1. BY JESSICA KRUSE How To Make An Origami Cat

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3. Step 1: Gather the supplies you will need for this project - 6x6 inch sheets of origami paper - One black marker Picture1.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

4. Step 2: Select two sheets of paper that are the color you want to use for the cat head and body. Picture2.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

5. Step 3: Set one sheet aside for later use and place other sheet of paper color side down. Picture3jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

6. Step 4: Fold the sheet on one diagonal axis, making sure to crease well. Picture4jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture5jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

7. Step 5: Unfold the paper and fold along the other axis without creasing the line. Only pinch the very center of the line to mark the center point of the paper. Picture6.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture7.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

8. Step 6: Unfold the paper and lay flat. Fold the top tip down to meet the center point of the crease that you have created from your last fold. Picture8.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture9.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

9. Step 7: Leaving the previous fold down, fold the top section down over the center crease created by your first fold. Picture10.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

10. Step 8: Fold the right tip (marked “B” below) to meet point “A”, then fold tip “C” to meet point “A”. B C A Picture11.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture12.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

11. Step 9: Fold the right and left tips upward to form the ears for the cat. Picture14.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture13.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

12. Step 10: Fold the center top tip downward to fit within the V of the ears. Picture15.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture16.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

13. Step 11: Flip the paper over and fold the bottom tip upwards as shown below. Picture17.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture18.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

14. Step 12: Take the tip of the flap you have just folded up and fold the tip down to create the cat nose. Picture19.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture20.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

15. Step 13: Draw the eyes for the cat in the size and shape that you want. Picture21.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

16. Step 14: Set aside the cat head that you have created and grab the second sheet of paper that you selected earlier. Picture22.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

17. Step 15: Lay your second sheet of paper out color side down. Picture23.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

18. Step 16: Fold this sheet on one diagonal axis, making sure to crease well. Picture24.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture25.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

19. Step 17: Unfold the paper and lay flat. Fold both sides towards the center crease. Picture26.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture27.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

20. Step 18: Now fold the paper in half, down the seam of the first fold you created. Picture28.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture29.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

21. Step 19: Rotate the paper as shown below. Make a fold where indicated below, making sure to crease well. Picture30.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture31.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

22. Step 20: Make another fold as indicated below, making sure to crease well. Picture32.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture33.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

23. Step 21: Unfold the paper from the previous two folds you have created. Using the 2 creases made by these folds, bring the right tip to over to the left tip and squash the paper down. Right tip Left tip Picture34.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture35.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

24. Step 22: Fold upward at the point shown below. Picture37.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.Picture36.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

25. Step 23: Fold the tail in half by folding the left flap over to the right. Picture38.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission. Picture39.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

26. Step 24: Stand the body up as shown below and puff out the main body portion of the paper. Picture40.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

27. Step 25: Pick up the cat head face down and puff out the section that will be mounted onto the body of the cat. The cat head will hang on the body from this pocket. Picture41.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

28. Step 26: Hang the cat head onto the top point of the cat body using the pocket indicated in the previous step. Picture42.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.

29. You now have your own origami cat! Picture43.jpg © Jessica Kruse. Used with permission.