Paperlock

Balloon

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How to fold the paperlock

 

 

What it's about

Flexify can print panoramas in a form that can be folded into this origami figure.

 

 

How to do it




Start with a square of paper face-down



Crease it diagonally



Fold one corner toward the center



Fold all four corners this way



Turn the paper over



Fold one corner toward the center



Fold all four corners this way



Turn the paper over again



Squeeze the middles of the edges so that the points puff up



Keep squeezing until the paper starts to become flat again. If you are doing this with a panorama printout, flatten it so the top and bottom of the picture disappear into the fold -- not the sides of the picture.



Squeeze it flat



Fold one triangle out and down



Fold all four triangles this way



Fold a square corner down



Fold all four square corners this way



Turn the paper to get this view



Grasp the wings with your thumbs and carefully open the shape up



The central square will pillow open



Finish opening and crease it flat.

 

 

 

 

How to fold the balloon

 

 

What it's about

Flexify can print panoramas in a form that can be folded into this origami figure.

 

 

How to do it




Start with a square of paper face-down



Crease it diagonally



Crease it along the other diagonal and the midline



Squash it into a flat triangle



Fold one point up



Fold all four points this way



Fold one of the free corners to meet the center



Fold all four free corners this way



Fold down one of the free points



Open up the pocket on the left; curl the point into the pocket



Fold and tuck all four points this way



Open up the shape and find the open end



Hold it by the edges and blow sharply into the hole. The balloon will inflate.

 

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