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How to make Origami Heart with Stand

Origami Heart with Stand - it sounds funny, doesn't it? Here, you'll learn how to make an origami heart that can stand on its own!

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 1: Start with a piece of origami paper color or patterned side down.

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 2: Fold it in half and open it back up:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-2




Origami Heart with Stand Step 3: Now it in half again on the other side and open it back up again.

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-3




Origami Heart with Stand Step 4: Now, you're going to fold the right and left sides to meet the crease in the center:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-4






Origami Heart with Stand Step 5: Next, flip the paper over.

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 6: See the dash lines in the photo below. We need to fold that part down. It's about 2cm in the picture.

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-6




Origami Heart with Stand Step 7: We need to make 2 squash folds, one at each end. To do so, you have to pry open the top section:

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 8: Now, fold the right side into a triangle and flatten the fold:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-8


 

Origami Heart with Stand Step 9: Do the same for the left side:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-9




Origami Heart with Stand Step 10: Fold the 2 tiny flaps into a triangle:

 

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-10




Origami Heart with Stand Step 11: Two more tiny little folds at the top:

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 12: OK, we are almost done! This is what you should have now:

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Origami Heart with Stand Step 13: Now fold the bottom part to meet the top edge:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-13




Origami Heart with Stand Step 14: Now fold both the right and left sides to the center:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-14



Origami Heart with Stand Step 15: Now fold the top half back:

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origami-heart-with-stand-step-15



and voila! You now have an origami heart with stand:

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