Origami for dummies?

Question

So, about 2 years ago my boyfriend surprised me with a small bouquet of little origami flowers that he obviously took some time on.
I usually get him gift cards, but some reliable sources tell me he'd like a more personal gift.
Therefore, I'd like to learn some origami and surprise him.

It has also come to my attention that he plans to give me a *ring!* next month. So I'd need to learn by then haha. :)

Answer 1

Here are some more sites:
http://origami.iap-peacetree.org/main.php?lang=1&style=1
http://www.origami-club.com/en/
(Start with easy origami and you likely find it easy to understand the more difficult ones later.)

If you want to make something that is special for the two of you, you can search here:
http://dev.origami.com/diagram.cfm
http://origami.kvi.nl/models/

Keep it simple for the first few times.
In the Netherlands a lot of people make real simple models and arrange them on cards.
That way you can make a nice scene, like a landscape, without using anything but simple models. You can cut out a tree and make origami birds to sit in it, or a blue paper lake with origami boats and ducks.

Answer 2

Here's some links:

http://members.cox.net/crandall11/money/ (made with dollar bills and the like)

http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Users/agb/Origami/Models/

http://images.google.com/images?q=origami+instructions&hl=en&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title (this one has lots of pictures of diagrams!)

Origami can be both complex and simple, beautiful and intricate. Have fun!

Answer 3

you could make an oragami ring and decorate the outside, then write on the inside "I DO" then carry it around until he asks you!