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Easy Origami - Origami Snail

This origami snail is fairly easy to fold. It didn't take me that long to fold it and the end result does look like a snail!

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Origami Snail

Start off with an origami paper, color side down:

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Fold it in half to make a triangle:

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Open it back up and fold one end to meet the line in the center:

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Fold the other end to meet the line in the center:

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Now, fold the left side to meet the line in the center:

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Repeat the fold for the other end:

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Make a fold at approximately where the dotted line is in the picture above:

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And make another fold down like so:

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Fold the paper in half:

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Make a crease on the right side like so:

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Use that crease to help you push the right tip into the center:

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Push the paper down flat:

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Cut a small slit in the center along the tip and make a small fold down:

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And you've got yourself an origami snail!

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Thanks to reader, Jen, for submitting her origami snail. She also submitted several other photos: origami vase , frog , tulip , lily .

Jen is the Minneapolis Homemade Living Examiner and she posted an article on how to make origami paper from items in your recycling bin.

"In my article I linked www.origami-instructions.com as a great resource for free origami tutorials. I really enjoyed the projects that you offer and I think my readers will also find it valuable. Thanks again for posting these photos and also for the excellent tutorials. Origami-instructions.com is a fantastic website. I've gotten lots of great feedback from my readers." Thanks, Jen!!

You can read Jen's article here .

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From reader in Leander:

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From Luiz in Campo Grande " Hello everybody! My animal is a snail."

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From Caitlin in Mason " This is the snail I made! "

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