November 2009

Since everyone seems to be on the look out for diagrams and stories about the origami crane I thought I’d make it easier to put all of it together in one post. The most popular design is that of the peace crane, which is the most recognizable symbol in origami. However, there are other variations [...]

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Shark (Design by Fernando Gilgado)

by Ancella on November 15, 2009

in Sea Creatures

I had come across this particular design on the popular pajarita.org website sometime ago but never got around to attempting it. So this weekend, since I am on a roll folding things..I thought I’d give it a try. This origami Shark has a total of 48 steps in the making of it and is of [...]

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Small Mouse (Design by Rikki Donachie)

by Ancella on November 14, 2009

in Animals

This cute little mouse is designed by Rikki Donachie and looks very much like a cartoon character. Rikki Donachie is popular for his cartoon like designs and other pretty origami models. Paper to use: You can use duo colored or single side colored paper. The only difference in this is that the tip of the [...]

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Duck (Design by Shiri Daniel)

by Ancella on November 14, 2009

in Birds & Butterflies

This is a design I got from Ken Nguyen’s website which has a pretty good collection of origami diagrams. I selected Shiri Daniel’s Duck and even though the instructions for this are not in English, by carefully following the arrows and steps shown in the diagrams, I am sure you too will find it reasonably [...]

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Puma Head (Design by Roman Diaz)

by Ancella on November 7, 2009

in Animals

This is a design from the popular Origami Weekly blog which has been created by Andrew Hudson and Jared Needle. This is a neat little site which features creative designs and diagrams of various forms. I am an avid follower of this site and when this post on Roman Diaz’s Puma – was published, I [...]

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