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Holiday Origami - Origami Dove

This origami dove is pretty simple to fold and looks great. A paper doillie or lace paper looks best but if you can't find one, just use a 8" diameter round paper.

 

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Origami Dove

Start off with an 8" diameter round paper doillie:

origami dove

Fold it in half:

origami dove

Fold it in half again:

origami dove

Open up the last fold:

origami dove

Now, fold both ends to meet the crease in the center:

origami dove

origami dove

Now fold it in half:

origami dove


 

Now, make a 1.5" to 2" cut along where the ruler is:

origami dove

Once you've cut it, fold one side up to make the wings:

origami dove

Can you see how the origami dove is taking shape now? Flip it over and repeat the fold:

origami dove

origami dove

Press the front tip inside to make the head. Below is the top view of the dove. The left side of the picture is the head of the dove.

origami dove

And here is the side view:

origami dove

Here is another view of the origami dove:

origami dove

 

 

From Jenifer in Rosenberg " the Dove origami. I used regular paper and drew an outline of a circle using a cereal bowl. "

origami-dove

 

 

From reader in Greece " This is my first origami dove!!!I really enjoyed making it and I love it!!I am sorry if the picture is a little bit dark! :):):) "

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From reader in USA " This was super fun making. Thanx for the instructions i have made thousands of stuff. "

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