Showing posts with label cheap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheap. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Fun with Origami

In another effort to decorate the house and use up crafting supplies that were building up I made some Origami art.  I am no origami expert, but I think on a whole it turned out well.  First, I made a hole bunch of cranes . . . the only thing I kind of knew how to make already.


I then strung them on a thick thread with some nice beads. And then I hung them from the ceiling.


My roommates seem to enjoy them so it was a successful project.  Due to the fact that these were displayed in the house.  I found that I got more origami papers for Christmas and needed to determine something to do with them.  I hate wasted craft supplies.  I didn't want to do the same thing.  So I searched the internet for something interesting looking that wasn't too difficult to actually do.  As I said I'm no origami expert.  I found these things called Sonobe units that make interesting shapes from origami units.  I then picked a patterns that would allow me to make two chains with the amount of paper I had avaliable to me.  I made two Stellated Octahedrons and four Diamonds.  I then strung them together with some beads and presto!  More cheap artsy decorations!


They are actually the same size, I just take bad photos!  So, even with my basic origami skills I was able to make some cool cheap decorations that everyone seems to enjoy.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Rwar . . .


I moved and have been trying to decorate my place cheaply. This means I've been making stuff. This includes wall art and "furniture" (read as duct tape and wrapping paper over cardboard shipping boxes for storage tables). I made a series of kawaii bears for the wall and think they turned out great!
This is a picture of them all together and framed. They make me happy when I see them hanging above my desk.
My favorites are Kana and Akio:


and of course Locutus of Bear
Resistance if futile . . .

art projects are fun and cheap!