How to make an origami Spanish box
Origami Spanish Box: try all 24 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
A traditional double-blintz box with four small feet and pleated corners around its open bowl, completed in a clean Origami Tutor sequence.
- You need
- One square of firm paper with different colors on its two sides. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Start colored side up with a corner pointing up. The colored outside and white inside meet along the pleated rim.
- Tips
- Fold only the center tip belonging to each corner.
- Keep the four feet equal so the eventual box sits evenly.
Your model is ready
The double blintz base, four feet, pleat guides and four wall creases are complete. To open the Spanish box, gently pull the four corners outward and shape the square floor and pleated rim into an open bowl. The finished Spanish box, with its four small feet and open square bowl.
Step-by-step diagrams
Steps 1–7
- 1
Find the middle across
Fold the top corner to the bottom corner, press, and open.
- 2
Find the middle lengthwise
Fold the left corner to the right corner, press, and open.
- 3
Fold the top corner in
Bring the top corner to the center, where the two creases cross.
- 4
Fold the right corner in
Bring the right corner to the center.
- 5
Fold the bottom corner in
Bring the bottom corner to the center.
- 6
Fold the left corner in
Bring the left corner to the center.
- 7
Turn over
Turn the small square over, keeping an edge at the top.
Steps 8–14
- 8
Fold the top left corner in again
Bring the top left corner to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 9
Fold the top right corner in again
Bring the top right corner to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 10
Fold the bottom right corner in again
Bring the bottom right corner to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 11
Fold the bottom left corner in again
Bring the bottom left corner to the center, taking all its layers with it.
- 12
Fold the upper left foot outward
Fold the loose center tip of the upper left flap out to the middle of its sloping outside edge.
- 13
Fold the upper right foot outward
Fold the loose center tip of the upper right flap out to the middle of its sloping outside edge.
- 14
Fold the lower right foot outward
Fold the loose center tip of the lower right flap out to the middle of its sloping outside edge.
Steps 15–21
- 15
Fold the lower left foot outward
Fold the loose center tip of the lower left flap out to the middle of its sloping outside edge.
- 16
Turn over
Turn the diamond over to reach the four original corner pockets.
- 17
Mark the upper left pleat
Fold the center tip of the upper left pocket out to the middle of its outside edge. Press and open this small fold again.
- 18
Mark the upper right pleat
Fold the center tip of the upper right pocket out to the middle of its outside edge. Press and open this small fold again.
- 19
Mark the lower right pleat
Fold the center tip of the lower right pocket out to the middle of its outside edge. Press and open this small fold again.
- 20
Mark the lower left pleat
Fold the center tip of the lower left pocket out to the middle of its outside edge. Press and open this small fold again.
- 21
Crease the upper wall
Fold the upper edge to the center to mark the box wall, press, and open.
Steps 22–24
- 22
Crease the lower wall
Fold the lower edge to the center to mark the box wall, press, and open.
- 23
Crease the left wall
Fold the left edge to the center to mark the box wall, press, and open.
- 24
Crease the right wall
Fold the right edge to the center to mark the box wall, press, and open.
- ✓
Finish
The double blintz base, four feet, pleat guides and four wall creases are complete. To open the Spanish box, gently pull the four corners outward and shape the square floor and pleated rim into an open bowl. The finished Spanish box, with its four small feet and open square bowl.
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