Module Origami Star

I am rubbish at giving directions for these sort of things, that is probably why origami is often shown in drawings rather than in words.  Hope the photos make things clear.  I have also included, at the end, the instruction sheet I used which may be easier for you to follow than my instructions.

Instructions to make the easy Five-Pointed Star:

I have sheets of 6x6 inch paper that I cut into four squares to make four 3x3 papers.  Any size will do as long as they are square.  You can use all one colour or a variety of colours.  Make sure you have enough paper for your project before you begin.  You will need five sheets for a five-pointed star.  Six for a six-pointed star, etc.  You can also experiment with different sizes.  I have done full 6x6 sheets all the way down to 1.5 inch sheets.

I fold each sheet in its entirely before moving on to the next one to avoid confusion, but do as you see fit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First you want to fold your large square in half two times to make a small square.  Once you are done with this--unfold it back to a big square.  The folds are really only used for guides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next you will fold three corners into the centre.  Try to do the folds as exact as possible to make things go together perfectly when constructing modular origami.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, unfold the third corner as shown in the photo to the left and then fold your paper down so it looks like this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have one more fold left to do before you are done with this paper.

Fold the lower left corner up to meet the top of the paper so it looks like the photo to the left.  Now unfold it.  Again, it is only to form a crease in the paper for later. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After you have done five papers like this you must assemble the papers into a star. 

Join one piece at a time doing the front like the picture shows and then turning it over and inserting the loose corner as well (shown in the picture as well).

It gets sort of tricky once you have done a couple of pieces.  I generally accordian the papers as I do each one and then unfold it to put the last two pieces together.  This is what two papers should look like (ignoring the dotted lines at the bottom there, that is for a Chinese Bell Flower, which is exactly the same as the star but also doing this one fold). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once you have all five papers together your star should look like this:

 

If you haven't tucked the papers in the back it won't look like this, it will be falling apart all over the place.

Here is the instruction sheet I used:

 

Don't waste your money buying a book if you are just starting out.  Google origami and you will find loads and loads of patterns available.  Many of them can be saved as Adobe files or you can print them out, etc. 

Have fun!