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peeeeeeetAs they say in the videogame Katamari, "Origami!!!!"
I have been getting back into paper folding, partly for A Thing that is currently A Spoiler. But also, I wanted some quick DIY way of making pockets for View-Master reels. This is because I think that I have sort of started to become a View-Master reels collector. Anyway you often buy them loose so some protective wallet would be nice.
TURNS OUT you can make a square envelop from origami paper that is about a quarter the size of the sheet you start with. This is MY OWN DESIGN!!!!!! though technically (a) it is an adaptation of a couple of other designs I saw and (b) it's so simple that it probably isn't that original anyway. But still! I AM AN ORIGAMI DESIGNER.
Anywayz in case I forget I have made a little tutorial:
1) Starting with 20cm x 20cm paper, make a diagonal corner to corner mountain fold on the non-plain side, then open it up and make a crease halfway along an edge.
2) Use a line from the crease to a corner to mark a cross point that is 1/3 the way up the paper.
3) Refold the mountain fold and use the cross point to fold one wing across.
4) Fold the other wing to match and make another light crease halfway across.
5) Fold the front flap down so the point matches the crease you just made and tuck one wing into the other.
6) Place up to three View-Master reels into the pocket you have formed.
7) Fold the remaining flap down and tuck it into the pocket.
8) Turn over and write important information on the front.
ETA: As usual with origami, looks best with duo paper:
I have been getting back into paper folding, partly for A Thing that is currently A Spoiler. But also, I wanted some quick DIY way of making pockets for View-Master reels. This is because I think that I have sort of started to become a View-Master reels collector. Anyway you often buy them loose so some protective wallet would be nice.
TURNS OUT you can make a square envelop from origami paper that is about a quarter the size of the sheet you start with. This is MY OWN DESIGN!!!!!! though technically (a) it is an adaptation of a couple of other designs I saw and (b) it's so simple that it probably isn't that original anyway. But still! I AM AN ORIGAMI DESIGNER.
Anywayz in case I forget I have made a little tutorial:
1) Starting with 20cm x 20cm paper, make a diagonal corner to corner mountain fold on the non-plain side, then open it up and make a crease halfway along an edge.
2) Use a line from the crease to a corner to mark a cross point that is 1/3 the way up the paper.
3) Refold the mountain fold and use the cross point to fold one wing across.
4) Fold the other wing to match and make another light crease halfway across.
5) Fold the front flap down so the point matches the crease you just made and tuck one wing into the other.
6) Place up to three View-Master reels into the pocket you have formed.
7) Fold the remaining flap down and tuck it into the pocket.
8) Turn over and write important information on the front.
ETA: As usual with origami, looks best with duo paper:
