Paper Folded Tulips

Spring is on the way!  I can just start to feel it in the air!  To me, Springtime means tulips, and they're so easy to make with paper.  Not just any paper though, it needs to be pretty thin, 80 gsm or less.  Origami paper is ideal.

I used this step by step tutorial on WikiHow to make mine. 

For the stems I used floristry wires, wrapped with floristry tape and I cut the leaves from crepe paper.

If you don't have any origami paper you could use wrapping paper, a vintage map, recycle a book or magazine, or print your own design on to copy paper. 

Reduce ♥ Reuse ♥ Recycle ♥

Origami Lilies with recycled paper...

I used this tutorial to make some Origami Lilies

As with most origami folds you start with a square of paper, the size of that square determines the finished size of the lily.

Origami dress card topper...

Whip up a quick and easy card topper with a page from an old book and this easy to follow 'How to make an origami dress' video tutorial.

Team it with a retro style typewriter font, I used Hand TypeWriter from www.dafont.com, and a ribbon rose for a clean and simple vintage-style Birthday card.

Reduce ♥ Reeuse ♥ Recycle

Paper folded Christmas stars...

My tree had a few gaps so I've made some origami stars to match these baubles and this wreath. They remind me of iced gingerbread !
Here's the easy to follow tutorial I used.

Papers: Lili of the Valley - Krafty Christmas

Clean and Simple...

It's fortnightly challenge time over on Let's Craft and Create, this time we'd like to see your Clean and Simple (CAS) designs.
For my card I made an origami paper bow for the focal point.  There are many origami bow tutorials on the net, I found this one the easiest to follow.

If you like this card you'll like my tutorial How to make a paper bow