Shirt & Tie Challenge

My friend Jada sent me a link to a great You-Tube video on how to fold this origami and I took it as a challenge.  I keep a few $2 bills on hand to fold money folds and I had 2 left.  Now I only have 1!  I love this little shirt and tie!  I think it is so much cooler than the shirt I did at Rum Runners without the tie.  Thanks for the challenge Jada!  This is really neat!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Cameron!  I made my friend Cameron some origami flowers to celebrate her birthday today (even though it is tomorrow) and brought in cupcakes for us and some other friends to eat!  I just love how these flowers turned out.  They are small, made with 2" square paper.  I'm excited because I also get to celebrate my friend Jamie's birthday tomorrow!  Double-birthday Saturday!  Woo hoo!

I'm Totally Impatient!

Well, I was collecting the pages from my calendar that I wasn't folding because they were practice pages and using them to create a modular origami (that is an origami that uses multiple pieces of paper).  The problem is that I needed 30 modules.  That would have taken me until October to get that many calendar pages!  I know, I looked ahead!  I totally couldn't have waited that long!  So, I bought some paper (check out the flowers I made for my co-workers) and folded and assembled all the modules to finish this star.  I think it turned out great!

April 22nd - Plant a Tree

Earth Day!  This was hard to make and I don't really get what it is.  Is it supposed to be a dirt cup that you carry dirt and a seed in and then plant them together to grow a tree in your backyard?  Whatever?  I don't like how this turned out at all.  I think it looks okay....but not with the title "Plant a Tree".  Maybe it would look good as a pocket square in someone's jacket.  I think that would be a lot better!

April 21st - Fast Airplane

The only place this plane flew fast was to the floor!  So, either I threw it badly or I'm just not good at making airplanes.  I used to make pretty good ones out of regular paper when I was in school, so maybe origami airplanes are just not my forte!  It looks pretty cool though with the raised wings and the lowered cockpit area.  I like that.

Non-Calendar Origami - Happy Administrative Assistants Day!

I am really getting into origami lately (yes, even more than normal) and I bought some origami paper at the craft store.  I offered to make some origami flowers for our administrative assistants to thank them for all they do for us!  I used some flower-print paper to make day lilies and some circle print paper to make regular lilies.  Then we put them in some empty saki bottles and viola!  They turned out pretty cool.  I wasn't there for the presentation, but got a very nice thank you note.  And the best part is, these flowers will never die!

April 20th - Sit-Up Pup

This pup can sit.  Did I mention that Buddy can sit too?  He can also lie down and go to bed.  He can play fetch, but gets tired out after only a few throws and isn't really that great at giving back the toy.  :)

I checked with a local service dog organization and they are full and can't take him.  I won't put him in a shelter...so he is with us until I find him a loving home.  Is that your home or someone you know?  Post a comment...