After completing the hearts for Valentine’s Day, I decided to make heart bookmarks for everyone at home (and myself too!). I love bookmarks and tend to collect a whole lot of them. But making bookmarks is even more interesting. I quite enjoyed making these beautiful heart bookmarks. I am sure they will make very pretty handmade gifts for book lovers The bookmarks are pretty easy to make, thanks to the tutorial by Jo Nakashima, who [Continued..]
This origami bear head bookmark is designed by Klaus-DieterEnnen and isn’t very difficult to fold. Duo-coloured paper with brown and black might work out very well I think. Brown for the head and black for the little nose. Origami Details: Model: Bear Bookmark Creator: Klaus-DieterEnnen Website: The Origamist – Klaus-Dieters Origami Site Classification: Origami | Animals | | Bookmarks Difficulty Level: Low Intermediate Paper Ratio: Square Paper size: 5 inches Model size: 3.5 inches tall and 2.75 inches across Instructions: The Origamist – Klaus-Dieters Origami Site Tutorial: [Continued..]
Continuing from my previous post on handmade envelopes, here are more of these envelopes. I made a couple of sets of these envelopes with little origami decorations. The paper used, both for the envelopes and the decorations, is thick, handmade paper in antique gold and copper gold. Thick paper = simple origami! So I had to discard quite a few ideas I had. I am sure I will try more of these envelopes with slightly [Continued..]
I am sure you are wondering whatever I have been doing for the past one month, without posting anything on the blog! I have actually been quite busy working on quite a few pieces to put up in my online shop. While making the pieces haven’t been a problem, for some reason I am having quite a bit of trouble photographing them and posting pics on the blog! One such is these little gift envelopes, [Continued..]
In case you are wondering what I have been doing with that bunch of cherry blossoms I had done previously, here you go.. All those cherry blossoms were made specifically for some special invites. My brother and sister-in-law had recently constructed their office (till now they have been renting out a place) and were planning a small ceremony for dedicating the office to our Lord. So these invites were sent out to some relatives, some [Continued..]