A model design of Leyla Torres This origami Lollipop is a model you can use as a decoration for the Candy Coffin which is also found here on Origami Spirit. This lollipop is an adaptation of a piece designed as the center of an origami Sunflower that requires a few additional folds at the end of the … Read more
World Origami Days (WOD – October 24 through November 11) is a celebration period when people who love origami spread the joy of paper folding by making origami as visible as possible. To celebrate WOD we might teach a class, fold on the bus, give our friends origami, and share or exhibit the figures we … Read more
Jen Patterson is a licensed professional counselor and host of Origami Story Club, an origami-based program for children age 6-11 living with a BFRB (Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior). BFRB behaviors include skin-picking, hair-pulling, or nail-biting. As a special guest presenter on Origamigos, Jen engaged us in a hands-on experience of how she works with children in … Read more
A model design of Alexandra Ramírez This model is fun and aptly named “Candy Coffin.” Why? When made with black paper it resembles a coffin! You will have fun with this model celebrating Halloween or the Day of the Dead. When made with colored or patterned paper, or rectangular papers with varying proportions, this model … Read more
Please join us any time during this month of October 2022 as we explore this month’s folding themes. This OrigamiSpirit challenge is open to anyone who wants to participate. Here is how to play along: Share origami models (newly folded or folded in the past), concepts or ideas, that include one of the prompts posted … Read more
A model design by Simon Andersen This model, the Little-Wings Envelope by Simon Andersen, is easy to fold, practical, and minimalistic. When we make it with a US letter-size, piece of paper, this model can be used to send cards during the holidays, for invitations, or birthday greetings. With a larger piece of paper, this model can … Read more