I've been hunting for ways to add something extra to gifts I plan to wrap soon, and I found a couple of nice ideas on YouTube. The first gift decor is a classic baby sock rose, made with tiny cotton socks, floral wire, floral tape, and paper leaves (I used green crepe paper since it… Continue reading Flowers two ways: gift embellishments in fabric and paper
Tag: paper folding
Origami crane box – 2 in 1 pattern
Just want to share with you an elegant little envelope / box design that I made from Kazuo Kobayashi's book of crane folding. You can see other designs I folded from his book, here, and you can see Mr. Kobayashi here during my trip to Tokyo in February. PHOTOS: top left, crane envelope; it becomes… Continue reading Origami crane box – 2 in 1 pattern
New origami to love: Duck
Working with paper is always close to my heart, even if I sometimes get absorbed in my stitching projects and don't spend time with paper for a few weeks. You can see a few examples of my paper makes in previous posts, here, here, and here. Yesterday evening I pulled out some wonderful foil papers… Continue reading New origami to love: Duck
Favorite makes of 2019: Paper edition
The year is quickly coming to a close, and I thought to share just a few paper makes that brought me much joy and some challenge. I've always enjoyed playing with paper. Wrapping gifts has never been a chore for me. I discovered the world of origami when I was about 18 years old, and… Continue reading Favorite makes of 2019: Paper edition