How to Make an Origami Paper Basket

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This simple little basket can be made from something as simple as a sheet of paper . Use it to hold sweets, loose change, or anything light and small.

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  1. Start out with a square sheet of paper . If you can't get square paper use A4 and fold it to get a square then tear off the side.
  2. Diagonal to diagonal and the other 2 corners. Fold the paper in half from the top to the bottom and from the left to the right. You should have 4 folds.
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  4. These are the sides of your origami basket.
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    wikiHow has articles on how to Fold an Origami Lily , Make an Origami Heart , and Make an Origami Flying Bird , as well as others - try a search on "origami" in the wikiHow search box to find more!
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    Can you explain step five further?
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    Take one of the triangles on the side and push it a little forward, but don't rip the paper.
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    Can you make this anywhere?
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    Yes, anywhere you have paper.
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