Origami Frame

Look in the mailbox each day and you’ll see many leaflets/brochures wasting there. Why not turn them into something nice and useful? Let’s make an origami frame out of these papers.

This frame is particularly useful for pre-schools that uses the children's photo and name to tag their book shelves, shoe rack and etc. It is inexpensive and very simple to do.
This frame is particularly useful for pre-schools that uses the children's photo and name to tag their book shelves, shoe rack and etc. It is inexpensive and very simple to do.

You'll need to cut the paper into a square. I line it with another piece of paper to make it 'harder'.
You'll need to cut the paper into a square. I line it with another piece of paper to make it 'harder'.

Fold it half.
Fold it half.

And half again.
And half again.

Open.
Open.

Fold all corners to the middle and open.
Fold all corners to the middle and open.

Fold one end to the line.
Fold one end to the line.

Fold again.
Fold again.

And again. Repeat for the remaining three.
And again. Repeat for the remaining three.

Cut a picture and paste it inside. Paste the four flips onto the photo and your photo frame is done. Put a double layer tape at the back if you wish to stick in onto the children's bookshelves, etc.
Cut a picture and paste it inside. Paste the four flips onto the photo and your photo frame is done. Put a double layer tape at the back if you wish to stick in onto the children's bookshelves, etc.

24 Comments

  1. Simple and nice! Can teach kids to recycle and reuse too…

  2. Wah, Merryn you are very creatvie lah.. where you got this idea from? heheh… Good idea to recycle my old magazines leh.. I got lots in the cabinet.

  3. Wow, u do arts and craft with Ethan every single day… very rajin 🙂 The more I see your creations, the more I wanna try too but somehow “engine cannot start” lah… sigh.

    • Ayie, I’ve received it with much thanks. Will publish it real soon! Thank you so much Ayie. I love it. 🙂

  4. I like this! I don’t have to spend extra money to get those photo frames. Hmm…going to make some for my parents so they can admire their grandson & granddaughter. hehehe

  5. Mery

    I love this idea..simple and nice..Never think of it before!!

  6. that’s a great idea! it will look nice made in a collage pattern like a series of collage frames of different colors on a big board!

  7. we don’t have much magazines here since i keep throwing ’em…hehehe coz they easily stack up. Ok I will try to do this soon, I just printed our some b&w photos that can go well in that colorful collage. *fingers crossed*

  8. hey merryn! I finally did it! I submitted awhile ago. hope you’ll like it =)

    ooops, no b&w photos coz it didn’t give much life to the frames

  9. No worries, I’m just ecstatic to share with you =) looks like you didn’t find the right post. I put it there on the website box in case you still want to check but I’ll reveal it anyway =) I’m expecting =P

    Glad my inspired frame passed on your standards =P

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