Origami christmas baubles - free templates

This year, I went for a dark blue and rose gold theme for my christmas tree and got a wee bit obsessed making origami baubles!

Free PDF Printables and Silhouette Cut and Score Files

I've got some free PDF printable templates.  For those with cutting machines, I have included a folder with Silhouette compatible cut and score files and also a folder of SVGs for Cricut users.  Link for free files

Youtube Tutorials

I've previously shared a written tutorial for the diamond and pear shaped lanterns on Silhouette UK - here.  I think origami is definately something which is easier understood with a video though, so here's my YouTube tutorial:

I also did a video on how to construct the origami spheres

Gallery

Silhouette settings

The paper I was using was my favy-fav pearlescent 120gsm paper from Anna Marie Designs. 

I cut with a blade 2 force 27 and scored with a blade 2 force 2. I really recommend experimenting as it will vary massively depending on your paper and also blade condition.

Double-Sided Scoring for Silhouette

Most of the time, I just cut and score everything on the same side of the paper.  The spheres however have an interesting feature that all the diagonal lines fold one way (mountain) and all the straight lines fold the other way (valley).  So I decided to score the diagonal lines and cut the outside edge, then pause the machine.  I didn't unload the mat, but just flipped over the paper, fitting it back into it's rectangle so I knew everything was still aligned.  The machine then resumed - scoring the vertical lines and cutting out the circles for stringing.  Here's a screenshot of my send menu.