Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Why I love origami



Because -

It is so simple.



a couple sheets of paper,
a ribbon,
a button,
and a bead.

Plus 10 minutes of relaxing, slow, quiet time.

Ahh!




And in the end - something pretty for our home.




I've been watching a lot of tutorials on you tube, but when they're not complicated, I pull
the instructions off of websites like these:

http://how-to-do-origami.com/documents/origami-star-box.php

http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-boxes-and-containers.html

This project has also got me thinking about cutting paper too.  I love that star!


Oh, in the midst of a life that is too often chaotic and frustrating and complicated, how nice to sit for 10 minutes and do something pleasing and simple and calming!

2 comments:

  1. And there is nothing better than almost instant results. They're beautiful.

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  2. Beautiful! I loved doing origami as a child and had almost forgotten about its charm. I'll definitely have to see what I can remember tomorrow.

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