Our house has become a sea of Origami papers, folded into cranes, boxes, fish, birds, and flowers. The boys love trying to decipher the instructions in the Origami books from the library, and I have to admit that I'm intrigued, too...
On a somewhat related note (stay with me here...), one of my friends is moving to Philadelphia, and so a bunch of us are all going out for a farewell dinner tonight. I want to mark the occasion with a **little** gift, something she doesn't have to really worry about packing, something which is useful, etc., so I selected a multi-colored dish rag I knit using oddments of leftover cotton yarn from my stash (because, that is what I had, and I'll just say that I don't know what color her new kitchen will be). (Okay -- that was the extent of the knitting content in this post :-)
Anyway, thanks to Origami, I have a nice little gift box for it, too! 
Very fun, and CHEAP! (This box was made with a sheet of scrapbooking paper and two sheets of plain white paper which I had on hand.) I've scanned the web for the directions to create this, but have only located instructions for making the box bottom, also referred to as the "Masu Box". [I used this book from my local library to learn how to make the box top (also referred to as a "shuttle box") and the lotus flower topper.]Anyway, I'm looking forward to a nice dinner out (NO COOKING FOR ME TONIGHT), cutting my own food (AND NOBODY ELSE'S), and catching up with some friends I don't get to spend much time with these days. Should be nice...
I hope you (all) have a great weekend!
Warm regards,
Laura (YarnThrower)
Cool box! I love origami. I also have a book on folding dollar bills into animals that I use quite a lot for gifts as well as restaurant tips. Cool dish cloths too!
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment yesterday about the fingerless mitts, but Blogger was pitching fits. I'm glad it's better today.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I am the last knitter in North America who still hasn't made fingerless mitts. Although I might give them a whirl: my hands get cold in my lair.