Origami Boxes
Origami boxes are quite useful as gift boxes and small containers. They’re fun to make and some of them can be quite beautiful. The Queen of origami boxes must be Tomoko Fuse, some of her books have an incredible selection of paper boxes. Free online instructions are divided into three pages: boxes that have a lid, boxes that are open-ended, and boxes that are self-closing. Chose the style of origami boxes to make:
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Open-Ended Boxes new
Boxes with Lids
Self Closing Boxes
Open-Ended Origami Boxes
- 8-Pointed Container (make-origami.com)
- Basket (GM Gross)
- Basket (CY Hung)
- Basket with Handle (D Petty)
- $ Basket: 1, 2 (A Anselmo)
- $Tip Basket (KA Lundberg)
- Boat Box (R Katz)
- Box (traditional)
- Box with Hearts (B Gargol)
- Box with 4 Hearts (K Kawamura)
- Candy Box (origami-club.com)
- Chestnut Holder (G Ilan)
- Christmas Gift Box (noel.qc.ca)
- Common Box: here or here
- Crane box (Mizu-randa)
- Double Compartment Box (D Brill)
- Fancy Basket 2 (D Petty)
- Fancy Box 2 (D Petty)
- Fox Container (G Dinh)
- Hexagonal Star Box (Mélisande)
- Jeweled-Shaped Box (T Stamm)
- Krimskrams Box (C Sprung)
- Leafy Box (Melisande)
- Origami Box (make-origami.com)
- Origami Box (Mrs D)
- Pencil Pot (M Vigo)
- Pyramid Container (Sy Chen)
- Rectangular Tray (make-origami.com)
- Simple Box (S Hecht)
- Spanish Box/Cajita Espanola (P Versnick)
- Square Box
- Star Box (D Andreozzi)
- Traditional Star Box
. . . . variation (make-origami.com) - Star box (M Gutfeldt)
- Star Box 4 (F Guarnieri)
- Theresa’s Box (T Ford)
- Traditional Japanese Box (make-origami.com)








Dishes, Bowls, Cups, Vases etc
- Bowl (M van Gelder)
- Dish 30 (N Robinson)
- Brummy Dish (N Robinson)
- Fancy Dish (D Petty)
- Origami Heart Dish (IH Vass)
- Star Dish (N Robinson)
- Origami Bowl (greggman.com)
- Wentworth Bowl (N Robinson)
- Cup (Sy Chen)
- Taza/Coffee Cup (CP Arbues)
- Traditional Cup
. . . D Petty - Cup with Variations (M van Gelder)
- Double Popcorn Cup (JTB Molilna)
- Vase (S Hecht)
- Conally Vase (T Conally)
- Origami Vase (ORC)
- Paper Vase (ORC)
- Simple Vase (S O’Hanlon)
- Simple Vase for Kawasaki Rose (P Bailey)
- Verdi’s Vase (traditional)
- Weighted Vase (LA Lundberg)





Frames, Stands, Holders etc
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Stands:
- Stand for Calendar (R Gretter)
- Triangular Open Box Stand (M Gadgil)
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Business Card Holders:
- Dog Card Holder (K Lister)
- Origami Business Card Holder (ActivityVillage.com)
- Business Card Holder (M Michaelis)
- Business Card Holder (H Huzita) video
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Books with Origami Boxes
- Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse (see book review)
- Origami Boxes and More! by F Temko (book review)
- Unfolding Mathematics with Origami Boxes (book review)
- Fun With Folded Fabric Boxes by C Mills & A Tubis
- Fabulous Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse
- Quick & Easy Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse
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