Origami Floral Heart Tutorial

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I made a bunch of cards a couple of years ago with this origami heart that I learned to make from, hmmm, where, now that I think about it? Maybe from one of Karen Thomas' appearances on the Carol Duvall show? (I see Karen has a new book coming out in March - more on that tomorrow.) A local class? Anyway, I've been asked several times to write a tutorial for creating it but I've never gotten around to it. I did poke around the Internet looking for directions one time, because I figured there must be someone else who has done this.

Yesterday, someone commented on one of the cards posted on Flickr - and left a link to a tutorial! Yay! The tutorial is here.

I can tell from my stats that a good number of people find me by searching for "origami heart". So fellow Googlers, here it is - go forth & fold! Actually, I just looked on You Tube, here's a video if you prefer watching someone make one as opposed to written directions. And there's tons of other origami videos I need to check out too. Some are amateurish and out of focus - but man, if you can't find what you need on You Tube, it doesn't exist.

Warning: there are lots of tutorials on a simple origami heart, but it's this flower in the center of the heart that intrigues many people.

It's a fairly complicated fold so I always keep my original example so I can refer to it if necessary. The thing is, I always remember how to fold it. Can't remember what I wore yesterday but I can remember how to fold a floral origami heart. (Which must explain why I get weird looks at work for showing up in the same clothes again and again. Seriously though, I have a system in my closet for putting clothes I've worn this week here so I know to choose from over here for what to wear next.)

I remember one craft show in Webster where I taught one of the promoter's son's (hi Ida!) how to fold the heart from a dollar bill. He was thrilled. That was fun, making him so happy.

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