Late in the evening after decorating my tiny apartment-sized Christmas tree, I decided that I needed a nice big star to top the tree. This is an origami pattern I learned a long time ago, so long that I don’t remember the source. I regularly forget how to make it and then spend 20 minutes trying to make it work, so I thought I’d post it online in case I forgot again…pardon the dark photos. Continue reading
I put up a few small, apartment-friendly Christmas decorations this year. I wanted to put a wreath on our front door, but it had to be something that I could tape up since our door is heavy duty metal. After some digging around online, I found this origami ring pattern. I used two different shades of green paper with a gradation to white to create the effect with the dark triangles in the middle. To make it officially a Christmas decoration I added a bow made from red ribbon trimmed with snowflakes.
Part I, on how to make the flower, is here. This second section is on how to make the stem. Continue reading
I have been making loads of origami flowers to decorate a big party. I thought I would share the process. The tutorial is in two sections to make it less massive. This part covers how to make the flower. The second part covers the stem. At the end of this section there is a video of the entire process to help with the trickier steps. Continue reading
Koto Embroidery 