Christmas Ornaments-Mini Paper Bog Coat
November 25, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Christmas & Christmas projects & holiday crafts, crafts, doll and dolls and dollmaking, easy projects & fast projects
A week or so ago, I made a tiny bog coat from little squares made on the Magic Loom.
I ‘ve been thinking
that you could make
great little bog coats
from Origami Paper,
to use as Christmas ornaments.
Fold a square
of origami or
other decorative paper
in half.
(Note that you
can use a square
of any size that you want).
Now,
open the
square of paper up
and fold it
in half
again,
top to bottom.
Open the
paper up
and fold
the top edge
to the center
line.
The top section
is going to
become the sleeves.
Open it up again
and fold the side
edges to the
center.
This will
create the
center front opening
of the bog coat, as
well as the side edges
of the coat or jacket.
I drew lines on
the …read more
How to Make an Origami kimono for Flat Doll
July 7, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under doll and dolls and dollmaking, tutorial
Here’s the first garment that I have designed and made for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls – an origami kimono.
In this pic, Flora , my FFFF Doll, is modelling the prototype origami kimono that I made from scrap paper.
Once I was happy with the kimono, I got folding with proper origami paper. I used a 6 inch/15 cm square of origami paper for this kimono. You could easily use a square of decorative paper, or brown paper or wrapping paper or even junk mail!
Fold the piece of paper in half from top to bottom, then open it up, and …read more
