How to make a Paper Christmas Star aka Origami Spiked Pentakis Dodecahedron or SPD

The Origami Spiked Pentakis Dodecahedron is an excellent Paper Christmas Decoration Star made out of 15 paper squares. In spite of the large paper size I was defeated by the last module after nearly 2 hours (!) of trying to lock the last unit in place each time another one dislodged Never mind, it is still a remarkable sound structure once (nearly) completed and you can not see which one is not locked anyway

IF YOU ARE NOT A PATIENT ORIGAMIST USE GLUE !! YES, again the G-WORD is used! Origafundamentalists not to worry despite the explicit word use above the one in the vid has been made without any G!!! :D :D

Design of this beautiful paper Christmas Decoration Star has been stolen from Tomoko Fuse and simplified by getting rid of the auxiliary square
Diagrams:
http://www.origamimodular.com.ar/inst/fcomp.htm
http://www.origamimodular.com.ar/inst/fcomp-2.htm

Music by http://pacdv.com/sounds

Special thanks to Radjehuty!! ;)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Paper
• star
• origami
• Christmas
• X-mas
• SPD
• spiked
• pentakis
• dodecahedron

[TheSuperiorZarxes]

why does it say square piece in the description but you are using rectangular pieces? i am confused now

[barbabellaatje]

0:22 15 squares cut into half ... 30 rectangles o_O

[Estemy]

Omg, I thought origami was just swans and flowers and stuff. I am so going to try this (only finiding the time remains a problem as I bet this takes very very long for a beginner).

[barbabellaatje]

patience is a prerequisite ; )

[david19957]

thanks for the video, i made it and without the G word ,can you make a video of an origami kusudama ?

[barbabellaatje]

o_O already have so many origami kusudama vids or looking for a particular model?

[su30mk30]

ooooooooooh i want to scream anyone....... i can't bind it in the end.......:( somehow help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeee, it's too hard, i almost did it..... i can't end it :(

[sugarstix111]

y dont people in oragmi videos talk?

[diannegrace1000]

at the end part was not instructed well.....i don't know how to end this....please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHalomaster360]

@barbabellaatje

9 people are haters of origami and can't make anything good out of paper so they disliked your videos.

[TheHalomaster360]

Dimpled Dodecahedron= 30 connectors and 60 modules :(

[TheHalomaster360]

I'm an experianced origamist. I don't need glue.

I want to make this model but im currently working on a Dimpled Dodecahedron.

[lorriehacey]

I will post a link to this page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.

[SadiStaRaVen]

could you please repost this video with better instructions on finishing at the end? i got as far as the part where you repeat the 5 stars all the way around but i couldn't figure out how to place the last pieces. i'll have another bash at it tomorrow but a new vid on this would be great!

[amandak8]

I love the part where it says "just repeat"

[Marcossds]

I can not join the 2 final pieces!! I CANNOT! (i'm from Argentina, sorry for my bad english)