Celebrations & Holiday origami models
This delightful and easy-to-make origami cardinal, designed by Román Díaz, makes for a lovely gift or as a Christmas ornament. Cardinals are non-migratory birds identified by a bright and distinctive red appearance. They are found from south-eastern Canada all the way south to Mexico and Northern Guatemala. In the northern latitudes. Cardinals are easily spotted … Read more
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 … Read more
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 Video instructions for the Sakura Star: Diagrams … Read more
On her blog, Vera Young has shared diagrams and an image of her interpretation of Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida page 1, page 2, page 3), by Emilson Nunes, author of this wonderful book: Saints: folding with Devotion (Portuguese Edition). The dark-skinned virgin, venerated in the Catholic Church, is the patron saint of … Read more
How about a set of terrific claws to wear for Halloween? These are very easy to make! I found some black self adhesive notes (3 x 3 inches) and made myself a set. Diagrams? Found in the book Origami Omnibus, by Kunihiko Kasahara.It is full of many other superb models! ~*~
Because of the economy in the number of folds and the quality of the movement expressed in the flapping wings, this clever origami butterfly, a creation of designer Deg Farrelly, is one of my favorite action models. Over the years I have folded it many times, often in black paper at Halloween, telling those I … Read more