Month: April 2020

How to make the origami Chibi Dragon Bookmark.
Designed by Jo Nakashima (05/2018)
Difficulty level: intermediate

Now you can have a cute little dragon sitting and guarding the page of your favorite book! This is a simplified version of my Dragon Bookmark.

In 2015 I’ve created the original non-bookmark versions of the Chibi Dragon and the Dragon v1 from a combination of crane and frog bases. But only in 2018, after the creation of the Crane Boomark, many of my viewers requested to do the same with the dragon – and it worked pretty well!

Paper

For this model you’ll need a rectangle with 2:1 ratio (half of a square). I recommend 20cm x 10cm.

It works best if you use a very thin paper, otherwise the layers on one of the sides of the dragon will get too thick and hard to fold or keep the shape. It does work with printer paper for test fold and learning, but don’t expect very good results from it.

This beatiful shiny paper used in the tutorial is 20cm x 10cm Shadow Fold paper from Origami-shop (buy it here).

Diagrams

See also

The origami Chibi Dragon Bookmark has a very simple look, but if you want a more details like horns and nicely shaped wings, try my first Dragon Bookmark:

And there are also the original non-bookmark versions of both Chibi Dragon and Dragon v1:

Learn how to make the origami “Stay home” symbol
Designed by Jo Nakashima (08/April/2020)
Difficulty level: simple

I’ve created this model based on the Instagram sticker with a heart and a little house.

During this difficult time of COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is the best way to stay safe. So, in order to raise awareness, people are using the hashtag #stayhome on social networks.

And, of course, the origami community also joined the cause: now there are many variations of houses and hearts by different artists around the globe. Click here to see a list of some of these models folded by Sara Adams.

My version is pretty simple so I think even beginners can fold it. The top part of the heart is similar to my Heart Stand and I used the rest of the paper to make a simple house with a color change on the roof.

Stay home, save lives.

Paper

The origami “Stay home” symbol works better if you use paper with different colors on each side due to the color change on the roof. Any simple paper like standard 15cm x 15cm origami paper works well.

In the video tutorial I’m using 15cm x 15cm kraft paper.

Diagrams