[video] How To Fold A Japanese Paper Ball (Kusudama)

this i made at the same time as the ruffle kusudama. the light purple paper has silver flake in it like the pink paper does. the darker purple is tissue. it was easier to fold the ruffles tissue than it was to fold the lace. i was hoping to tissue would be more transparent but the folds made the color darker. i like it non the less. this is a tomoko fuse diagram, btw

... of like garland so it would get me a big 'ol X on the quiz show so I was quiet. shhh. But yeah, you know how a different color scheme seems to be popular each season... add a few of them thar paper birdies in the same color scheme and you'd have the money making scheme of the century. How fast can you fold?

this is the chrysanthemum diagram from tomoko fuse. this diagram took forever to fold. i dont know if it was really worth all that time. what do y'all think?

not really hard, i can finish one in a day. once the basic understanding of construction is grasped it is rather easy to complete. there are 30 units of the purple and 30 units of the double sided pink/red paper. i can usually fold most of the units at work between clients and glue it all together at home.

Quote from: Ms.Crafty on June 21, 2008 07:01:00 PM I can;t get passed number 4 Oh well.Good job! #5 is a squash fold (technical term) you have to open up the pocket and squash it  down. i hope i was helpful.

Tomoko Fuse is my origami hero!! this is one of her "Floral Origami Globes" the light pink paper has silver leaf in it. the ruffles are tissue paper. i thought the tissue would look nice but i didnt think about how hard it would be to fold. the units are 3"x1.5" i cut them down from 6"x6" sheets

made from this tutorial: http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/2354-Fold-A-Kusudama-Flower-Out-of-Post-It-Notes- the result it very pretty, but i feel like it's so fragile that i can't do anything else with it. kusudama with flash: kusudama without flash: