Origami Heart Box - Part 1 - Base

Learn to create the base of an elegant origami heart box in this 14-minute video tutorial presented by Jo Nakashima. Follow step-by-step instructions to fold an A4 sheet of colored copy paper into a beautiful heart-shaped container base. Master techniques like squash-folding, swiveling, mountain and valley folds, and petal folds. Discover how to create precise creases, divide sections, and tuck corners to form the intricate structure. This tutorial covers the first half of Robin Glynn's original design, with permission from the creator. Prepare to continue with the lid in part 2, and explore Robin Glynn's book for more origami projects. Note that commercial use of this design requires written permission from the author.

Intro
A4 (297mm x 210mm)
Keep the other half for the lid Lets start with the base
Fold the corner to the center crease
Use it as a reference to make a vertical crease
Squash-fold the top
Fold horizontally
Swivel some paper behind
This edge should be vertical
Wrap one layer behind
Mountain-fold
Valley-fold
Crease through all the layers
Divide the left rectangle into four parts
Mountain-crease the diagonals
Use existing creases
Crease at angle bisector
Fold the corners to the center
Petal fold
Tuck the point inside
Swivel four segments
Fold this corner a little
Tuck into the pocket
Repeat on the other side
Insert the tab into the pocket
Tuck this corner behind
This is the base of the Heart Box!
Click here to go to part 2 (the lid)