Origami Japanese Paper Folding. Florence Sakade
2. Fold AB over to meet the center line AC (Fig. 2).
Step 3. Do the same with AD so as to make Fig. 3.
Step 4. Fold along line MN as that point C is above points B and D. See Fig. 4.
Step 5. To complete the sailboat, fold along line XY so that points M and N appear as in Fig. 5.
SANTA CLAUS
Step 1. Fold a square piece of paper (Fig. 1) at BC so that point D is over point A, resulting in Fig. 2.
Step 2. Fold at EF so that point D is brought forward to touch line BC at the center, as shown in Fig. 3.
Step 3. Turn the paper over as in Fig. 4. Bring AC forward until it is lined up on the center line AG. Do the same with AB. The result will be Fig. 5.
Step 4. Bring point M forward and fold on the dotted line shown in Fig. 5 so that M touches line AC. Do the same with point N and you will have Fig. 6.
Step 5. Lift up point C and fold it over to the left as shown in Fig. 7. Do the same with point B, folding it over to the right.
Step 6. To complete, draw in Santas face.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Step 1. Take a square piece of paper and fold at GH and at IJ (Fig. 1) so that edges AC and BD meet at the center, EF, as in Fig. 2.
Step 2. Fold at MN, about two-fifths of the way up, so that the edge HI appears as in Fig. 3.
Step 3. Fold at OP so that point HJ appears as in Fig. 4.
Step 4. Fold point J over to the left so that it is above F, as shown in Fig. 5. Note that in doing so, point P is raised toward you and opened up so that it is in a new position and is no longer a corner. Do the same with H to get Fig. 6.
Step 5. Fold along EM bringing point G forward
Step 6. Fold the corner I forward at EQ so that it touches EN.
Step 7. Fold along EN bringing point Q forward. The result is shown in Fig. 7.
Step 8. Turn the paper over and decorate the Christmas tree with color pens or pieces of shiny paper.
FLOWERS
Step 1. Fold a square piece of paper in the middle (Fig. 1) at EF in order to get Fig. 2.
Step 2. Fold in the middle at GH and reopen.
Step 3. Bring the corner F up between D and B so that it meets G, thus placing HF along GH. See Fig. 3. DHB will then form an upside-down triangle.
Step 4. Repeat the step with E to get Fig. 4.
Step 5. Bring the corners B and D forward to meet at the center over FH, as in Fig. 5.
Step 6. Turn the paper over and do the same with A and C.
Step 7. Cut off the points with a pair of scissors, as shown in Fig. 6.
Step 8. Open the petals, as shown in Fig. 7, as far down as XY and you will get Fig. 8.
Step 9. It is possible to make different kinds of flowers by cutting the petals into various shapes. See Fig. 9.
CUP
Step 1. Fold a square piece of paper along line AD (Fig. 1) so that point C is on top of point B, as in Fig. 2.
Step 2. Fold at EF so that point A extends over to the edge CD at point G, and so that EG is parallel to FD, as in Fig. 3.
Step 3. Do the same thing with point D so that DG is on top of EA, as in Fig. 4.
Step 4. Finish the cup by separating points C and B, folding point C forward along EG and folding point B in the opposite direction along EG. The finished cup is shown in Fig. 5.