The Butterfly Ball
The Butterfly Ball is a simple piece of Modular Origami. It requires 12 units of easy-to-make pieces. Also, the videos might not show up, so here are their links:
Assemble your Butterfly Ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHAutRAnWvM&t=5s
Butterfly Ball Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oozsd1nR2-I
Materials Needed
You’ll need twelve pieces of square paper. I used 4cm paper, but you’re welcome to use any kind of square.
Fold Your Paper in Half
Easy step.
Flip Your Paper Over and Fold the Corners In
Follow the pictures, the blue line is one fold and the red line is another.
Flip Your Paper Back Over and Your Unit Should Be a Little Pyramid-like
After making this unit, make eleven more. When you have all twelve units, we’ll move onto the formation of the Butterfly Ball.
Tuck One Flap Into Another Pocket
Explaining the process is a little bit hard, so refer to the video.
Put Another Flap Into the New Pocket
Almost done with the base, which is the first part of assembly.
Put One More Flap Into the Pocket and Make Sure That the Each Piece Has 1 Flap and 1 Pocket
This step completed the base!
Now, Put One Piece on the Outside and One Piece in the Pocket
Do this to all of the corners.
Choose One Side, It Doesn’t Matter Which One, and Make Another Base
This step is pretty easy, but the next one might be a little harder.
Choose Another Side That’s Right Next to the New Base and Make Another Base on This New Side
This is a bit hard but when you see it in the video, it’ll make sense.
Choose Your Third Side and Make Another Base
Almost done!
Last Step! This Step, You’ll Be Making 2 New Bases So You’ll Do One Side and Then the Other
Good job! This last part of assembly is a bit harder but the whole project is short, simple, and pleasant.
Bonus: I Like to Store My Units Like This When They’re Not in Ball Form
