Here in the Northern Hemisphere, when winter approaches to hold us in its grip, spring can always be in our hearts––and at any time of year––a perfect time to make this adorable origami butterfly! I am very excited to present this new paper butterfly, designed by my friend and much admired origami designer, Evi Binzinger. … Read more
I invite you to pull up a chair, clear your folding table, and get your fingers folding. Make this origami ladybug and plant the seeds to sprout even more bounty in your precious life! Has someone ever asked you “What is origami good for”? What they might be really saying with this question is: “Aren’t … Read more
When I was a girl my mother would say that a dragonfly appearing in our garden foretold the arrival of a visitor. Today you are visiting this page thanks to a dragonfly! Welcome! This lovely origami dragonfly joins a growing group of other origami insects already shown here on Origami Spirit: a bee , a … Read more
As have mentioned in another post, the yellow butterflies fluttering about Mauricio Babilonia in One Hundred Years of Solitude is an image that has stayed imprinted in my mind since reading that wonderful book. These butterflies were my gateway to Gabriel García Márquez’s world of magical realism. Today I join the universal chorus of fans … Read more
Do you like origami butterflies? What about origami boxes? Let’s then combine these two model concepts and see what we get! This origami butterfly opens into a box. It’s perfect for a note to your sweetheart or maybe to mom on her birthday or mother’s day. When I see butterflies I think of the warm sweet … Read more
Origami butterfly by Evi Binzinger. Video instruction below.——- Simple Origami: What principles for cycling success can apply to origami for beginners? In this year’s centennial edition of the Tour de France, 2013, I watched with joy the masterful cycling performance displayed by the 23-year-old Colombian cyclist, Nairo Quintana. A newcomer to the Tour de France this … Read more