Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Origami Teardrop Ornament

Origami Tear Drop Ornament

This gorgeous teardrop ornament designed by Rae Cooker may be found in New Ideas For Paperfolding by Gay Merrill Gross. I made it with one square sheet of 15cm handmade Japanese paper, a clip, and a red ribbon. The result, a handmade paper Christmas tree ornament 8cm in length.

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The clever design is easy to fold. The chiyogami paper has a crane pattern. No scissors, glue or tape used! 

19 comments:

  1. Really nice portrayal of a tear drop, artsy.

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  2. This looks lovely! Very delicate!

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  3. never thought of origami ornaments! must try one or some!

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  4. Ooooh maybe I can get some of these done for next year!

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  5. That's very different and it would be cool to see with different types of paper designs!

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  6. This is so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. When I first saw this I thought it was a tie, lol. Beautifully made as usual.

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  8. This is absolutely beautiful !!

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  9. I love this. My grandma is Japanese so I grew up learning origami. I always loved it.

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  10. I've always wanted to learn how to do Origami so I can teach my granddaughter how to do it.

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  11. This is a unique and beautiful ornament. It would be a great addition to a special package.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  12. Origami is something that I have only done a few times in the past, but would love to start practicing more often. I think that it's relaxing and, in a way, kind of meditative. And there are so many possibilities for designs, patterns, projects, and so forth!
    --Ann B. (L.....B@yahoo)

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