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:

Fold it in half to make a triangle:

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

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

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

Repeat the fold for the other end:

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

And make another fold down like so:

Fold the paper in half:

Make a crease on the right side like so:

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

Push the paper down flat:

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

And you've got yourself an origami snail!

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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