Origami Baby Booties

One of my best pals – Priyanka - has her baby due next month and since I won’t be able to see her bundle of joy till early next year (sigh!), I thought of folding this adorable pair of baby booties just for her (her baby, rather)!

I used construction paper instead of origami paper to fold these. The design is pretty simple and instructions are pretty easy to follow, too. I think a total of 11 or 12 folds gets you a completed bootie and this includes the folds to shape the bootie!

I used square sheets of paper measuring approx 8.5 inches (duo-colored); for the ‘laces’ I used thin tissue paper cut into narrow strips and once creating a simple knot in the front of each bootie, I tied the two ends into a separate knot. Well, I found this easier than making a pretty bow out of 4 strands of paper as it kept coming apart.