Paper folding craft (4)

Origami korean Paper Bow! It's 'korean' simply because the original designer of this craft is a korean. This is how it looks like...

Cool right? I know ;P..so I'm going to show you origami Korean paper bow step-by-step in pictures.

 First, begin with a square paper. It's easier if the paper is colored/ printed on both sides, but most common type of origami papers are colored on one side only. In that case, the colored side should be facing inside and the plain one outside while you're folding it.

Fold the paper in half in both directions (up-down, left-right).
Unfold the paper and you'll find 2 creases.

Then fold it diagonally into a sandwich shape

fold the triangle into half. Still a triangle.

Open the pocket from the bottom and follow the crease to make it into a square.

It should look like this when both sides are done. A square or a diamond shape.

Fold the tip of the closed end.

Unfold the whole paper. You'll find the paper with these creases, with a small square at the center.

The inside (colored side) view.

Then the next 2 steps I don't know how to explain, you just see and try yourself ba...

Then press and flattened it

Now you  have a shape like the diamond symbol for Poh Kong.

Fold 4 sides of the closed flaps 

Open the paper slowly....

and you'll find a 3D square at the center.

Flattened it and you have the 'knot' of the bow. Then turn the whole paper to the plain side.

Cut the line of the side folds with, preferably, a knife. Ermm...where to cut?

Here lo...how to explain...Anyway, cut all four sides of  'here lo'.

Flip the upper part to the bottom

Then for the two 'wings' on left and right, fold them into sharp ends.

Turn the paper to the colored side.

Grab the sharp end of each wing and insert it into the 'knot' of the bow. 

Then use a scissor to cut the vertical line coming down from the 'knot' to create tails for the bow

Cut abit from the side towards the center line to create distance in the middle.

Cut ribbon tails.

And you're done!

Feel the satisfaction when you finish the craft, so cute and pretty! And ponder yourself: why don't I just take a ribbon and tie a bow in less than 3 seconds?

Have fun trying it!