Heart Bracelet

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...

Backpack

My daughter, Little Miss, wanted to try out some origami with me, so we went searching on YouTube for something she could try out. Finally decided on this rather cute Japanese school bag, designed by Fumiaki Shingu. Like most...

Origami Sonobe Variation - Narong Krined's Variation 1

Sonobes are beautiful, decorative origami created by Mitsunobu Sonobe. In addition to the original sonobe, thanks to its versatility and ease of folding, there are many, many variations created by Tomoko Fuse, Meenakshi...

Origami Fuufuki Asagao Kusudama

I have started the year 2018 with a bang! I completed my first paper weaving project (a magazine holder) and here is my first origami of this year. This model is one of Tomoko Fuse's kusudamas, named Fuufuki Asagao Kusudama....

Magazine Holder - Newspaper Weaving

Happy New Year 2018! 365 new days, 365 new opportunities. Here's to hoping that we make good use of it.  My first project this year is a woven magazine holder. This project has been in the works for a couple of months...

Merry Christmas 2017

Merry Christmas! After viewing many, many, MANY images of newspaper woven, Christmas themed articles on Pinterest, I decided to try out Santa's sleigh - seemed easy enough - oval shaped basket, a couple of runners and we are...

Newspaper Weaving - Wall Hanging

A few months, my daughter, Little Miss and I had made a few pen holders using rainbow coloured newspaper tubes. I had a few tubes left over from that project, so this trial turned out to be a good use of those tubes.  This...