Origami

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  1. azw1879

    azw1879 Seedling

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    The set of 3 origami booklets arrived. Judging by the diagrams, there is a chance I will end up with more paper cuts than paper animals :D

    Should be fun to try though :D

    C.J. ;)
     
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    jubabe296 Official Garden Fairy

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    Good luck C.J.and have lots of fun!Easy on the fingers though LOL!!
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Good luck C.J :D Can you give us some examples of the type of things you will be making?
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    PICCIES PLEASE!!!!!!! I want to see all the origami thingys your making. :D
     



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  5. azw1879

    azw1879 Seedling

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    The 3 booklets - Wild Animals, Birds and Insects, Sea Creatures. More like trying to make than making :)

    At the moment the couple of attempts look like...well...crumpled pieces of paper. :D

    Once the different kinds of folds are understood, it will be much easier to understand. I think ! ;)

    I've other things to do at present elsewhere, but it is a nice little pastime. Even if unsuccessful so far :(

    C.J.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    azw1879 Seedling

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    It would be alright if there was an animal that looked like and was called a 'crumpled piece of paper', but I'm not aware of a 'herd' or 'flock' of such. Although there is such a thing as a 'bin' of crumpled pieces of paper'! Does that count? :D

    C.J. ;)
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Of course it does!!! I can make loads of them. :D :D
     
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    Origami had to be the next step I took in the art of paper-folding. Kids are not as impressed as they used to be with the old dependable paper aeroplane. :rolleyes:

    C.J. ;)
     
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    My boys have always done origami. Dan does all sorts of it. He made me fish and colored them. I had them in the bathroom for awhile. I want him to show the kids how to do origami bunnies for the summer reading program. They are a simple folded one. By that I mean, not too many folds. Dooley
     
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    Have you heard about the origami cowboy.

    He was sent to the jail house for rustling ;)
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Groan :rolleyes:

    :D

    How is the origami progressing C.J? Dooley, are you sure you want to show the kids how to make origami bunnies? Remember what happened last time...
     
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    How is the origami going? I want to learn flowers but I know I will end up with just paper cuts instead of folds. LOL!!!
     
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    I've been to busy lately. I'm afraid it'll be quite a while before I'm a black belt in Origami :sete_049:

    C.J. :D
     
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    My daughter got a origami book for Christmas that was folding things out of dollar bills - when she paid me back for something recently, it was handed to me in the form of a Klingon ship and I had to unfold it! :D

    I haven't the patience for it myself - go you, if you managed to make any headway on it at all.
     

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