Silver & Gold: DIY Modular Origami Christmas Ornaments

By Robin Mansur

Dec 20, 2011 08:12 PM

Dec 19, 2013 05:41 PM

DIY Christmas Decorations

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After becoming addicted to basic sonobe modular origami, I decided to make ornaments for relatives as Christmas gifts.

Three metallic sculptural objects with a geometric design.

I tried using fancy paper from stores like Paper Source, and cutting it to proper origami size, but I could never get the tight folds I wanted with non-traditional, non-origami paper. I ended up using this metallic origami paper that folds beautifully, and I'm pretty happy with the tiny models I ended up with. Forgive these pictures (iPhone/Instagram), I don't have my regular camera with me.

I'm planning on adding fishing line so these can hang from a tree. If you'd like to make your own version, there are instructions available here.

Metal geometric sculptures in various sizes alongside a quarter for scale.

Metallic geometric shapes arranged artistically.

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