My second attempt at making a bowl was a better success I think! I have been repeatedly told that the tubes in which the print is visible, are much more unique in appearance. So I went ahead with printed tubes which were coloured in shades of blue.

The base started off with a deep blue, which forms the rim of the bowl. As in my previous post, the base is formed using the same method. One thing I noticed is that, the deeper the colour, the lesser the print is visible.

I had used 3 shades of blue. Deep blue at the base, a lighter version in the middle and finally, a light blue to finish it off. The finish needs some work and hopefully this will become better in the subsequent attempts!

Once the bowl was complete, since I had some more tubes, I decided to go ahead and make a pen stand. This turned out quite sturdy and useful.

Finally, a coating of varnish to strengthen and protect the pieces and I am all set!

Swans are such beautiful, graceful creatures that have long captured the human heart. And given that they mate for life, I decided to fold this beautiful origami on Valentine's Day.

The creator of this origami swan is Fynn Jackson, well-known for his origami masks. The masks do not interest me, unfortunately, but I did enjoy folding these swans, even though, if you are a regular reader of the blog, you would know that modular origami is where my interest lies. If origami masks interest you, be sure to check out his works on Facebook and Instagram

I used fairly big-sized (9 inch squares) single-sided origami paper. Double-sided paper would have worked better I think, because no matter what I did, I could not prevent the back of the paper from being seen (See the white bits on the black and grey swans!). There is a sink at the base of the neck, which I found particularly challenging. But otherwise, this was a good model to fold.

Well, give it a go. At least it will be a change from the hearts that everyone seems to fold on Valentine's Day!! 😎

Model Details:

Model: Swan 

Creator: Fynn Jackson

Difficulty Level: High Intermediate

Paper Ratio: Square

Paper Size: 9 inches

Model Size: ~3 inches across and ~2.5 inches in height

Diagram: Docdroid

As a gift for a friend, I had again folded the origami Patterned Icosahedron, created by Meenakshi Mukerji. I had previously folded it during the Christmas season. And enjoyed making it.

So this time, I decided to go with a pink and lavender duo-coloured paper, a favourite of my friend's, which resulted in a very pleasing modular origami. And I also went with smer unit sizes than my previous attempt and still was able to fold and assemble without any problems.

Model Details:

Model: Patterned Icosahedron

Creator: Meenakshi Mukerji

Book: Ornamental Origami

Author: Meenakshi Mukerji

Difficulty Level: High Intermediate

Paper Ratio: Rectangle in ratio 1:2

Paper Size: 3 inches * 1.5 inches

Model Size: ~ 2.5 inches in diameter

Tutorial: Youtube

Number of Modules: 30