Well, Little Miss's interest in origami continues. But now it is more managerial - which means she decides what I should fold and what colours I should use and then she waits for me to complete folding it before she proceeds...
I love these little heart stud earrings that I had made recently! A wonderful hand-made gift for a friend. This was the first time I am trying out stud earrings instead of hanging ones. Well, I have made star earrings in the...
In preparation of Valentine's Day next month, I thought I would try out something new. The Kawasaki rose has always been challenging for me, so I decided to make it even more challenging by making a rose ring using the same rose. I...
After the round wreath made from little paper rosettes, here is another wreath - this one a red, heart wreath. I had used red/brown sheets, cut circles from the paper and rolled these rosettes before gluing them to a heart-shaped...
This dual coloured heart is designed by Andrey Lukyanov, an Ukrainian origamist, who has designed a whole bunch of heart/love-based origami! Using Google Translate, I gather from his website (which is in Russian), that this heart...
This heart dish is a modular dish, made from 4 squares. An apt origami for Valentine's Day I thought. I am not able to find out the creator of this model. The youtube tutorial that I referred to, mentions that it is Tomoko Fuse,...
Did you know that the traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper? Well, with Valentine's Day so close, I ended up collecting my favourite paper heart earrings, a unique gift for a unique day. I remade a few of my heart...
A couple of years ago, I had attempted these heart boxes by Robin Glynn for the first time. While I had not perfected it, it still turned out great. So this time, with Valentine's Day coming up, I decided to give it a go again. This...
With Valentine's Day coming up, a lot of us must be on the lookout for pretty things to make and gift. So naturally I went googling and came across this lovely heart box on Flickr! The creator of the heart box is Natan Lopez....
Valentine's Day is coming up and this time, I thought I would try out some handmade gift bags to go with the Valentine Day's gifts. I tend to hoard paper pack in various themes. These are essentially 160 gsm thick paper with...
Paper hearts are really great to make! They are simple and however badly you end up making them, they still turn out great :) So ended up making these heart earrings. I love how the colours pop in the gold and orange earrings....
Valentine rings are quite popular during this season and here is one that is pretty easy to make. The ring is designed by Hiroshi Kumasaka. It is made from a square. In order to make a ring that fits you well, add 2 cms to the...
Most origami boxes are modular pieces and to get a box this size, you would need really small modular units, which could turn out to be tedious to make. But this box is just perfect in size! One thing that I would suggest...
This heart bookmark, designed by the amazing Francesco Guarnieri, is an elegant yet simple bookmark. It would make a great Valentine day's gift I am sure :) The design includes a whole lot of pre-creasing followed...