Cut Out + Keep

Origami Pencils

So random, so cool!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/origami-pencils • Posted by Shivi

You can use them however you want- decorate your workspace or room with them, turn them into bookmarks or make them fridge magnets by gluing a magnet to the back or make tiny ones and turn them into badges(See instructions for button badges for this).

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 03

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium p11 1194753233

Description

You can use them however you want- decorate your workspace or room with them, turn them into bookmarks or make them fridge magnets by gluing a magnet to the back or make tiny ones and turn them into badges(See instructions for button badges for this).

Instructions

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    Cut out a rectangle strip of paper. Start off with bigger ones and when you get better at this project you can make smaller ones.

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    Make a crease along the dashed line by folding the strip in half.

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    Fold the right hand corner of one of the ends into the middle.

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    Make a crease along this dotted line.

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    see the 2 blue dots/points? Fold the paper backswards (that's on the left side of the dotted line) until the 2 points meet.

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    It should look like this.

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    The section that has the star on it ,fold it inwards so it lies on the other half.

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    It will look like this.

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    Make small folds to sharpen the tip of your pencil. The pink bits are the sections I folded.

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    Turn over and colour the pencil in. Voila! You can actually use coloured paper but it must only be coloured on one side and you start on the blank side. I didn't have any available to me so I just coloured it in at the end.

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    Now you can experiment with different colours and sizes. You can even decorate your pencil with little pictures or use patterned papers. NOTE: All the little marks I drew on the back of the pencil were just for demonstration, you do not need to do these.