These earrings are made from a variation of the sonobe units, created by Mitsonobu Sonobe. They are easy to make and look very elegant. They actually look much prettier that this My photographic skills at fault here. They are made up of 3 modules each. Each module takes about a minute to make, so creating the unit takes about 10 minutes maximum! Add a couple of beads and earring hooks and voila! You have a [Continued..]
According to the Scriptures, Palm Sunday represents the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. People lined up on either side of Jesus and shouted ‘Hosanna’ and placed their robes and palm leaves on the road, in front of Jesus. And every Palm Sunday, it is a tradition in our church to go on a procession around our church block waving palm leaves and singing hymns. As kids, as soon as we got [Continued..]
The spiral star is very elegant, intricate-looking origami which is surprisingly easy to make. Assembling the piece is quite easy if you use a cheat’s way out.. some paper clips to hold the sides together The modules start with a bird base. They are then twisted into spirals and then the modules are attached along the arms. I loved the colour combination of red and white that I had chosen for this piece. And I [Continued..]
There are plenty of origami vases, ranging from the ultra simple to the super complex. This vase is a simple one and shouldn’t take a few minutes to complete. As with a lot of my origami, I folded this from wrapper paper. I love how both these vases turned out! The glossiness in the paper adds a shine which looks great in my opinion. The vase does require glue to hold the folds in place, but is [Continued..]
So, remember the kiddie bracelets that I had made about a month back? For my daughter and her friends? And remember I promised a tutorial for that?? So here is my promised tutorial. It is quite simple to make, so have a go.. What you will need: – Rectangular pieces of paper. You will need an even number of pieces. Around 20 – 22 pieces works for a regular size. You might need more or [Continued..]