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Folded Books and Tato Boxes
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This video was originally livestreamed on the Yasutomo Facebook page on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Items Used:
For an easy, shoppable overview of the items used in this video, visit our Folded Books and Tato Boxes collection HERE.
- Collage Origami Series
- Painted Papers Origami series
- Bamboo Folding Tool (OBF-7)
- Karen mentioned the book "Origami Boxes" by Tomoko Fuse
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Paper Sizes
For the modular origami Tato boxes you will need:
- 4 square origami sheets for the top
- 4 square origami sheets for the bottom
For the original square folded book tutorial that inspired Karen visit this link. You will need:
- 4 sheets of 7.5 x 15 cm paper (2 standard origami sheets cut in half)
- 1 sheet of 7.5 x 15 cm paper (half of one standard origami sheet)
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For Karen's original book tutorial (her "tall book") you will need:
- For the inside pages: 3 sheets of 4.25 x 11" paper (standard paper 8.5" x 11" cut in half) < Karen recommends trying this with our Hosho (6H) paper, too!
- For the cover: 1 sheet of decorative paper 4.25" x 6"
- White glue, glue stick (Karen uses Art Glitter Glue and Gloo Glue stick)
- Optional: Clamp
- For the belly band: 1 strip of paper cut into 1 1/2" x 6"
Find Karen online:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/karenelainecreative/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarenElaine
Tag us in your posts on Instagram @yasutomo_art and @karenelainecreative so we can see your creations
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