DIY: How to fold an origami paper crane

I made a video tutorial on how to fold an origami paper crane. So if you don’t know how to but would like to learn, take a look! I am working on a major goal for which I am folding a 1000 paper cranes to give them away to random strangers in the hope it will make at least a few people smile.



(Bear with me as I am still in the process of learning about video editing and rendering and such, so no.. I didn’t plan those big black borders :p)

If you try to make a paper crane, I would love to hear feedback on if everything is clear or not :)
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18 comments:

  1. Elina16 January 2012 at 15:47

    I did try to fold origami cranes once.... I guess my clumsy fingers and candy wrappers weren't the best possible combination, they turned out to be more like origami ducks :'D

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:45

      haha well the first time I tried they looked horrible. It takes some practice but you get better at it.. :)

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  2. Mariana16 January 2012 at 18:04

    Beautiful!
    Complicated (at least for me :/), but beautiful.

    Have a great week!

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:54

      At first it might seem hard, but after a few times you will be able to do it blind-folded ;)

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  3. Anonymous16 January 2012 at 18:21

    Thanks for leaving feedback on my blog! I agree. : ]

    I will have to try this later today. I've always had other people make me paper cranes so I never bothered to learn myself, but it would cool to be able to make them myself. And I am hoping you reach your 1,000 mark--I'm super interested to see what people think when you give them a crane!

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:55

      Yeah me too. I'm a bit afraid for negative response.. but I'm sure at least some will value the idea ;)

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  4. Alyx17 January 2012 at 00:36

    This is such a fun idea! I have always wanted to be able to fold these things, but have never been able to, even after looking at a book and trying it like, 500000 times. Maybe I'll try it again.
    And... as far as the painting goes, I am waiting to hear back about a job right now, and if I get it... I will be emailing you for sure, because I really, really love your work!

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:56

      I wish you all the best of luck with the job! And you can mail me any time ;)

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  5. Fash Boulevard17 January 2012 at 11:20

    so beautiful and such a great idea. great post, love. thanks so much for sharing. if you get a moment, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my latest. xo

    www.fashboulevard.blogspot.com

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  6. Allison17 January 2012 at 15:14

    I was able to o the in the fourth grade & then lost the knack! I'm home sick today so I think I'm going to try to fold a bunch today thanks to your video!

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:57

      I hope you feel a bit better again.. and that you had fun folding :)

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  7. Eeka Cupcake17 January 2012 at 20:49

    very cute! I tried doing it but folded backwards! lol I'm Asian..I should be able to do this!

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:58

      Whaha oh well. I also should be able to do 2 things at the same time because I am female and that never worked really well for me either ;)

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  8. Loulou18 January 2012 at 13:52

    You're cute and so are your paper cranes! Well done. Will have to try to make one.

    Loulou Downtown

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  9. Unknown18 January 2012 at 21:03

    What a great tutorial! I always wanted to get into Origami but I've never known how to, if you hadn't have posted this video I would have remained ignorant :) xo

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    1. Magical Daydream23 January 2012 at 23:59

      Haha well, ignorance is bliss remember ;) the web is full of great origami tutorials

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