Book corner bookmark

Sorry for the long absence of tutorials! Life just took over and I had a million things to do/read/write.

On top of that, my third-party blogging program just decided to go on strike today – after I finished writing the post. I had to upload everything individually. Yes, I am just doing this mock complaining thing for faux sympathy!

Today’s tutorial is quick and easy: an origami bookmark. But not just any bookmark – you can use your till slip or bus ticket for that – a bookmark that slips around the corner of your book’s pages.

You won’t need much to fold this bookmark: only a single square of paper. I believe mine was 5x5cm (2x2inches). Let’s get started, shall we?

Take your square of paper.

Fold it in half diagonally.

Unfold.

Fold it in half diagonally the other way, and unfold.

Turn your square over.

Fold it in half horizontally and unfold.

Fold it in half vertically and unfold.

Rotate the paper so that it is diamond-shaped, as shown.

Start collapsing it into a bird base, as we learned in the Origami crane tutorial.

Continue collapsing it.

Collapse complete.

Fold the top layer of paper up to the tip. You’ll see two smaller triangles now sticking out below it.

Fold one of these triangles up as well.

Let its fellow follow it. There will be only one layer of paper left at the bottom now.

Fold the two smaller triangles down again.

Open up the paper slightly, so that you are looking into the inside of the model.

Reverse the fold lines you made when you folded those two triangles up and fold them to the inside of the model.

Let the top triangle that you folded upwards six steps ago come down as well, as shown.

Flatten the model again, with the two side flaps of paper now on the inside.

Pick up the mode

l. Take the top layer and bend it over and inside so that it goes around those two side flaps and against the bottom layer of paper.

Finish tucking it in and smooth the model with your fingers.

You’re done! Now find a book to use it with!

Any questions? Leave them below!

Happy folding!

~ Elana.

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