How to Make an Origami Paper Basket

This simple little basket can be made from something as simple as a sheet of paper. Use it to hold sweets, loose change, or anything light and small.

Steps

1
Start out with a square sheet of paper. If you can't get square paper use A4 and fold it to get a square then tear off the side.
2
Make a fold from all the corners: Diagonal to diagonal and the other 2 corners. Fold the paper in half from the top to the bottom and from the left to the right. You should have 4 folds.

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3
Take 2 opposite corners and fold them in so they meet in the middle.
4
Fold the 2 trapeziums in towards the middle and then stand them up. These are the sides of your origami basket.
5
Take the sides that slope down and push down on them and flick the pointy bit up.
6
Fold it down to the level of the other sides.
7
Do the same to the other side.
8
You have finished your basket.