Star Ornament

This is an origami ornament that I had done a few months back, that kindled my interest in origami. It is a piece from Lew Rozelle's book Origami Ornaments. The book describes a set of units (Base, Clip, Joiner, Hinge and Insert),...

Simple Baskets

Quite a few origami baskets are very simple to make and have a utilitarian value as well. And since my last post on baskets, a few of my friends wanted me to try out some simple baskets. They are pretty new to origami, so keeping...

Arabesque

An arabesque is an ornament that is made of intertwined floral and vine figures in an intricate design. And the origami arabesque does look very intricate and delicate. It was designed by Mio Tsugawa and is made from 30 modules....

Square Spirals

To tell the truth, I am not sure of the name of these spirals, since the book from which I followed instructions is in Japanese. But since the spirals have a square shape, I ended up calling them Square Spirals! Tomoko Fuse's...

Triangular Boxes

Tomoko Fuse is probably the queen of origami boxes and my favourite origamist. So I had recently bought yet another of her books, 'Fabulous Origami Boxes'. While browsing through the book, the triangular boxes caught my attention....

Japanese Brocade

The Ishibashi Ball, better known as Japanese Brocade, is created by Minako Ishibashi and is a variation of the Sonobe unit. It is a relatively easy model to complete and can be made using 6, 12 or even 30 squares! The Japanese...

Basket

A cute little flower basket, complete with a handle too, to carry Easter eggs! This flower basket is made from 2 squares of paper. One forms the basket and the second one is cut into quarters and each of them for each of the...