I love Christmas. I didn’t use to but now I do. I’m sure it has something to do with having
kids.
These days, amongst the food and family and
presents, Christmas and New Year seems to trigger the “look at my life”
syndrome. And part of this is this need
in me to let my friends know, both those that I see on a regular basis and
those that I see infrequently, that I am thinking of them.
So, I make Christmas presents. And this year, thanks to an inspiration by my
sis a couple of years ago, I made some origami cranes in glass baubles.
If you’re saying “oh, that’s nice”, well it
wasn’t quite the reaction I was going for.
But if you’re saying “pretty, but how in heavens (or some other similar
exclamation) did she get the crane in there?”.
Then that was the reaction I was going for.
I think these could do with some jazzing
up, but with a heartfelt note and some pretty wrapping, it more than serves my
purpose.
To my dearest friends and my lovely readers
– I’m thinking of you!
Tips :
In order to make something similar, I would
suggest the following…
1.)
Choose your paper wisely. I chose a Japanese Chiyogami paper. I found that this does not show unintentional
creases. And that it creases quite well
when using the appropriate tools.
2.)
If you can, use a bone
folder. I found that this does not rub
the paper when making the creases and makes a very crisp crease.
3.)
Employ some bamboo skewer
sticks to manipulate the crane in the glass bauble.
4.)
I made the crane in it’s
entirety and then undid the last couple of steps. Then I stuffed the crane into the glass
bauble and manipulated it back to shape using the bamboo skewers.
If you want to give this a go, I hope these
tips help!!
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