Origamiancy

Christmas Lantern (Design by Ancella Simoes)

December 10, 2011 Modular & Geometric

The countdown to Christmas has already started and I have been busy deciding on the Christmas decorations and getting started on the decorating, too. I always make it a point to fold a few Origami ornaments or hangings for Christmas so I have been quite excited about what to fold and where to put it. [...]

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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 [...]