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Origami Rectangular Box:

To make this beautiful, quirky little box I used 12” x 12” Designer Series paper.

The finished box measures 4.5” x 3” and is 1.5” tall. The inside measures 3” x 3” square.

1. Fold 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper in half. Open out and rotate 90°, then fold in half again.

2. Open your paper out again and make sure to lay it pattern side down.

3. Fold the bottom of your paper up to the halfway mark. Rotate 180° and repeat. Open your paper

out. It should now be divided into 8 rectangles.

4. Fold the bottom of your paper up to the 1st horizontal crease. Rotate 180° and repeat. Open it

back out. The middle 4 rectangles should now be divided into 8 smaller rectangles.

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8 smaller

rectangles

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5. Fold the top corners of your paper down so they meet the 2nd crease down and the bottom

corner up so they meet the 2nd fold up.

6. Flip your paper over with the folds running vertically.

7. Fold the bottom of your paper up to the halfway crease. Rotate 180° and repeat.

8. Now take these flaps and fold them in half again, back on themselves to meet the outer edges.

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9. Lift these flaps. You should see 2 triangles. Open up the triangles to make a rectangle. Do this on

both sides and press flat.

10. Flip your folded paper over again and the flaps should now be underneath.

11. Bring these flaps back to the front. As you bring them forward and fold this piece in half.

Do the same on both sides.

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12. To make the box shape raise the side flaps you've just made (sides of your box).

13. To make the lid and ends of the box, pull the end over at the second crease, whilst pulling the 2

sides in to make the raised sides of the box. It can be useful to re-crease these folds to make it

easier.

14. Repeat on other side. These are your 2 lid flaps.

15. Inside each lid flap you will see a triangle pockets. Decide which lid is to be the ‘outside’ one and

slide the other flap inside this triangle pocket to close the box.

16. All that remains, is to decorate it with ribbon and gift tag.