Origami Christmas Ornaments

In the origami community, Anita Barbour is well known for her beautiful, origami Christmas ornaments. She has a 120-page book called Easy Origami Ornaments featuring 60 of her original designs. The few that you see below are just the tip of the iceberg! Another good book for Christmas decorations is The Magic of Origami by Alice Gray and Kunihiko Kasahara. This book is is a classic and a treasure to have! All the models are easy to make and there is a large section on Christmas ornaments. Diagrams 3-in-1 Rabbit Ear Star (AF Barbour) Blossom ornament(AF Barbour) Christmas Decoration (D Petty) Curved Diamond Ornament (AF Barbour) Double Leaf Ornament (AF Barbour) Fluted Diamond (M Kahn) Four Birds Ornaments (AF Barbour) Gyroscope (L Simon) Skeletal Octahedron Sprial Seedpod Ornament (AF Barbour) Strand of Tears Ornament (AF Barbour) Teardrop Ornament (AF Barbour) Tetrahedral Frame (Ow & Hull) Tier of Tears ornament (AF Barbour) Toshie's Jewel (uses 3 Sonobe units) Tree Ornament 3 (AF Barbour) Tree Ornament 5 (AF Barbour) Triple Leaf Ornament (AF Barbour) Twelve Vaned Ornament (AF Barbour) Star Twist Ornament (AF Barbour) Winged Ornament (AF Barbour) X-mas Ball (J Skillman)

In addition to the above, there are many other origami models that can be used as ornaments. Simply attach a string to the model and hang it up.

• birds and butterflies
• stars and ball-like modulars
• and kusudama
• see more Christmas-themed origami diagrams

These Christmas ornaments are made available by the origami community at large. If you have a model that you would like to share, or if you see your model here and would like it removed, please Contact Us. Diagrams are intended for personal use. Copyright of the models lie with the origami creators and designers. Please contact the designer and/or creator directly for non-private usage of a model and/or artwork.