What will happen if the origami is made very small? Sharing an interesting mini origami tutorial, put the folded butterflies and doves into glass ornaments to create another vivid micro landscape.
Origami butterflies and doves are quite simple, and it is not difficult to put them into glass ornaments, but such a simple combination shows unexpected perfection. If you like it too, you might as well give it a try!~
Start with the origami steps and prepare:
Tissue paper
Ruler
Scissors
Tweezers
Gel pen or paint
Glazed paint
1. Take a piece of tissue paper and make some square pieces of paper of 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm and 3 cm × 3 cm.
2. Draw a line in the middle of the paper where the dove is to be folded.
3. While the ink is still wet, take a paintbrush dipped in glaze paint and start at the drawn line and brush to the edge of the paper.
4. Set aside to dry.
5. Draw dots on the piece of paper (1.5cm x 1.5cm) used to fold the butterfly.
6. Let the ink dry, then apply the glaze paint and let it dry.
Start origami butterflies, the above is a video tutorial.
The illustrated steps are also provided below for reference:
7. When folding miniature butterflies, it helps to use a pair of tweezers. You will also need to glue the tip of the butterfly on, this is to prevent the paper from spreading inside the glass ornament.
8. Fold the right side to the left and align it with the left side. Expand.
9. Turn over and fold the four corners diagonally. Then expand.
10. Gather along the creases made previously.
11. Make a basic double triangle shape.
12. Fold the left and right corners of the front layer upward and align them with the top corner.
13. Turn over and rotate.
14. Fold the front layer of the bottom corner upward.
15. Turn over and cut from the middle of the bottom corner.
16. Fold the small corner in the middle of the top downward.
17. Fold the origami model in half left and right.
18. Turn over.
19. Apply glue at the location shown in the picture. Illustrated here using a large butterfly.
20. Glue and complete the origami butterfly.
The next step is to make origami pigeons. Above isvideo.
Illustrations are also provided:
21. When folding the pigeon, you also need to use a pair of tweezers to help. Feathers were also clipped for the wings and tail to add detail.
22. Fold the four corners of the paper in half to keep the shape of a triangle.
23. Fold the two small corners to the top corners.
24. Then fold the two corners downward horizontally.
25. Restore it.
26. Fold both the left and right corners to the center line.
27. Restore it.
28. Pull out one corner and pay attention to the black line.
29. Follow the crease and fold it inside.
30. You will understand after reading this step.
31. Then fold the other side in the same way.
32. It should look like this when completed.
33. Fold the origami model in half.
34.Open your wings.
35. Pay attention to the lines in the picture.
36. Fold out another wing.
37. Start origami the pigeon’s tail.
38. As shown in the picture after completion.
39. Pay attention to the diagonal lines pointed by the two arrows in the picture above.
40. Fold the left part to the right along the diagonal line, and then unfold it.
41. Then fold the right part to the left, and then expand it.
42. Then gather from the middle line.
43. This is what it looks like after flattening.
44. Start preparing to fold the wings.
45. Fold one first.
46. And another one.
47. The wings are completed.
48. Pay attention to the two blue lines in the picture. Fold them separately and then restore them to fold the head.
49. Follow the two creases you just made and fold in from the inside to get the bird head.
50. The pigeon is also origami completed.
Start preparing to put the folded butterflies and doves into glass ornaments. Need to prepare:
Small transparent glass ornaments
Wire cutters
Tweezers
Scissors
Thin transparent fishing line
Glue
Acetone solution
Isopropyl alcohol solution
Twist stick
Cotton
51. Remove the cover from the glass decoration.
52. Cut both ends of the wire short.
53. Fold the twist stick in half and make it look like the picture above.
54. Clean the inside with a paper towel soaked in acetone, then wipe with a paper towel soaked in isopropyl alcohol.
55. Then use a piece of waste cotton cloth to dry the inside.
56.Choose 4 butterflies and 1 dove. Place a small amount of glue on the center fold of the butterfly and dove and adhere them to the wire. Hold for a moment until the glue sets.
57. Cut off the end of the wire.
58. Leave enough wire at the head end, and then use tweezers to connect the wire and fishing line.
59. Okay, all necessary components are ready.
60. Gently insert the origami model into the glass decoration and hang it where you like. Place excess fishing line on the outside of the opening of the glass trim.
61. Apply a little glue to the opening to secure the fishing line. Then add the other four butterflies.
62. Clean the stains on the outside of the glass decoration, then put the cover back, and a beautiful glass decoration is completed~
