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How to Make an Origami Lantern

This is a really fun and simple project. And when you finish you can blow it up and toss them around! These balls are made of all and just paper! Remember to never cut origami or it is not considered "origami". Origami is supposed to just done by folds, not cutting.

Steps

You need a even amount of any kind of paper you can fold (for example 4cm by 4cm or 8cm by 8cm). 6cm by 6cm is reccomended because it is just the right size for you to find paper at Hobby Lobby or Micheal's or any kind of craft store!
Look at the green picture with all of the lines going through it. You should fold where those lines are to make it turn out!
See the two lines that go from the top right side to the bottom left side and the other line like that it goes from the bottom left to the top right your going to crease these extra good
Then you are going to do the water bomb base or the balloon base. if you look up how to do origami in http://google.com the first link then look to your right of the page and you should see another link that says base folds click on that then on the very bottom last lnk in blus it says water bomb base or balloon base click on that then follow those instructions.then come back here! If you need help just message me on my page!
Then fold the sides of the waterbomb base up to the top point shown on step four (the picture over to the right side.)
Now we will look on the sides of our diamond we will get one flap (one layer) and fold it in to the middle of your diamond like what is shown in the picture to your right side.
See the flaps near the top of the diamond you are going to grab one flap (one layer) and put it in the little pocket we made in the last step (step #5) repeated to all four (flip it over for two more.)
Look at this from the top and see how it has for parts and you are always using two at a time? Now you are going to fold together the two on one side and the other two on the other side if you flip over. Look on the bottom and the top of the piece you are working with. Do you see a hole? If you do that is where you blow through! Blow Hard! Enjoy!
Finished.