Origami-Kids

Paper (Origami) Box. Hi all! Some of you asked for a free tutorial on how to make the Origami Jewelry Box or the Origami gift boxes. Ok, here it is, a beautiful Origami Containers
This origami bóx is a beginning-intermediate level origami project and it makes a great hiding place for small treasures. With a pair of bóxes, you can use one as the Jewelry Bóx and the other as a lid to wrap small gifts.
Make sure you follow the directions carefully and move on to the next step only when you are confident that all previous steps have been completed correctly.
Start with a perfect square of plain white typing or copy páper. Once you have mastered this model, then complete it using a colored or patterned paper, if desired. Any paper that is heavier than the average sheet of notebook paper would be an appropriate choice.
Your workspace is as important as the paper you choose. In order to achieve the sharpest creases and most accurate folds possible (crucial to the success of the model) it is very important that you have a hard, flat surface available to work on. Make your crease even sharper by running a ruler or pencil edge along each one as you work.
The Origami gift box is simple to make, and can be used to hold other origami pieces. Or important stuff, like candies. Origami Jewelry boxes are quite useful as paper gift boxes and small containers. They're fun to make and some of them can be quite beautiful. The Queen of origami boxes must be Tomoko Fuse, some of her books have an incredible selection of origami boxes. Paper Folding Paper (Origami) Box