Search this Site Like Origami? Tell your friends! Featured Origami Beautiful origami lotuses to brighten our November! These came from a reader in New York. Origami Paper We use standard size 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm) square origami paper for this site unless stated otherwise. If you can, use different types of origami paper to change the look of the finished origami and have fun with it! Most Popular Origami Featured Reader's Photo Origami Elephant The origami elephant from a dollar bill is sure to amuse and delight your friends, dining partners and waitpersons. The model was created by Neal Elias in 1965. Mr. Elias passed away in 2005 but his wonderful design lives on. Next push the trunk into the body, making two valley folds (one on either side) along the trunk crease shown below. The trunk crease lines will end up in contact with the front edge of the front legs. It should look something like the photo below. Next, crease then reverse fold the trunk so that it points down. Do a couple more reverse folds to get the trunk pointing up, and the trunk tip pointing slightly back. Now turn the elephant over and open the legs a bit. Valley fold out a small tail. Now your elephant is ready to stand on his own four legs! Note that the floating eye in the pyramid from the backside of the dollar bill lines up quite nicely to be the eye of the elephant.