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.