wear once? Then take a look at this tutorial for creating origami Freddy Krueger monster claws.
In this video, we learn how to make custom chipboard buttons for scrapbooking. First, take a scrap of chipboard and use a circle trimmer to cut circles out. Cut circles out of patterned paper in different sizes using many different patterns. Now, apply glossy finish onto the papers and wipe off the excess liquid. Ink the edges after this, then put adhesive onto the back of each of the different circles. Now, you can punch holes into the center of the circle to make it look like a button. Now,...
Vocaloids have to be one of the weirdest of the many weird things to ever emerge from Japan. They are basically synthesizer software programs that can sing any song a user creates in the voice of a character created for that Vocaloid. The queen of these Vocaloid characters is Hatsune Miku, who has become something of a cosplay darling since her software caught on. This video will show you how to make her cosplay replicas of her iconic headphones.
In this video, we learn how to improve your resume with valid statistics. You need solid numbers to back up the information you are writing on your resume, not just words written on the paper. Most applicants look qualified on paper, but don't land interviews because they don't offer proof to validate their claims. When you provide proof of what you are stating, the person who is viewing your resume will be more likely to call you for an interview. Make sure to provide supporting documents an...
The basic tenet of origami is to create an object - a bird, cube, monkey, etc. - using a single piece of paper. And while for the most part this is possible, there are notable exceptions, including modular origami and this menacing red bull.
When in repose upon the toilet, the last thing most people want is for something to jump out at them. And that is exactly what will happen to them if you pull this prank. It turns out that the actual tape from a tape measure is a great little prank tool, and in this video you'll learn how to attach one to a roll of toilet paper so that when your victim attempts to wipe, they will be attacked by tape and scared... witless. Yes, witless.
In this tutorial, we learn how to wrap a present. First, lay the wrapping paper on a flat surface and cut it so it's wide enough to fit the gift. After this, place the present in the middle of the paper and fold one side out to the edge, then make a crease and tape it. Now, take the other side and fold it up the side, then make a crease and tape that. After this, you will bring the sides up and fold the creases on the bottom and on the top. Next, make creases on the side of the box and then t...