Decorative Origami Ball

Here you will learn to make a cool looking Origami Ball, from 6 squares of paper.

the paper I use is regular printer paper, but foil works really well (and looks cooler).
With this kind of design, smaller is usually better/neater looking -- but too small greats really difficult. My squares are 2 1/8 " on a side, b/c I took an 8 1/2 x 11, made a square and divided it into 16ths.

For more fun, try making a stellated octahedron w/ 16 pieces!!!

These make great holiday decorations, or gifts (I've made a few pair of earrings from foil-made ones).

Step 1: Precreasing

With many modular designs, precreasing takes almost as much time as the real folding, and this is no exception ;-)

Just follow the pictures...

Comments

[musicmixer112]

Just so you know,this is really called a"Japanese Brocade"

[jabapyth]

Thanks for letting me know!

[coolo52]

made one with 12 modules, i may post a picture of it

[coolo52]

i love this! 5 stars

[Amortech]

And by my request, I mean steps two to three on page two of your instructable.

[Amortech]

PLEASE tell me how to get from Step 2 to Step 3!

[ms.goody2shoez]

Hey, just wanted to say nice job! I was thinking of gluing these to earring posts or  whatever.  :) You can make them pretty small too... These are beautiful as well as easy to do! :)

[jabapyth]

 Thanks! It's always great to know when work is appreciated.
btw. they make *great* earrings =) especially when you use foil-paper (gold or silver, as in the picture. red foil looks great as well).

[robot232]

that is pretty cool for your first instructables  but  there is one thing, i don't get the last step, pic #1

[jabapyth]

in the last step, you connect the units together to form the final ball. This done by inserting the point of one perpendicularly into the side of another.

[Rachel Lee]

adio: yes i have, within 30 squares right? =)

[adio]

have u made this one yet?

[jabapyth]

Hmm yeah I think I have :) its a good design

[whysoserious123]

thx alot, i didnt understand this one video on how to make this same model, but thanks to you, i managed to make this model. these instructions were easy to follow!

[jabapyth]

you're welcome. If you made one, post a pic!

[spectroscopy]

i really don't understand how to go from this step to the next picture. And at this point are you using 2 or 3 "squares"?

[jabapyth]

the first three pictures are of 2 units being put together, the next two are of 3 units, etc.

[spectroscopy]

thanks for your quick answer :) I download the Pdf and the information was there!

[inergy]

easier when smaller

[inergy]

Nice!

[devilwoobie]

:( I didn't know I needed more than one sheet of paper u should include that in the "first step" and I was doing soo good

[jabapyth]

well...if you read the introduction, it says "from 6 squares of paper"....

[sideshowzimmie]

Great instructions! They make wonderful earrings! I just have a question... do you know who designed it? Or perhaps you did?

[theqwerty]

I believe it is called "Japanese Brocade".

[jabapyth]

I learned this design from a friend, but I've seen it in various places; I think it's a farily old design. Thanks for your interest

[gotclawz1]

love it, thanks

[sharpobjects]

NIFTY!

[ChrysN]

Cool ball, great instructions!

[jabapyth]

thanks, this is my first instructable

[Evan606]

Really? You did a great job.