I have been trying out more of the star earrings.. Those are the easiest earrings to make I think and I love making these tiny little stars! ...
When we were kids, we used to make these bracelets and use them as Friendship bracelets. Unfortunately we didn't have access to colourful paper, so we used to make do with paper torn out of our notebooks (very naughty I know!),...
A traditional origami tried out by many is the frog. It is made from, surprise, surprise, the frog base! And as with most traditional designs, there are numerous sites with instructions on the net on how to make it. Frogs are...
An origami hyperbolic parabola, called be various other names such as saddle and hypar, is made by pleating a square of paper along the diagonals. Plenty of pleats will give a parabola looks really intricate and delicate. It...
Tomoko Fuse's 'Home Decorating with Origami' was my choice of book for the day. I tried out the Hana. As described in the book, this is an abstract flower made from a square of paper. The pleating is similar to the Balalaika...
A very simple modular origami is the fluted diamond by Molly Kahn. In addition to being simple to make, they can also be used in many places. They make beautiful decorations, make them small enough and you can turn them into...
The origami lily is a popular traditional origami. It is easy enough to be tried by a beginner. Placing one lily inside another gives an appearance of a whole lot of petals. And there are so many different things that you can...
The sampan is a traditional Chinese fishing boat. And the sampan origami is also a traditional origami which is easy enough to be tried out by kids; probably for a rainy day.. The sampan can be made in a couple of ways and like...
The curler units by Herman Van Goubergen are deceptively easy to make. In fact the basic units are easy to make since they involve creating a water bomb base and curling the 4 arms towards the centre. But putting them together...
I still am fascinated with shells and spirals and Tomoko Fuse's shell/nautilus (am not really sure of the difference between the two!) from her book on spirals (Let's Fold Spirals) is a good place to start. The spiral sea shell...
The origami balaika is created by Tomoko Fuse and is detailed in her book 'Home Decorating with Origami'. She describes it as an objet d'art in the book :) The design looks intricate and delicate and the more pleats there are,...
The Christmas Tree Ball or Origami Icosidodecahedron is a modular origami made from 20 squares of paper. This is, in fact, Tung Ken Lam's jitterbug units assembled into an icosidodecahedron. The jitterbug units are themselves...
Well, to tell you the truth, haven't had time to try any new origami today. So thought I would share this origami Twister that I had done as part of our Christmas celebrations. The twister or an Origami Medial Rhombic Triacontahedron...
The origami star box is a simple container, made from a single square of paper. It is also a practical box, quite useful to store little clips and things. Thick paper should be used, if a sturdy box is required. Duo coloured...
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