My Little Project: Paper Cranes

Call me wierd, a wishful thinker..
A thousand cranes- yup that's my goal but I'm still at my 107th and counting!

Here are the steps in creating a paper crane. Enjoy!

1. Start with a perfectly square sheet of origami paper.

Begin by folding one edge horizontally to meet the other side.

2. Open up the paper and repeat step 2 in the other direction and open up it up again.

3. Fold it diagonally to get this. Repeat step 3 in the other direction then open up the paper.

4. Bring in the side corners to get this.

5. With the open side fold one corner of the square towards the center line to get this.

Repeat step 5 on the other flap. Flip the paper and repeat step 5 on the other 2 flaps to get this.

 6. Fold the top flap down and crease hard, repeat on the other side.

7. Lift the flap on the open end

8. Fold it upwards, bringing in the sides.

9. Lay flat to get this.

Repeat steps 8 and 9 on the other open end flap.

 10. With the open end, fold in one flap towards the center line. Repeat step on the other flap.

11. Flip paper over and repeat step 10 to get this.

 12. Fold over one side like this. Repeat step on the other side. Lay it flat.

 ..to get this

13. Fold up top flap on the lower open end until it reaches the tip of the upper flap.

 Repeat step 14 on the other lower flap.

 15. Fold one flap over and lay flat. Repeat step on the other flap.

 to get this.

16. Fold top flap down. Repeat step on the other side to get this.

17. Invert fold one of the upper tips to form the head.

18. Pull back the other tip to form the tail.
19. Gently pull the wings apart to form the body.

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Here you go!- paper cranes