Origami Bouncy Cube

I'm not sure what this is actually called, so for now, it will be known as the origami bouncy cube ;)

If you're a nerd like me, you may even take one look at this and think "companion cube"!
But I digress.
This cube is made from 6 separate modules that are assembled at the end. Perhaps you can figure out a way to make the cube without glue, but I find that the modules don't like to stay together without some help.
Tutorial:

Start with a square! As always, you can use any size square you like, but if you're new to origami, I'd suggest using a larger piece of paper for this project.

Crease some guidelines...

...so you can fold the corners into the center.

Then fold those corners into the center.

And once more, corners to the center again.

Then unfold it to the point where you just have one "corners to the center"

And flip it over.

Then, following the creases you made before, fold the corners in to the center in the opposite direction you did the first time. Then unfold them again.

Take the center point of the edge of one of the sides, and fold that in to the center.

Do the same with an adjacent side.

Squish the protruding square flat, following the creases that should be in the paper.

Repeat for the other sides.

Turn it over now. You should see four triangles on the back...

Fold these out flat. They will be your tabs. You'll use them to connect this module to the others in the cube.

Now turn the piece over to the front again.

Fold the inner corner of one of the squares out to the outer corner.

Repeat for the others.

Now the assembly...

This is actually the easiest part of the cube. Just put some tape or glue onto the tab that will go under...

Put the tab from the other piece right over the tab from the "under" piece, and stick.

Ta-daaa!

Possible uses:

• Make this in pretty colors and hang it in front of a window
• Save it for the holidays to hang on a Christmas tree
• Bounce it!
• Have your kitty chase it as you bounce it -- just make sure she doesn't eat it.
• Be a nerd and change it up so you get said companion cube! (send me pics if you do!)

P.S. Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what these are actually called!

Chickeeee

Just in time for Easter ^-^

Even if you don't celebrate, you can make this just because it's adorable~
The two pieces of shell and the chick are made separately, and then glued together at the end.You will need:82 white modules62 yellow modules
Each shell half is made with 5 and a half (see the inside "broken" line) rows of 14 modules. The chick is made of 6 rows of 10, plus the two wings.
I also used some slightly different sized white modules along the crack line to give it a more broken effect, but I don't think it'll make much of a difference if you use the same size.
I would recommend gluing the pieces of the chick and the top egg shell together, as I had a few problems getting them to stay while I glued the entire piece.
The eyes where made from a hole punch, and the beak from paper folded in half and then cut freehand. 

Sailor Penguin

More origami !?
Yep!

Isn't he cute? ^-^
172 modules total:39 for the tummy (white)
131 for the base (pink)
2 for the flippers (pink)
10 rows of 17, plus the flippers.The tummy has, starting from the top:567876modules in each row.
The eyes are hole punched, and everything else is cut free hand. The sailor hat is made from a circle with a "pie slice" cut out of it, and made into a cone with a strip of paper wrapped around the edge.

Modular Origami!

So you may have seen my post in my store blog about these origami owls...
If you'd like to make your own, here's a tutorial for all the little modules!A picture's worth a thousand words, right? But if you can't follow the photos, I'll be glad to explain what I did to try to help!

And then you have to put these modules together to make the owl. About 100-130 pieces, depending what variation you decide to make!
They each have two pockets and two prongs, so they fit together like this...kind of like legos?

So just make a ring of them for the base...

And then build your way up to make the owl!

Note: owls are by no means the only thing you can make out of these modules. In fact, they are about as versatile as legos or k'nex! Here's a photo of my friend putting together a swan:

Experiment with different patterns and colors! These might take some patience, but the complex figure you can make is well worth it!

Origami Owls

Aren't they cute? ^-^

Entirely made from paper. Each owl has over 100 folded squares of paper in it!

These two are up for sale, as well as possibly custom colors =]

Also, be on the lookout at my tutorials and creations blog for a crash course on these modular origami sculptures!