This is an origami ornament that I had done a few months back, that kindled my interest in origami. It is a piece from Lew Rozelle’s book Origami Ornaments. The book describes a set of units (Base, Clip, Joiner, Hinge and Insert), which are combined to form modular origami ornaments. The ornament that I have done is called a star flower ball and is made of 6 bases and 8 joiners. The work is time [Continued..]
Quite a few origami baskets are very simple to make and have a utilitarian value as well. And since my last post on baskets, a few of my friends wanted me to try out some simple baskets. They are pretty new to origami, so keeping it simple was my aim. The first basket I tried out was this simple Easter basket. It comes complete with a handle. Glue the handle in place so that it [Continued..]
After the arabesque yesterday, I needed to do something that wasn’t too strenuous, nor time-consuming.. And what is easier than lucky stars? They are done by strip folding and are completed in a jiffy. A tradition is to fill and jar of lucky stars and give them to someone you like. Or you can make them into strings for hanging as decorations. Or make them small enough to make them into earrings. The possibilities are [Continued..]
An arabesque is an ornament that is made of intertwined floral and vine figures in an intricate design. And the origami arabesque does look very intricate and delicate. It was designed by Mio Tsugawa and is made from 30 modules. It looks best when folded from a variety of solid colours, though I made mine from gift wrapping paper. There are quite a few variations to the arabesque and all of them are quite popular. [Continued..]
To tell the truth, I am not sure of the name of these spirals, since the book from which I followed instructions is in Japanese. But since the spirals have a square shape, I ended up calling them Square Spirals! Tomoko Fuse’s book on spirals ‘Origami Spirals’ contains instructions for making a lot of different spiral ornaments. Ornaments from both squares and triangles (half a square, cut on the diagonal) are both easy to [Continued..]