How to fold origami "Heart": step by step instruction

Among all the variety of love symbolism, the most popular is, of course, the heart. How can you use this idea to make a nice gift with your own hands? This can be a postcard, a soft knitted cushion or a braided pendant. But it is not necessary to immediately begin to manufacture complex models. Even a small paper creation can be a pleasant surprise. Consider how to make a heart-origami as a bookmark for a book.

Materials used

To create this craft, use ordinary paper. Origami "Heart" is best done from the material of red or pink shades. You can also take a white paper, and then on it to make drawings, inscriptions. Very good looks handmade with various details - ribbons, crystals, applique, etc. To get a stylish thing, use scrapbooking elements - create a composition from different parts by the texture and color. Let's consider in detail in the form of a step-by-step instruction the technology of folding a paper bookmark. Use medium density material that is able to hold the shape well when bending.

We make origami "Heart": stage one

1. Cut out the square from the paper. In this case, its side is equal to the width of the standard A4 sheet, which is 21 cm.
2. Fold it four times. Bending lines need not be too clear. They will serve for further orientation when creating crafts.
3. Then tuck the bottom of the workpiece so that the edge coincides with the middle line.
4. Wrap the workpiece 180 ° around its axis in a vertical direction, as a result of which the lower bend will be below the bottom, and the central bends crossed in the middle will look a little concave "funnel".
5. Turn the two lowermost corners upward. They should converge together at the average vertical bend of the billet.

We make origami "Heart": stage two

Having received the preform-semi-finished product, you can proceed to the immediate formation of a graphic image:

1. Wrap the workpiece 180 ° around its axis vertically.
2. Point the lower part upward so that the angle drops to the upper horizontal line.
3. Turn the hand-made article back.
4. At the bottom gate, bend the middle corners towards you, and then pull them to lower them.
5. Form the line along the edge, as shown in the photo.
6. Rotate the workpiece 180 ° around its axis in a horizontal direction. The result is a heart with free lateral spaces.
7. Turn the edges on both sides and slide them back. You can fix the paper with adhesive tape or glue.

Bright original bookmark-origami "Heart" is ready! Present it to a loved one together with a love story, putting it, for example, on the right page with a gentle poem. And do not forget to write inside the congratulation on the holiday. Such a surprise for sure will have to taste on Valentine's Day and March 8.

Volumetric handicrafts

It is much more difficult to make modular origami "Heart". The circuit that normally accompanies such an instruction will greatly facilitate the work. To form the craft, you need to make a lot of small modules, folding them on the model. Then, adhering to the scheme, form a volumetric craft. The main principle of work is the insertion of parts into each other, which can be fixed with each other and with the help of glue. They can be made and colored. Particularly skilled needlewomen master real masterpieces in the three-dimensional dimension. This is a variety of flowers, birds, and animals. And, of course, various crafts for loving subjects - including hearts.