Here's a quick little origami project that's fun to do with patterned paper: heart-shaped bookmarks that slip onto page corners. You could mail somebody a couple for Valentine's Day.
Each heart requires a half sheet of square origami paper. (My paper was 5" square, so my starting piece after cutting in half was a 5" x 2.5" rectangle.)
With the patterned side to the outside, fold the rectangle in half lengthwise.
Then fold it in half width-wise to mark the center line, and open again.
Fold one side up at a 45 degree angle, so the edge aligns with the center.
Repeat with the other side.
Turn the paper over. Fold the top downward. You can eyeball this; about 1/3 of the top section gets folded down.
Fold in the corners to form a heart shape. The little pocket at the bottom can fit over page corners if you use this as a bookmark.
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