Origami Rose Kusudama

Complexity	: Medium
Folding Instruction
Diagram and Video	: Rose Electra
Paper	: Total units :126
Electra as base	: 30 units :1/4th of 3*3 inch post-it note
Sepals	: 12 units :3*3 inch Post-it note
Petals	: 96 (8 per flower)units: 1/4th of 3*3 inch post-it note

Rose kusuduma consists of  12 modular roses and an electra.There are 126 units in total,12*8 i.e. 96  units for the rose and 30 units of electra.Electra is used as base for the kusudama where you stick on the flowers using glue .

Make sure the electra is big enough to hold the roses.

Few of the roses

Adding roses to the electra

While adding roses to the electra make sure the rose are stacked properly else by the tme you reach to the final rose the space inside the kusudama becomes really crowded.

After adding the roses to the Kusudama

Completed Kusudama with the stash

Here I have added a stash ,a crane and beads.I made this as a mothers day gift for my mom this year.

Daily origami

Looks like I would have to stop the daily origami posts but that doesnot mean I would stop foldng or posting.Its just that my schedules and work are not leaving me enough time for daily origami so I would have to stop it.

It was a wonderful time trying those models and I would continue but no regular updates .... :)

Origami Alexander Aztec butterfly - Design by Michael LaFosse

Day 154 - Origami Alexander Aztec butterfly - Design by Michael LaFosse

Model	: Origami Alexander Aztec butterfly
Design	: Michael LaFosse
Complexity	: Medium
Folding Instruction
Book	: Advanced Origami
Video	: Part 1 Part 2 by elsix2006
Paper	: 9*9 inch one side coloured paper.

Another one of the Michael Lafosse butterflies.This one is really nice to look at with the zigzag pattern on the wings this pattern makes it look complicated too,but the fact is its not that complicated.At least you feel so once you have folded Alexander swallowtail Butterfly and Alice Gray Butterfly.

Alexander Aztec Butterfly is a mix of both the above butterflies.It starts with similar folds as the Alice Gray butterfly.

Few Notes:-

• Start with a fairly large paper for the first time.
• The butterfly looks better with contrast coloured paper .
•  I felt the folding for the body of the butterfly are similar to Alice Gray Butterfly and the video by Orgamiancy for the same part s much clearer to understand.
• The Zigzag on the wings though look so complex but are actually easy.
• The part where you have to pull the paper in the upper wing for shaping it take care not to damage the model.

Video:-

Origami Alice Gray Butterfly - Design by Michael LaFosse

Day 153 - Origami Alice Gray Butterfly - Design by Michael LaFosse

Model	: Origami Alice Gray Butterfly
Design	: Michael LaFosse
Complexity	: Medium
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Diagram by J.C Nolan
Book	: Advanced Origami
Video	: Origamiancy
Paper	: 9*9 inch one side coloured paper.

Earlier I had tried Michael LaFosse's Alexandar swallowtail butterfly .The instruction for this butterfly was available on the website by Michael LaFosse.

There were many more wonderful butterflies modeled by Michael Lafosse which I wanted to fold but could not find the instruction online neither I am that good at following the diagrams.Finally after one and a half years of folding Alexander swallowtail butterfly I found this video on YouTube by origamiancy for the model Alice Gray Butterfly by Michael Lafosse.The video was up by 2009 and I found it now that show how good I am at searching things on internet.

The instructions are quite clear.One thing to take care of ,is the instructions in the video starts with colour side up but if you want your butterfly to be colourful then start with White side up.

By the time your are finished the paper in the middle forming the body of the butterfly becomes so thick that its difficult to make further folds and it may rip so take care while folding it.

Video:-

Origami High Heel shoes - 1

Day 152 - Origami High Heel shoes - 1

Model	: Origami High Heel shoes - 1
Complexity	: Medium
Folding Instruction
Video	: okakuku
Paper	:3*3 inch one side coloured square

Yesterday it was a 2D High Heel shoes which I wasn't that happy to fold so today here is another version of the high heel shoe which I found on YouTube.Though there are a lot of high heel shoes video on YouTube most of them are too fast to follow.This video is fast too but kind of better than others.You need to have real Patience to stop the video every now and then to follow the instructions but the end result is worth it.

This one is a 3D model which looks like the barbie high heel shoes.

Video:-

Origami Heel Shoes

Day 151 - Origami Heel Shoes

Model	: Origami Heel Shoes
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Diagram	: Origami-club
Paper	:3*3 inch one side coloured square

Origami Heel shoes starts with a kite base.I would suggest to make it with a smaller paper instead of a big one.Though the model is 3D its better to be called a 2D as you can flatten and stick it on cards.If kept a 3D model it stands and gives a 3D view in the front view only .

Origami Basket

Day 150 - Origami Basket

Model	: Origami Basket
Design	: Traditional
Complexity	: Simple
Folding Instruction
Photo instruction	: Orgami Mommy
Paper	:3*3 inch contrast coloured square

It's cute little basket which can be made in a very little amount of time.The model requires glue to fix the handle.Its made out of single square piece of paper.

Origami Penguin by Jo Nakashima

Day 149 - Origami Penguin by Jo Nakashima

Model	: Origami Penguin by Jo Nakashima
Design	: Jo Nakashima
Complexity	: Difficult
Folding Instruction
Video	: Jo Nakashima
Paper	:15 * 15 cm one side coloured square

One more from Jo Nakashima.A wonderful 3D penguin .This one is bit difficult but not too tough.The tough part is the precrease.One needs to have a lot of patience ( of course I have very little patience which is evident from the penguin I have folded).

Only suggestion is do start with a big piece of paper else it becomes difficult to follow the creases.