Origamiancy

Rose (Design by Evi Binzinger)

November 27, 2011 Flora & insects

This is a design diagrammed and shared by Evi Binzinger on Flickr. This design is a lot easier than other Rose designs out there, but there is effort required to get the curves for the petals especially – as with all origami floral designs which emphasize on the beauty and bloom of the flower. I [...]

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Origami Swan (Design by Hoàng Tiến Quyết)

November 27, 2011 Birds & Butterflies

This is one design which has been lying unfinished on my table for quite some time. I had trouble on one particular step in the folding process and just couldn’t get past that step. Luckily for me (and a lot of other folders, as well) Tadashi Mori who is well known for his instructional videos [...]

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Origami Lotus (Traditional)

November 22, 2011 Flora & insects

Browsing the net for folding ideas and instructional videos, I came across this pretty Lotus which is a ‘traditional’ design. It is a very model to fold and takes about 10 to 15 minutes in all. You need 4 square sheets of Origami paper – Kami or any other paper of your choice. You will [...]

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Links: Fir trees, Christmas stars, VOG’s book release and more

November 18, 2011 Links to news, diagrams, books

I have not been folding a lot lately and that is largely due to the fact that I was preparing for an exam and planning a weekend trip to Los Angeles. My hubby & I did end up in Los Angeles last weekend and we had a good time. We visited Little Tokyo which is [...]

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Pre-Columbian Style Origami Frog (Design by Leyla Torres)

November 5, 2011 Instructional Videos

I came across a new blog post by another origamist today, which I think is quite ingenious! It is easy to fold and whats more, the designer, Leyla Torres (of Origami Spirit), has taken the trouble of actually recording an instructional video on folding it, too! Paper to use: You can use Kami, tissue foil [...]