How To Fold Origami Paper Cranes

Materials needed:

For the origami crane only – you will need:

• 1x square piece of paper of any size

Note: If creating the crane jar, your paper should measure no larger than 7 x 7cm to ensure your cranes fit in your jar.

For the crane jar – you will need:

• 3 square pieces of paper measuring 7 x 7cm
• An empty Yankee Candle® Jar
• Thread (cotton or invisible)
• Glue (glass glue required if sticking directly to the lid)
• Decorative paper (optional)
• Small decorative beads (optional)

Crane Jar Crafting Instructions:

Follow the folding steps in the video above.

Tip: you can adjust the speed of the video and slow down/speed up as you please.

1. Take your thread and cut 3 varying lengths (make sure your longest length measures no more than 2 cm from the bottom of the jar so they have space to dangle).
2. If using beads (optional), tie a knot, insert the beads and close with a knot, pulling the thread tight on each piece.
3. Cut a circle out of paper around 6 cm in diameter.
4. Use your glue to stick the tips of the thread onto the reverse of your circular piece of paper on one end, and then glue the tip of the other end of thread onto the body of the crane.
5. Repeat for each crane.
6. You should now have a circular piece of paper (decorated side facing up) with 3 cranes hanging from the bottom.
7. Using glass glue, stick the decorative side of your paper to the glass and let this dry.