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OA Folded Project That Brings Much ‘Happi’-ness
ver the past few months, thickness. If you use plain copy bellishment. I wanted to make I have noticed that a lot paper, you can always draw or it “kawaii,” so I created a little of readers like folding stamp designs to make your own kokeshi doll head to tape to the
origami. So, to get you ready for “printed paper.” top. For this size, I used a 1-inch
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 2-by-6-inch origami paper * • black marker
• 1-inch circle of light-colored • pink pencil, for blush
Hinamatsuri (aka Girls’ Day), we are folding a simple happi coat-style origami piece. You can use printed origami paper, wrapping paper or even solid colored paper for this project. If you want to use cardstock, it will just take a little more work creasing the folds because of the
For the samples I made, I took a 6-by-6-inch printed ori- gami paper and cut it into three 2-inch strips. You can use differ- ent sized paper, just make sure the dimensions for the paper is three times as long as it is wide.
Just folding the happi coat/ haori kimono makes a great em-
* Note: You can use any size of paper, but the dimensions need to be such that the longer length is three times the width. Example: 4 inches wide by 12 inches long; 3 inches wide by
9 inches long.
circle for the face and cut out some hair from black cardstock. You can get this project sheet and more at benfranklinhawaii. com. Don’t forget to send me a photo of your crafts so I can share it here, and I’ll send you a gift card from Ben Franklin
Crafts.
Fold back open just the top layer of the sides. A small triangle will form at the top. Crease well.
cardstock, for face
• 2-by-2-inch black cardstock, for hair
(optional)
• double-stick tape • scissors
With the section that has the paper design right side up, fold the edge over 1/4 of an inch to the back. Note: If using a differ- ent size of paper, this is equal to about 1/8 of the section.
Find the center point of the square. On this top section only, fold each corner to the center. Crease well. This will be the collar.
Fold the bottom layer about two thirds up to the back to reveal the sleeves. Crease well.
Use your origami
piece to
decorate a
card or tag.
Youcan
also add a pin to the back so you can wear it. Optional: Create a kokeshi doll head and glue to the top of the happi coat. The sample used a 1-inch circle for the face for this small-sized piece.
Fold the 2-by-6- inch paper into thirds in a zigzag design. Crease well.
Take the sides, with all three layers of thickness, and fold to the center, stopping at the edge of the collar. Crease well.
Fold the top down to the back leaving just the top point of the collar extended. Crease well.
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