Here is a video featuring two useful modifications of the lovely heart model created by Ildiko Vass. This origami model was featured in an earlier post. What I’ve done here is alter the central locking mechanism so that any number of hearts can be securely chained together or attached to the corner of a gift [...]
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Have you heard it said that bread feeds the body and flowers feed the soul? Well, here is a romantic idea that can provide both bread and flowers to your sweetheart at breakfast: • Fold this lovely origami heart (Watch video below). • Pluck a small bunch of flowers from plants on your windowsill. • [...]
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Did you know that a secret of happiness lies in noticing and giving importance to the small details of daily life? This origami heart-dish, folded in less than a minute, is one of those details that will add a charming dimension to a special moment shared with a loved one. Creator Ildikó Vass (Hungary) is [...]
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I keep plastic grocery bags for use as garbage bags, and as we all know they do accumulate. At one point there were far too many bags overflowing the container under our kitchen sink and the situation was quickly getting out of hand. Fortunately, my sister –who uses plastic bags when camping and backpacking, taught [...]
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When I take a bottle of wine to a friend I like to decorate it with something fun and festive. Here is an easy-to-make idea that could be used to accompany your gift of a special bottle of champaign, wine, or other beverage, for any occasion. The origami hat you see here is my own [...]
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With the approach of the holiday season this festive origami twist box is an easy-to-make container for a small gift. Fold the box using red and green papers for Christmas or orange and black papers for Halloween. As a wedding favor the box could be folded with white or pastel colors; for a birthday party any [...]
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Don’t wait for Valentine’s day, Mother’s day or a birthday to give! An unexpected present creates a joyful moment for the recipient, and the giver too. A handmade gift expresses depth of feeling and a greater degree of personal involvement in a relationship than a mass-produced item. A few weeks ago, at Maria Sinayskaya’s flikr [...]
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When making greeting cards, I like to keep myself open to the many creative possibilities offered by traditional and simple origami models. In this post we’ll look at one example of using the traditional origami windmill to create different cards. Note for beginners: If you’re just getting into folding, the video below will show you [...]
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When visiting Evi Binzinger’s flikr page not long ago, I spotted –among other lovely origami models, this swallowtail butterfly that Evi had created. I fell in love with it and immediately set myself the task of deciphering the folding sequence. This sequence turned out to be as enjoyable as looking at the finished butterfly. With [...]
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