Origami Modular Holiday Wreath
This is a really pretty modular holiday wreath. You can hang these by a window as decoration during the holiday season. It takes 8 units to make one modular holiday wreath.
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Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 1: Start with a square paper color side up. We used a 4 inch x 4 inch (10cm x 10cm) cardstock/scrapbook paper for this. This results in a wreath that just over 6 inches (15cm) in diameter.
Fold paper in half on the horizontal axis. Crease well.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 2: Make a diagonal fold on the right side. Crease well and unfold.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 3: Now fold the crease A-B down to meet the bottom edge A-C.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 4: Flip paper over.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 5: Fold the bottom right tip up to the top. As you do so, you'll notice that the top layer at the top right corner curves a little.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 6: Fold down the top left corner.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 7: Fold up the bottom tip.
and this completes one modular unit. This is the back....
Here's the front:
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 8: Repeat Steps 1 to 7 and make a total of 8 modular units.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 9: To assemble the origami, bring 2 units together. Insert the tip of one unit into the pocket of the other. This is the common technique used in modular origami.
Watch the video below for the assembly.
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Video
Origami Modular Holiday Wreath Step 10: Repeat Steps 9 for all the other units and here's your completed modular holiday wreath!
Back:
Front:
