Category Archives: Origami
Batty about Boxes: Masu Edition
Actually, I think there are bat homes called bat boxes, a concept I find troubling — can a weasel box be far behind? But I was using batty in it’s colloquial meaning: I love boxes. Shoe boxes, Faberge boxes, Whitman’s … Continue reading
Popping Up, Re-engineered
I mentioned that when I was in LA I visited the Japanese bookstore of my dreams, Kinokuniya in Little Tokyo. Boy, was I a good girl: I got out of that crack house with change from a Benjamin. Most of … Continue reading
French Frogs Fast
I’m not talking cuisses de grenouille a l’ail here, nor am I using a francophobic slur. I present to you my five minute menagerie of frogs, the invention of my fave French folder, Didier Boursin. I have no idea why they’re included … Continue reading
Boursin Boxes and Bliss
My readers have noticed , I’m sure, that I’m good at keeping myself entertained. Give me a piece of paper, half a pound of butter, a crochet hook, a yard of fabric or a book, and I’m all good. (In … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Books, How Cool is That?, Into the Mystic, Less than 50 cents, Origami, Paper
Twenty Second Tulip
My cold whomped my week. I remember a couple of trips to Walgreens for OTC meds that did exactly jack, blinding coughing jags and ears that haven’t cleared since I walked onto the tarmac two Thursdays ago. Oh yeah, there … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Art, Cheap and Cheerful Object of the Day, Cool Japanese Stuff, Origami, Paper
Real Estate, Relations, and a Few Favorite Things
The Domestic Goddess said “Hah!” The crochet injury I was so cavalier about in my last post brought down Her wrath. My elbow’s no better, and at I have a sprained left thumb from buttoning my jeans left-handed. Not that I’m going … Continue reading
Six Second Origami Santa
Maybe even a four second Santa. He’s kinda of a mid-century Mies Santa, all elegant angles. I decorated my Christmas cards will him a few years ago, and because I’m not thrilled with my card design this year I’m feeling nostalgic. You … Continue reading
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Folding Fun: The Origami 2-Pocket Diamond Envelope
Lou’s become so inured to the arrival of the UPS guy that he didn’t even ask what the handsome dude in khaki shorts was handing me — it must be more apron fabric, right?He didn’t even look up from his thriller when I ran … Continue reading
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Practical Origami: The Standing Pocket
You all know I love origami: traditional, modern, Japanese, international, fiendishly out-of-my-reach hard, toddler-easy. Bring on those classic cranes, the flowers, the frogs, the toys, the fish and the food. My favorite origami is an elegant set of simple folds … Continue reading
Filed under Home, Less than 50 cents, Origami, Paper
More Fake Food: Origami Catch of the Day
OK, it’s one of those days where my focus is as blurry as a grandfather’s reading glasses. What do you do to pull it together, to concentrate, to settle the monkey brain? Maybe you close your eyes and meditate. Perhaps … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Food, Less than 50 cents, Origami, Paper
