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Diagrams for a marvelously natural-looking Sand Dollar folded from a circle.
Another house and heart design. This one can double as a corner bookmark.
The story of a Minnesota nonprofit that uses origami and other arts and crafts to to engage and delight children.
Learn to fold Clover Heart 3, the third in a series of designs by Meenakshi Mukerji.
This storygami model was created for a wedding. In the end, a heart in a house is revealed when the model is held against the light.
An easy-to-fold and fun-to-spin top based on the traditional Fortune Teller.
A heart and home model that’s more challenging than most, accompanied by an instructional video.
In the spirit of the #stayhome initiative, a popular origami theme has been the combination of a house and a heart. Here is an overview of such models.
Another heart with a house inside. This version even has a chimney.
An attractive box that makes good use of both sides of the paper and is easy to fold.
Learn how to fold a heart decorated with a clover. Or take it a step further and fold the clover into
Shuzo Fujimoto’s hydrangea.
A box with a raised square — or a heart — on top. It was inspired by Thoki Yenn's Crossed Box Pleat.
Another lovely variation on the heart and home theme, this time by Reza Sarvi from Iran.
Learn how to fold this standing house with heart by downloading diagrams or watching a video tutorial.
Learn how to fold this simple house with a heart by downloading diagrams.
Nothing is known about the construction of the Great Sphinx of Giza, but you can construct your own sphinx out of paper, thanks to Anita Barbour.
This flipper alternates between a man and a fish in two color combinations. Sy provides us with a story, but you can invent your own.
Here's a little-known traditional lily that starts from a bird base, along with a newly-designed, simple lily leaf.