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• More Postcards

  
  being crafty — Authority: 106
  Here are 4 more nengajo, and what may be the final ones in the batch. I’m losing a bit of momentum and kind of want to move onto something else. We’ll see if I have any left in me though.      
  19 hours ago

• Thailand

  
  hunsonisgroovy — Authority: 638
  Thailand [IMG: http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunqjcDPr01qz9tjmo1_500.jpg]
  2 days ago

• Sadako’s Crane to the WTC

  
  Yellow Menace - Asian Pop Culture Upside Your Head — Authority: 130
  I’m not usually into this touching, bittersweet, moving stuff, but a million years ago, when I was in school, I read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. So when I saw this story on CNN today it really struck me. Sadako\’s Crane Goes to WTC Memorial Ironic, that a girl who died from the ...
  4 days ago

• Some Tips On How To Make Origami

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  For kid’s crafts, origami is perfect, since each child can do it at their own level and pace. If they follow some tried and true tips, then they are sure to get great results, as it is pretty easy once the origami techniques are understood. Have them choose simple projects to begin, and then work up to more complex ...
  6 days ago

• The Ancient Art of Paper Folding

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Today, as well as thousands of years ago, origami techniques involve making geometric folds to create certain shapes or figures out of sheets of paper. As is tradition, it is crucial that this is done without cutting or gluing anything together. The crane is a widely popular and well known example of a traditional ...
  6 days ago

• Finding The Perfect Origami Paper

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Each piece of origami paper must be in the form of a perfect square. This shape can help you create intricately folded paper creations that are just mind-blowing. There are a plethora of styles and sizes available, and just knowing what is out there is enough to get those creative juices flowing and your fingers ...
  6 days ago

• Animal Origami For Beginners

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  The art of origami incorporates and transforms many real world objects into paper replicas, such as origami flowers. However, the animal kingdom has inspired a whole host of fascinating representations. Traditionally, in Japan, the crane is the most popular animal depicted through the use of origami. There is folklore ...
  6 days ago

• Origami Instructions For Everyone

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Art projects come in various shapes and sizes, and as children we are influenced by art in so many ways. As we age and grow, we tend to forget about art and the soothing and enjoyable way that it affects the mind and body. There are so many art projects to choose from, but one that really stands out since it is easily ...
  6 days ago

• The History of Animated Origami

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  For hundreds of years, the origami paper craft stayed pretty much like it always had been. For models that were particularly complicated or intricate, a drawing or sometimes even a book was published illustrating the technique. “How to Fold one Thousand Cranes” was published in 1797 and was the standard, until the ...
  6 days ago

• Origami FAQ

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Amazon.com Widgets What does a swan, a plane and complex geometric shapes have in common? Do you give up? The answer is that they can all be made from paper. The ability to fold paper into different shapes is the long practiced tool of origami. It is a wonderful way to teach geometry and to give people something to ...
  6 days ago

• The History of Modular Origami

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  The goal of origami is to create a likeness or representation of an object using geometric crease patterns and fascinating folds. Traditionally, this is done without the use of glue or scissors and general only requires one piece of paper. Modular origami, sometimes also called unit origami, is a relatively new ...
  6 days ago

• Create Inner Peace; Create Origami Animals

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Focus, quiet and practice are important in meditation as well as in origami, and because of this, the two work together in synergy. Take origami animals, such as a simple crane, and practice making it until it becomes second nature to you; as though you could do it blindfolded. While you are doing this, you will be ...
  6 days ago

• The Ancient Art of Japanese Origami

  
  i-KnowHow — Authority: 134
  Origami is the centuries old Japanese art of making fascinating folds to pieces of paper, and thus creating incredible representations of many common objects, from something as simple as a Kimono paper form, to complex and highly detailed human forms. Origami got its name from “ori,” which is the Japanese word for ...
  6 days ago

• Postcards, Continued

  
  being crafty — Authority: 106
  I’ve been working along on my “nengajo,” or New Year’s Day postcards, and have scanned them in batches. I would have made more, but I haven’t been feeling entirely well over the last few days, so I had to take it easy. Here’s the first batch, finished on Friday:    And the second batch, ...
  6 days ago

• Postcards

  
  being crafty — Authority: 106
  My dining room table is covered in all sorts of paper and crafting supplies, and I’ve been trying my hand at making postcards again. I saw some lovely ones done by Dumpsterdiversanonymous and wanted to play around, but I’m not entirely happy with the results so far. Here’s the first one, a combination of an ...
  1 week ago

• Paper Cutting and More

  
  all things paper — Authority: 487
  Every once in a while I feel the need to assemble a post thats chock-full of links to things Im pretty sure youll find interesting... clickers at the ready?! Design*Sponge featured lovely paper cut illustrations Kate Forrester created as a holiday ad campaign for John Lewis department stores. Ten typographic ...
  2 weeks ago

• 4 Huge Christmas Graphics for Your Own Gift Box (free download)

  
  Graphics-Illustrations Photoshop brushes, backgrouds, textures, tutorials, Illustrator brushes, shapes and much more. — Authority: 412
  Christmas is near – Santa is coming and we are all thinking about giving! We all know that Christmas is not just about presents, it’s about showing your dear ones how much you love and appreciate them! And what better way there is to show it, but to put some extra effort in preparing a nice gift boxes by your ...
  2 weeks ago

• Money folding – Origami by Won Park

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  The origin of origami is unclear. There is general belief that most of the modern developments in origami occurred in Japan; however, there have also been independent paper-folding traditions in China much earlier and in Germany and Spain, among other places. It is unclear whether these traditions evolved separately ...
  3 weeks ago

• Art of origami: folding a dollar or two

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  What can a person do with a dollar or two nowadays? Won Park , a master of Origami,  also called the money folder , has a few ideas. Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding – creating a 3-D representation of an object by making various geometric folds and crease patterns with a single sheet of ...
  3 weeks ago

• money origami

  
  315thomas — Authority: 120
  how cool are these? i love the little hats... such a clever idea. click here to see much more. xoxo, lesley
  3 weeks ago

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