RUBIK'S CUBE NEVERENDING CARD

I did a demo at work this week with a 70s theme.  I'm not sure that anyone else liked this, but it was my favourite - an adaptation of the "Neverending Card" as a Rubiks cube card (and yes I know I've forgotten the orange!).

There are lots of different instructions available for the neverending card - some can be horribly confusing.
 http://www.victorineoriginals.com/images/samples/instructions/neverendingcard.html has great easy to follow steps.  Obviously there are more conventional ways to decorate these cards.

ORIGAMI SHIRT CARDS

ORIGAMI SHIRT CARDS

Not all origami is highly three dimensional or huge.  There are lots of models that can be either used "as is" or easily adapted for use on cards.

This shirt is one of my favourites as it can be modified in lots of different ways to suit the particular occasion - add buttons or brooches, ties or scarves, colour in various ways etc.  Add a pocket and fill it with various items (hankies, tools, pens etc.etc.  There are a so many things you can do.  I've just made a couple of quick examples.

This shirt pattern is from Start Origami by Mark Bolitho but lots of other variations are available on-line

DISPLAYING ORIGAMI

ADD TO AN EXISTING DISPLAY

 You have probably gathered that I really like paper.  I find folding it to be a very relaxing thing to do, and I love the tactile aspect of many papers.  The problem (such as it is) is what to do with the end results as (much like this blog) its the doing rather than the end product that is the main attraction for me.

I rescued the dictionary from which these examples are made from the bin at work, and rather liked them, so I'm putting my mind to thinking about how to display little bits of origami around the house in such a way that it doesn't look like a tip.

DECORATE YOUR POTPLANTS

Here are a couple of ideas .


The motif is made from interlocked waterbomb bases with a split pin in the middle.

The butterfly is the Yoshizawa butterfly.  You'll find lots of instructions on-line if you want to make your own.

BREAD TAG MONSTERS

BREAD TAG MONSTERS

 Bread tag monsters are everywhere at the moment (just do an image search and prepare to be amazed).  Just looking at them gave me a hundred and one ideas of different things to do.

I promised to do a couple of kid's cards for an upcoming demo, so here is my version. I've kept it very basic.  The white ones have two eyes, the red ones one eye and the blue ones three eyes.  You could do all sorts of "educational" things to do with counting, colours and storytelling, but just making them is fun.

If sticking the googly eyes on is too difficult adhesive pearls would be fine and/or if really little people might eat them you could draw them on with a permanent marker.  ( Be aware that bread tags could be swallowed too!)

CABOCHON NECKLACES FEATURING PAPERS

IDEAS FOR BEZEL & CABOCHON PENDANTS
I've been experimenting making pendants with bezels and glass cabochons,  I think some work better than others but all of them are wearable.  Plus, I had lots of fun playing!!!