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The sprinkler origami is not a very spectacular modular compared to some others on this site, but it definitely suits the beginners. Made by Paula Versnick. The modules only need 8 creases and the assembly is really straight forward. You can do as many modules as you want and assemble them differently, the video shows how to fold a module, how to connect it to another one and some examples. The modules can also be sinked, it’s a really good model for practicing that move.

Diagrams here and the video and some more pictures after the break.

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I changed my web host, I hope it went smoothly as I fiddled with some settings that weren’t meant to be fiddled with and the site was shown completely wrong for a while. I’ve made some minor changes and will continue to improve the site little by little as time/motivation allows. If any problems arise please contact me and I’ll fix it as soon as possible.

Here’s a very easy icosahedron by Heinz Strobl. It requires 20 strips of 6 squares for the triangles and 30 strips to knot them together (strips of 5 squares also work). Only the knotting strips will stand out, but I found it’s still better to use two colors. You can make a bigger model when assembling 6 triangles instead of 5 and connecting them to a 5 triangle module.

Diagrams here and the video after the break.

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I took up Castword’s challenge and made an origami spring. At first I failed miserably, but the second try was already much better (on the picture). The origami spring takes a lot of time because it has to be completely creased before folding. When it comes to folding this model in one of the hardest, thanks again for Castword by pointing out a video of the creasing. I found it easier to fold each small flap separately rather than turn each level so that it would fall in place. A magnificent origami by Jeff Beynon.

Diagrams here and some more pictures and a video of somebody folding it after the break.

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Following a request here’s a squishy blob, sure to drive your teachers nuts. It’s an action model since it acts like a trampoline when you poke it on the top square. A complicated, but not so difficult origami by Jeremy Shafer, according to whom its primary function is finger exercising. Diagrams straight from the authors website and the video and an additional picture after the break.

Also from now on I’m going to upload my videos to Metacafe, having to speed up my videos to keep them under 10 minutes (youtube limit) not only annoys me, but all those who watch them. So if you wish to stay informed about the new videos you can either subscribe to the RSS of this blog or at Metacafe.

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An origami that is not so simple, but easy compared to the normal flasher. Model made by Jeremy Shafer. The flasher basically expands and contracts automatically as you fold or unfold it. It’s a great way to fold maps, but the center will get used very quickly.

This model can also be wetfolded: once it’s ready put a rubber band around to hold it and then dunk it in water, once it dries it will retain its compact form and spring close itself when opened.

Diagrams on Jeremy’s website and the Video and a picture after the break.

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Since a lot of people were asking for a slower video of the omega star here it is. Unfortunately I still had to speed it up a little, but I did it on the easier bits. The very last part had to be left out because I got to the 10 minute limit, but it’s just the same step over and over again, so nothing is really lost.

The other video was too fast, so I hope you can understand this one. But I will never repeat myself enough: look at the diagrams before you start to whine, I made it according to the diagrams, this video should help you, not instruct you.

Diagrams here and video after the break.

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A magnificent origami bonsai box made by Katrin Shumakov. At first it looks easy, with all the pre-creasing, but there’s a difficult part to it, I hope you can understand it from the diagrams and the video. I made one with a 20cm square paper and one with 10cm. It’s actually very sturdy and looks nice, tough I’m not convinced it will hold a bonsai.

On the authors site you can see one made with a rose/yellow paper, the great thing is that the inside and the upper border will remain yellow whereas the exterior will be rose.

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Originally this modular needed glue, but I modified it a bit so it doesn’t need any, unfortunately that makes the origami much harder. It isn’t very sturdy when assembled since it was meant to be glued together. I used 6 square papers of 10cm. The beginning is the same as the star, but is folded a bit differently to get to the same result.

Diagrams by Yurii and Katrin Shumakov and video after the break.

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Something went very wrong in the lase 5 hours while I was sleeping, the site was redirected to somewhere where it wasn’t supposed to. I fixed the thing as soon as possible. Expect new origamis soon.