| Valentines Origami probably isn't the first thing | | | | down the big flap and fold a neat crisp fold. |
| that you think of on Valentines Day, but origami | | | | Fold down the bottom and side tips and turn in |
| with a valentine theme can add an extra special | | | | and then turn over. Origami hearts are great for |
| touch to a romantic message. And other | | | | writting little love messages on and pinning to the |
| valentine's origami projects are beautiful and can | | | | fridge. |
| be kept forever, and so make wonderful | | | | Origami Valentines Rose - Trickier |
| Valentine's keepsakes. One of the oldest art | | | | Everyone loves Roses on Valentines Day so here |
| forms in existence is origami, which was created | | | | is an Origami Valentine rose. This rose is the |
| by the Japanese over a thousand years ago. This | | | | easiest origami rose to make. This rose is a flat |
| centuries-old art form is a craft created by paper | | | | bloom which is again great for writing love |
| folding, although this art form is much more | | | | messages on. |
| complex that it would seem. | | | | Romantic Idea: fill a large flat-ish bowl with water |
| The aim of origami, both today and a thousand | | | | and add a few floating candles and make 3 or 4 |
| years ago, is to use geometric folds to create | | | | of these origami roses to float on the water with |
| some sort of shape or figure out of a piece of | | | | the candles. |
| paper. We have a few Valentine Origami ideas | | | | Fold the square piece of paper in half corner to |
| that you could have a go at making. They are | | | | corner to make a triangle. Then fold the triangle in |
| individually rated for difficulty, because some | | | | half again. Unfold all these folds. With the coloured |
| origami projects are trickier than others are. | | | | side down and using the fold lines as a guide, fold |
| Origami Valentines Heart - Easy | | | | the corners of the paper in to the centre. |
| The Valentine heart is an easy one to make and | | | | Next fold in the corners again as you did in the |
| looks Great. | | | | previous step but this time using the lines of |
| Romantic Idea: Make lots of these hearts in | | | | where the previous flaps meet as the guidelines. |
| assorted sizes and write something romantic and | | | | Turn the work over and turn the tips of each |
| loving on each and pin them to the fridge or wall | | | | corner in, using the guidelines on the underside of |
| on Valentines morning. | | | | the rose. The tips that you turn should be as wide |
| Take your square piece of origami paper and fold | | | | and the straights that will be left, this is to give |
| in guidelines to divide the paper into thirds down | | | | the rose a rounded base. |
| and across. The guidelines should look like a | | | | Turn the work over. Take each of the four flaps |
| noughts and crosses board. You might need a | | | | in turn and fold them back on to themselves to |
| ruler to measure out for this bit. | | | | create the first row of petals. The previous step |
| Next fold in the top and the left hand side | | | | reveals more flaps in the middle of the rose. Fold |
| 'columns' this will give you a little tuft of paper - | | | | these flaps back on themselves. And let them |
| fold this tuft out flat. Turn the work over and pull | | | | stand upwards. |