Another more abstract origami rose, or actually several roses assembled into an origami ball or Kusudama. It is an older model 2011, but still a beauty and fun to fold ;-)
Wishing you all a shiny new week ahead ;-))
Model: Origami Little Roses Kusudama (rectangles 1:2) (from The Little Unit Series)
Design: Maria Sinaskaya
Diagrams can be found here
Size paper: 30 sheets of paper, 6x12cm, double colored green-shiny silver paper
Final size: diameter 14cm
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A Kusudama, for those not familiar with the term, is a modular papercraft origami model, where multiple units may be glued, sewed or connected with themselves using underlying geometric principles of polyhedra to form a spherical shape.
The word "Kusudama" literally means "Medicine Ball" when translated from Japanese. They were originally used for incense and potpourri.
Here you see 3 units connected together. A first step for assembling another kusudama, that I will show you tomorrow, have to make a photo first today ;-)
Wishing you all a lovely Tuesday !!
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This is how the complete Kusudama with 30 units looks like.
When adding 2 folding steps in the sequence of the "Little Roses Kusudama, (see first comment box), fold 30 units and assemble them, then you get this 'Kususdama'.
Yesterday I showed you how 3 connected units look like (if you missed it, see first comment box).
Maria Sinaskaya's Little Unit Series offers a few more variations, but I liked these two the best.
Model: Little Unit - Variations (rectangles 1:2), (from The Little Unit Series)
Design: Maria Sinaskaya
Diagrams can be found here
Size paper: 30 sheets of double color shiny paper, 6x12cm, 10 of each color.
Final size: diameter 14cm
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