Dead period

I moved in January and have not had the chance to do any crafting since then. The semester is almost over though, so I'll be able to jump into it full swing for the summer. I already have a lot of work cut out for me, because I'm also hoping to make plenty of things for my wedding.


But in the meantime, instead of studying for an exam...

Origami lotus flower

Origami - Fishtail Curler

I love origami. Modular origami is even more fun. Kusudama balls are great and come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are crazy, some are elegant.

I came across an image of someone's origami through Facebook. It looked really fascinating. The units used to make it are called fishtail curlers. The base is folded, but then the ends are curled. The units are assembled by locking these curls together. I made another kusudama out of normal curler units before, so I knew how this one worked. Just some different folds for a different shape.

Here's mine!

I made one. It's 30 units and 15 different colors. I used 50mm paper for this, so it's quite small yet equally awesome.





I used this diagram from this website here: http://kusudama.me/origami/gallery/Curler/Fish_curler.png%20