I’m pleased to introduce you to Ironhead, our cat of the day. The colorful ruff she is wearing is made of folded paper. Doesn’t she look like a sixteenth-century Dutch queen? If you fancy making one for your own cat -or yourself, this origami action-model is called Fireworks and was designed by Yami Yamauchi. Below [...]
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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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Have you heard that writing love notes helps keep the flame of romance burning bright in a relationship? Well, give your next love note or Valentine invitation some extra sparkle by placing it within this easy-to-make origami heart-box. Since the box and note can be folded flat, it can be discretely placed in our loved [...]
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John and I were finishing dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants. The sushi is delicious and the owners are always appreciative of the models I leave behind. John took this picture during a moment of concentration as I prepared the model for that evening. It was a butterfly. …………….. Portrait courtesy of John [...]
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I folded this six-pointed modular origami star in memory of it’s creator David Petty (UK), who passed away on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011. A remembrance page and diagrams for the star have been posted at Nick Robinson’s blog. Other than authoring several origami books, David generously shared diagrams for traditional origami models on his website [...]
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This is my interpretation of the Sakura Star, a creation of David Martinez. It is a lovely model that I will add to the collection of ornaments I use to decorate my staircase for Christmas, as seen in this post: Origami Adds a Holiday Sparkle to a Staircase Photo steps for the Sakura Star in [...]
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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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