Kumin, Kamakura, Japan ([info]kumin) wrote,
@ 2005-06-28 11:59:00
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Origami
As I wrote yesterday, I'm now into "Origami".
I went to the biggest bookstore in Tokyo to look for some good books.
Here is the one I liked the most.


This book introduces lots of goodies to creat.
The flowers in pink and purple are small bags!
You can put coins and small memo inside of this pretty flower.
This one was hard to make at first, and had to try again and again.

A friend of mine is organizing a party this weekends,
and she asked me to make nice table setting for this occasion with washi paper.
So I made them out of this book, too!

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[info]honma
2005-06-28 04:14 am UTC (link)
Those are beautiful. And what a nice way to give someone a note.

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 04:21 am UTC (link)
I love Origami so much now.
I used to play when I was a small kid with my mom.
Now I can play it with my daughter as well.
Hey, why don't we swap small things as we both live in the same country?
I'll include this small flower things and other origami work if you like them!

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[info]honma
2005-06-30 03:36 am UTC (link)
I would love to do a swap with you! But right now I'm so busy getting ready to move I don't know if I can. Lately, I haven't had so much time to craft. :( But when I come back to Japan then let's swap for sure!

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[info]kumin
2005-06-30 03:42 am UTC (link)
sure, sure!
when are you leaving for trip to south america?
let me know when you come back with lots of interesting stories!

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[info]ohsewpretty
2005-06-28 04:17 am UTC (link)
The look beautiful! I wish I could visit Japan and look at all the craft books. I have some that I ordered through ebay and I just love them!

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 04:27 am UTC (link)
Japan has many great craft books, I believe.
Every week, I enjoy going to bookstores to check what's new there :)

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[info]ohbara
2005-06-28 05:42 am UTC (link)
!! when I was little, my grandfather had a coinpurse like those, only made of leather. He would keep silver dollars in it and give them to me & my brothers as a present. :)

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 05:56 am UTC (link)
I know which one you're talking about.
I guess my dad used to have similar purse, too.
Just one piece of square paper can create such a thing!
This is Origami magic, you know!

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[info]sushimifune
2005-06-28 06:34 am UTC (link)
Origami is amazing! It requests so much patience and manual ability that sometimes I get mad and throw everything away :-)
I love those flowers! I can't wait to see more origami made by you!

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 11:53 pm UTC (link)
Yes, Origami is really amazing.
I realized that.
It's true you need to be patient to finish the first pattern.
This flower one was difficult even for me, a Japanese!!

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[info]primrose04
2005-06-28 11:10 am UTC (link)
When I was a kid they used to sell packs of origami papers with instructions for animals and birds. I always found it really difficult for some reason. Not that I wasn't crafty but I just couldn't follow the directions and make it come out right. I'd get frustrated and give up. Maybe I just liked looking at the papers :)

Those little flower bags are very cute!

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 11:57 pm UTC (link)
Many people say the same thing even for Japanese.
What you need here is patience, I guess!
That's why Japanese teach children how to origami!!
Now I know the reason :)

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[info]fudebusho
2005-06-28 03:45 pm UTC (link)
Beautiful!

I love the colors that you've used for the place settings ...

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 11:57 pm UTC (link)
Thanks!
That's washi paper, and the color is so beautiful!

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[info]spiceycreations
2005-06-28 06:55 pm UTC (link)
Those are really nice! I think I need to try again! It's been a long time since I did any origami!

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[info]kumin
2005-06-28 11:59 pm UTC (link)
Me, too.
The last time I did Origami is about 25 yrs ago or so!
Enjoy!

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-06-29 04:30 pm UTC (link)
These are so beautiful!

I wish I had the patience for origami! I only know how to make a crane and I don't seem to be able to learn more =(

And I LOVE Japanese craft books! I have many chirimen zaiku craft books that I ordered over the last couple of years. They are so detailed, with beautiful diagrams and photographs - you never really see anything in the USA or Australia that well presented.

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[info]kumin
2005-06-29 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Hi Naomi.
It's true that you need to be patient to do origami!
But making a crane is a big project, I believe.
So you have enough patience for origami!

I totally agree that Japan has so many great craft books.
It's so much fun to go to a book store to see new craft books.

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