Origami Crane Earrings (with Crane Tutorial!) ∙ How To by Tami on Cut Out + Keep

About
Published almost 5 years ago

Time

Time:0h30

Difficulty

So-so

Posted By

Tami

Atlanta, Georgia, GA, US

2007

16 projects · 12 followers

Warning: very picture heavy!

Sorry that this is so late. I was asked for a tut for my earrings a looong time ago.

It took forever to take pictures of each steps so sorry about the many pictures! I hope it's easy to follow and feel free to ask me any questions (:

/runs off to cut nails

Crafts

Instructions

Project Cost: Cheap

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Start with a perfect square piece of paper. I use small origami paper that was precut. If there's a color you want to use, place the color side down.
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Hold the paper in half diagonally.
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Fold it in half again.
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Rotate so that the open ends face you and unfold to here.
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Fold one side so that it aligns with the middle crease.
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Repeat on other side.
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Unfold to here.
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Open one side but make sure you do not open past the middle crease.
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Open it wider, using a fingertip to secure the corner...
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...squash it down until the tips touch.
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Press it down and crease. Repeat steps 8-10 for the other side.
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Fold one corner so that it aligns with the middle crease.
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Repeat on other side and crease.
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Fold top tip down and crease.
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Unfold the folds you just made. Flip over and repeat on the other side.
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Open the bottom but do not open past the top crease.
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Push in the side along the crease you made earlier. It should lay along the middle crease.
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Follow the crease all the way to the top and press down.
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Repeat on other side.
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Reinforce creases and press down. Flip over and repeat on other side.
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Fold one flap so it aligns with the middle crease.
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Repeat on other side. Flip over and repeat.
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Separate two flaps you just folded...
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...and fold the front flap over.
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Repeat on other side.
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Fold the bottom tip up...
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...until it meets the other tips. Crease.
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Flip and repeat on other side.
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Separate the flaps again...
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...fold down and crease.
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Hold the paper so you can see one of the skinny tips. This is the "neck" of the crane.
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Open the neck a little and fold the tip down...
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...and fold the neck close again. This is the head and beak of the crane! Yaaay.
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Grab the two large flaps and slowly pull apart...
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...and the body will inflate! Your crane is now done! Yaay (:
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Now, if you're making earrings, grab a pin and two beads. Place one on the pin.
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Flip the crane over and you can see a small hole in the bottom. Put the pin in the hole.
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CAREFULLY push the pin through the body.
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Pull the pin all the way through and put the other bead on the pin. These beads will keep the crane from moving and the bottom one will keep the crane on the pin.
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Grab your pliers and bend the wire...
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...and very carefully create a loop. Be careful! It is paper after all. If you find it a little difficult, you can fold down the tail so it's out of the way. My crane's body got a little crushed and my pliers scratched the wire. Whoops. Haha.
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Twist open a jump ring and slip it through the loop.
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Take an earring attachment and slip the jump ring through it too.
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Twist the jump ring closed and enjoy your earring! Now to make one more...
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ACTION SHOT. Hahaha.

Wooo! Thanks for reading my tutorial. Hopefully it was easy to follow. I tried to take a lot of pictures for every step and I hope it was worth it <3