Saturday, January 30, 2010

lucky wishing stars

box

This is an ideal way to recycle old greeting cards or wedding cards.



Both the boxes are made from square sheets with the square to make the inner box slightly smaller than the sheet to make the outer box ,so that it fits.




I have taught this box to summer class students and also to lot of my students I have made a lot of these boxes over the years to box small gifts for my friends.

To make this box, take two square pieces of paper the paper for the outer box should be slightly bigger than the inner one. I have used an old wedding card ,I have made sure that the picture is at the center of the paper.



Turn the paper around and find the center .

Fold one edge of the square to touch the center.


Fold again the folded part as shown below.


Unfold ,


Repeat on all four sides,


You can see a triangle on each edge of the square.Now make a cut starting from the base of the triangle
until you reach the large square in the center(where I have marked ) on two opposite sides.


Fold the uncut edges along the folds that we have made earlier in such a way that the triangle lies flat on the square in the middle , Stick the triangles with glue to hold it in place.


Now fold the cut edges over as shown.


Stick the triangles of the cut edges too on the square at the center.



The picture is at the center of the box. This will be the outer box. Now repeat the same procedure for the inner box . 



origami-lotus



The lotus looks so beautiful and the picture looks perfect. Here's a neat tutorial for the origami lotus.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

origami-ring

This I have made taking papers from a magazine.
I first saw this ring in folding trees and then found this tutorial there.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

quilled decorations.



I find all things paper a wonderful place for inspiration for paper crafts.



Monday, January 25, 2010

paper flowers

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/49153/how-to-make-elegant-parchment-flowers-with-jeffrey-rudell
I have made these flowers with thick white paper, These flower look more elegant when parchment paper is used.