Origami #34: Rocket Ship

Ha! Thought you'd seen the last of me, right? Well, I admit it's been a while, but I've a good excuse (or three): new job (going from working part time to full time takes some serious adjusting); hellacious test knitting project (which finally reached an end and turned out to be a very nice item even if the knitting was, well, not nice); and this season's ick (which manifests less in symptoms of sickness and more in overall exhaustion and weakness).

But I have figured out how to work full time and still have a life (you know, like I've done most of my adult life), finished test knitting the beast, and recovered from the ick. So I'm baaaaack. With a rocket ship.

In celebration/honor of the retiring and soon-to-be-retired space shuttles, a rocket ship. Project for yesterday from the Origami Fold-a-Day calendar.


Excuse the focus (or lack thereof) -- my camera is having an issue.

Origami #33: Balloon Heart

A week of hearts leading up to Valentine's Day continues today with a Balloon Heart. Fairly simple fold -- another from the Origami Fold-a-Day calendar.

Origami #32: Secret Message Heart

Yes, I know, no origami over the weekend. It was one of those weekends.


Today's project is today's project from the Origami Fold-a-Day calendar. Open the heart and find a message for your valentine.

Origami #31: Bookmark

What? A triangle?

It's a very simple fold that creates a very practical item -- it's a bookmark that slips over the corner of the page -- no damage to the spine of the book, just a slim page keeper.


Modeling the bookmark: Women's Work the First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber. It's a rather academic tome, but a fascinating look at the history of cloth and fiberwork -- a special interest of mine :).

Origami #30: Box O' Cranes

Today's project is a small box made from a double sheet of our local broadsheet newspaper.


It is full of cranes I have been making from the pages of Marie's desktop page-a-day calendar.

Origami #29: Sad to Happy Face

Today's project comes from the Origami Fold-a-Day calendar (Monday's project, I believe). It's a sad face that becomes a happy face. I like.

Origami #28: Pony

Today, another traditional model, this time a pony. Fairy simple and very cute.