Paper Egg

Project: Paper Egg. 

Materials: tons and tons of sheets of turquoise paper, scissors, hot glue

Process: folding tiny individual sheets of paper as little spikes or scales, gluing them layer by layer

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This was incredibly time consuming. Very cool to look at but it took me a couple weeks of on and off work to perfect it.

Complex Origami Stars

Jo Nakashima's complex origami stars tutorial is fantastic and I tried my hand at some and they are super fun to make. The only materials required are 6 1-inch strips of colored paper and glue.

What's wonderful about these is the cute, chunky size.

Origami Fidget Toy

The origami fidget toy ended up a total accident. I was trying to create a different complicated origami design and ended up inventing this. It can twist and turn in a bunch of directions and is a great toy for idle hands. My friends often come over and pick it up without even realizing it. The design is made up of  96 7cmx7cm sheets of colored paper and one large white sheet glued to the back of the 16 squares.

It's colorful and silly just as a good fidget toy should be.