Origami Christmas Garland: How To Enhance The Party?

Balls, trees, poinsettias, angels, stars, a whole plethora of decorations and ornaments that will be an integral part of your party. Even if you've decided to follow Christmas 2020 decor trends, the little details will enhance the festive mood. Either in wood, paper or cardboard, the DIY decoration has always united the family around the worktop. Since Japanese art is a favorite occupation of young and old, get some multicolored paper and DIY your origami Christmas garland by following our decorating tips and instructions for the occasion.

Garland No ël origami that packs a wealth of colors

Mmm! The enticing smell that comes from the kitchen because you fell in love with our traditional Christmas cupcake recipes or our 30 original Christmas aperitif ideas, awakens your senses and your desire for origami Christmas decor. Arm yourself with the paper materials and the toolbox: scissors, knife, ruler, pencil, markers to have fun as the party approaches.

DIY star origami garland in symbol of light

To make an origami star, you will need: 10 sheets of 8 ″ x 8 ″ 150 g / m2 square card stock, thick thread, a craft knife (scissors will work well too). However, be careful with the thickness of the paper you are using, as anything over 150g / m2 will be difficult to fold. Easily, you'll use 130g / m2 or less, to get the cleanest lines possible.

First, you have to make a pentagon from your sheet of paper. It may take a bit of practice, in particular once you have done a couple it will be routine. Make sure all the creases you have made so far are very neat. There must be a pentagon shape in the center, it should stay flat. Bringing all of the edges inward, encourage them to shape along the lines you drew in a clockwise direction. Flip the paper over, then fold each point of the pentagon to the center. On the last stitch, you will need to fold the end under the fold of the first stitch you made. Using a craft knife, make a small incision in the crease of the tip of each star. Cut your string to the desired length and thread all the stars onto the string, spacing them evenly. Hang using control hooks, so that there is no damage to the surface you hang it on and your origami Christmas wreath will give you your heart's content.

Make an origami tree garland

Are you ready for the next DIY project of the year? Excited to DIY an origami Christmas magic tree. In fact, instead of spending the money on last minute decorations, why not try making some adorable little trees. It's such a quick and easy project that costs next to nothing and takes no time at all. All you need are some leftover gift wrap and a pair of scissors. Make these magical 3D origami Christmas trees with a few folds and paper cuts. A pretty decoration on the eve of the holiday for your fireplace mantel.

If you are new to Christmas origami, be sure to check out these 3 basic origami folds for beginners. So an easy to make Christmas tree origami is your thing!

Tutorial to follow precisely for Christmas paper folding

1. Start by laying your square paper with the white side up.
2. Fold it in half, edge to edge. Open the back and fold again in half this time in the other direction.
3. Open the back and fold again in half this time on both diagonals.
4. Open and lay flat with the white side up. Using the folds you made earlier, bring the top 3 corners down so they meet at the bottom corner. Press flat. You should now have a diamond shape.

1. Fold the sides so they meet at the center crease. Turn over and repeat on the other side. You should now have an upside down kite shape.
2. Open one of the flaps and flatten it. Take the outer edge and fold it back, folding it towards the center. Repeat for the other side. Turn it over and repeat the previous two steps.

1. Now take the scissors and cut off the lower tip of your wing. To make it easier, fold the top layer over to make a triangle and use it as a guide. Cut 3 horizontal lines on each side of the triangle. These will make your branches.
2. Starting from the right, fold each cut line down to form a small triangle. Fold to the left like a page and repeat, folding each cut line to the right.
3. Keep bending and turning until all the branches have been bent. When you reach the end, flip the craft over and repeat on the other side.
4. Open your origami tree and raise it upright.

Ball garland: Christmas origami step by step

You can choose to DIY an origami Christmas ball kusudama which is a bit complicated or you can try with a simpler model like the one described below.

Usually, you start by folding a square piece of paper diagonally in both directions. The folds should form an “X” in the paper. Feel free to add a pattern to the paper so that it appears once it is folded. Fold the paper in half. To do this, bring the lower part of the paper closer to its upper part. Repeat this step again, folding the other base so that eight lines appear on the paper. Then, enter two opposite sides inward to receive a triangle half the size of the first. Fold each corner to the top of the triangle, repeat with the other side and you should get a square. The next step is to bend the vertices of each open triangle towards the center. Observe in the video what happens with the created rhombus.

DIY a poinsettia garland to evoke the pretty flower

Usually, poinsettia blooms once every year, as Christmas approaches, but you want its beauty to reign longer. So, even if it seems like a long and difficult process to you, watch the video which will reveal all the DIY tricks to you. Nevertheless, the DIY flower will not have the natural freshness, but it will be worthy of respect. You only need a few things to make poinsettias: a few pieces of crepe paper, scissors, stapler, and glue.

Watch the video below for more completeness.

How to make an angel garland out of paper?

Although there is no shortage of cardboard and paper Christmas decoration ideas, we suggest you try an origami Christmas garland of multicolored angels, which is very easy to make.

What you need to do to make a chain of paper angels is to first make sure you have some light computer or craft paper, pencil, scissors, markers. Optionally, you can use colored paper, card stock and tape, glitter, glue, chalk, colored pencils. Either way, angels can be used to decorate your Christmas wrappers or as part of a centerpiece. Join at least two angel chains to form a circle around a festive candle.

É stages of preparation

First stage

Before starting the project, gather the necessary materials and organize yourself for a pre-cut of the paper strips which will speed up the work. Drawing before, will also facilitate your Christmas folding. Select the size that best suits your folded paper strips and adjust them as needed.

Tip: Angels with lowered wings are the easiest to cut. Instead of holding hands, these angels are gathered at the tips of their wings and at the bottom of their skirts.

Second step

Cut approximately 4½ "by 12" strips of paper from lightweight kraft paper. If you are using computer paper, cut each sheet in half lengthwise.

Tip: If you plan to use construction paper, it is best if the strips are shorter to reduce clutter after folding. Try 4½ "by 6" strips, folded into four equal sections to cut a chain of two angels. These shorter chains can then be glued together.

Third step

Fold the strip of paper into eight equal sections of accordion folds. First fold in half, matching the edges and making a neat crease. Then fold one edge over to meet the crease you just made and fold over. Turn the paper over and repeat with the other edge. Next, fold the top layer back so that it meets the center crease, flip and repeat. Open the center fold like a book. There are three layers on each side with a single layer in the center. Fold one side of three layers to meet the center crease. Repeat with the other side. Finally, fold the central fold to finish in an accordion shape.

Fourth step

As a final step, you need to paint the origami paper angels in case you worked with white paper. If you preferred colorful leaves, a bunch of angels in red, blue, green and yellow will brighten up your party. You can also add glitter to the wings.

Perfect an origami paper snowflake

Since you have mastered the origami DIY of a Christmas tree, a star, a ball, a poinsettia and an angel for the origami Christmas garland, we offer you a video to perfect a snowflake. Otherwise, your decor will miss this important element for the festive mood.

Finally, we offer you yet another star origami DIY idea that is easily achievable.

How to make an origami Christmas star

And while festive ornaments can mean a variety of different things for a different mood, we can agree that the best Christmas decorations are both beautiful and inexpensive! How to make an easy paper star garland, inspired by origami stars, as festive as possible? What can you do with any paper and just a few basic crafts? Gift wrap and / or decorative silver and gold paper of your choice, ribbon, scissors, thread.

Tutorial to DIY an origami Christmas star

1. Lay out an 8-inch square of patterned wrapping paper. Rotate your square 90 degrees so that it becomes a diamond. Fold the half with the nicest design facing out, then reopen it into a diamond shape.
2. On the right and left sides of your diamond, fold the flap inward to the center crease. Open it again in the shape of a diamond.
3. Using the bottom corner of your leftmost crease as a target, fold the bottom right half of your diamond inward to this point and make a right crease. This should result in a large rectangle flap.

1. Take the upper right corner of the long rectangular flap and fold it over on itself. There should be a crease in the rectangular flap where the hand is in the example in the photo that will guide that crease to the correct placement.
2. Close the left flap of the diamond. Now fold the entire paper along the middle crease. It should now look a bit like a paper airplane.
3. Take the bottom left flap and fold it up so the line below lines up with your main center crease.

1. You should now see a small triangular flap hanging on the left. Fold this piece inward.
2. You now have a point of your origami big star. To complete it, repeat steps 1 through 7 until you have five identical pieces or what are called "folded stitches".
3. To attach the stitches to each other, take two folded stitches and lay them next to each other at right angles. You should find a flap on the inside right side of your left folded stitch that opens from the bottom.
4. Slide your folded stitch right under this flap and tuck the small triangular flap inside.

Repeat this with the rest of your folded points until you complete your star which is already complete

Note: Don't forget to thread each figure with a needle and heavy thread to get the decorative garland. In order not to puncture the walls and leave traces of the tape (if you use), try to hang around a mirror, a picture, a door, a window or the mantle of the fireplace.

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