Crafts: Origami

  • How To Make A Gold Leaf Origami Pyramid

    How To Make A Gold Leaf Origami Pyramid

    I just can’t stop making origami pyramids, because they are so simple to make and with fantastic results…….and since I just might make a pyramid tablescape for the Passover seder coming up just shy of 2 weeks, now is the time to figure it all out, meaning what will the seder table look like this…

  • How To Make Golden Origami Pyramids For The Passover Table

    How To Make Golden Origami Pyramids For The Passover Table

    When I discovered that making origami shapes using toile paper elevated the craft to something totally lovely, and even elegant I was so very very happy, as having said goodbye to using bright colors in the dining room, I though my crafty holiday decor might suffer. But it turns out that opting for metallics, neutrals…

  • How To Make Simple Origami Pyramids For Passover

    How To Make Simple Origami Pyramids For Passover

    Now is the time to learn how to make simple origami pyramids for Passover, as truly this one is a gem, and if you use toile or metallic paper they can even pass as “elegant!” I truly can’t believe that the same origami balloon technique I’ve been using for years to make origami pears, origami…

  • How To Make A 3D Origami Apple With Toile Paper

    How To Make A 3D Origami Apple With Toile Paper

    With Tu B’Shevat coming up on Sunday night NOW is the time to learn how to make a 3D origami apple with toile paper! And truly dear readers, this one is so simple and I just love the toile paper, it adds so much elegance to this very simple craft. I made this apple with…

  • How To Make A Simple Toile Origami Pear Centerpiece

    How To Make A Simple Toile Origami Pear Centerpiece

    Make a simple origami pears centerpiece using toile paper, for amazing and elegant results.

  • How To Make Elegant Paper Leaves For Crafting

    How To Make Elegant Paper Leaves For Crafting

    These elegant DIY paper leaves for crafting are so simple to make and with amazing results. Use them together with paper fruit or flowers, or even on their own! While metallic paper looks elegant, you might choose to use green paper of some kind, recycled magazine pages or go with a color and use these…

  • How To Make Gold Leaf Origami Dreidels

    Chanukah is coming on Sunday night, so now is the time to whip up some quick decorations, that while made from paper can be elegant and festive! I previously shared my origami toile dreidels made from toile scrapbook paper, and now I share with you how to make gold leaf origami dreidels, which are equally…

  • How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    Guess what friends, origami dreidels can now be elegant, or vintage or cottage core, when you choose to fold them from the scrapbook paper that matches your decor, or you wish matched your decor! When I realized the secret to how to make elegant toile origami dreidels for Chanukah I was ecstatic, as bright colors…

  • How To Make Layered Origami Dreidels

    How To Make Layered Origami Dreidels

    Origami dreidels are quickly becoming an all-time favorite Chanukah craft, but what to do with them you might ask? Well friends, here is one fabulous idea to take your origami dreidels to the next level, and that is dimensional origami dreidels, meaning gradated sizes attached to one another such that the layers looks like they…

  • How To Make Origami Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    How To Make Origami Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    If you’ve been following my crafting adventures over the years, you’ll surely recognize the fact that I love origami, so writing once again about how to make origami dreidels for your chanukah crafting just comes oh so naturally! And of course I’ve just finished teaching my 3rd and 4th grade students how to fold these,…

  • How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    While our Women's Purim party is coming up in a few days and I could pull my boxes of origami butterflies down from the attic, instead I'm coming up with something new, and sharing the past with you here! Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so…

  • Origami Clowns Craft To Make In Many Sizes

    Origami Clowns Craft To Make In Many Sizes

    These origami clowns are just too much fun, and since they are quite simple to fold, why not make a bunch in many sizes to decorate for Purim? Garlands, cake toppers, vase inserts and even front door decor are perfect ideas for how to use this clown, or how about glued to card stock as…