Origami Creations - Starstruck

Christmas is fast approaching and I have been starstruck for two (2) months now.  Yep, I have been secretly folding stars to use as ornaments for our christmas tree.

Here are some of the standouts.

Cool Six pointed stars

A favourite fold designed by the japanese origamist Jun Maekawa.  Encountered a slight difficulty but the result is outstandingly beautiful.

Lovely symmetry

Next one is from the lovable japanese origamist Tomoko Fuse.  The fold sequence is repetitive but quite smooth and enchanting.  This model looks impressive with back lighting.

Cool color change effect

This last model is by the famous modular origamist Carmen Sprung.  It uses six (6) square sheets of paper and be prepared for the challenge to insert the last unit to complete this cool star.

Here is the origami diagram and you may find the tutorial below: 

Happy Holidays!

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Origami Creations - Modular Cubes

I have been so enamored with modular cubes lately ... the ones with the lesser number of units.  I have seen 1, 2, 3 and 4 but the ones with a variety of designs are the 6 unit cubes.  The 12 unit designs is even more awesome but I wouldn't want to fold so much paper for a cube, unless it is really temptingly beautiful.

Here is what I have done so far using 7.5 cm square kami paper.  It saves me a lot of paper to produce cuteness.

Modular cubes from the Simple to Amazing

Like my fondness for origami dogs ... now I will do a series of modular cubes for all.

Have a great weekend!

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Origami Creations - Sakura from an Octagonal Star Cube

Another impressive origamist from Japan goes by the name of Ms. Tomoko Fuse.  She is quite famous with making modular origami balls or Kusudama and has written so many origami books.

Lately I saw a very nice model of hers that I have enjoyed a lot.  It is quite simple with a good locking technique and makes a perfect 8 pointed star.  Here it is:

Now, I tried to do some variation and came up with a small Sakura (cherry blossom) flower in the middle.

What do you think?

Hope you like it!

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More Info:

Sakura Wikipedia