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Cherry Blossom Ball

Maria — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:32:49 +0000

I have already made Cherry Blossom Ball twice, but somehow I found myself folding it again. And not just folding but even decorating it, which I have to say doesn’t happen too often. Turned out quite nice!

This is a great model indeed and I’m always sorry to hear that many people have trouble assembling it. The secret to easy and flawless assembly is to unfold and open up pockets before trying to tuck flaps inside! Just open the pocket, put the flap in place and close the pocket. That’s it. No struggle at all.

Name:	Cherry Blossom Ball
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	5 cm
Model size:	~ 6 cm
Paper:	Harmony origami paper (Korea)
Diagram:	“Unit Origami Fantasy” by Tomoko Fuse, p. 144
also in	Tanteidan Origami Magazine 72, p. 4

I also watched a few videos trying to find a good one to link to, but with no luck. Well, at least this one is an excellent example of how NOT to do it.

Cherry Blossom Ball

Origami Cubes

Maria — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:11:32 +0000

Name:	Origami Cubes
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	12 / 6
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	7.5 cm
Model size:	~ 5.5 cm / 4 cm
Paper:	Harmony origami paper, Grimmhobby (Japan)
	ITEM NO: 20-1031
Diagram:	“Unit Origami Essence” by Tomoko Fuse, p. 64, 58

Origami Cubes

Geranium Kusudama

Maria — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:32:45 +0000

Geranium kusudama is yet another beautiful origami design by Tomoko Fuse; the diagram can be found in the latest issue of Origami Tanteidan Magazine.

There are two variations of this model, I only folded the “curled” one. The other version of this kusudama doesn’t have curls, but I think should be even easier to assemble.

Name:	Geranium Kusudama
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	5 cm
Model size:	~ 6.5 cm
Paper:	Double-sided origami paper, JONG IE NARA (Korea)
	“Detachable Multi Colored Paper of Patterns”
	ITEM NO. AP25K1
Diagram:	Tanteidan Origami Magazine, №130, p. 4

Geranium Kusudama

Spiral Faced Cube

Maria — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:31:34 +0000

Spiral Faced Cube by Tomoko Fuse was one of those models I’ve been planning to fold for a very long time, but kept putting it off for one reason or the other. I’m so glad that I finally did it!

It took me about two hours to make it, I suppose (which is actually more than I expected, since only 12 units are needed). But I’m very pleased with the result – congratulations to me!

Name:	Spiral Faced Cube
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	12
Paper ratio:	rectangles (A5 sheet cut into 4 long strips)
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	3.7*21 cm
Model size:	~ 7 cm
Paper:	Thin translucent vellum
Diagram:	“Let’s fold spirals” by Tomoko Fuse, p. 38
	ISBN: 4480872027

Spiral Faced Cube

Double-Locked Spiral Square Origami Box

Maria — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:02:27 +0000

This is an origami box by Tomoko Fuse I found in one of Tanteidan Origami Magazines. What I really like about this design is that both the lid and the bottom are supposed to be folded from the same size paper (15 cm squares in my case) and they fit together perfectly, because the lid comes out a bit bigger than the base. Nice!

Name:	Double-Locked Spiral Square Box
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	8 (4 for lid and 4 for bottom)
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	15 cm
Model size:	~ 668 cm
Paper:	Kami, Ehimeshiko (Japan)
Diagram:	Origami Tanteidan Magazine, №127, p. 4

Double-Locked Spiral Square Origami Box

Modular Origami Polyhedra

Maria — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:36:38 +0000

When I just started doing modular origami, I was mostly attracted to floral designs, all sort of curls, petals and frills. And I still love all that, but somewhere along the way I developed an interest in more straight geometrical models too – polyhedrons of all kinds and shapes.

And when I think of origami polyhedrons, two books in particular come to mind – Unit Origami Essence and Unit Origami Wonderland by Tomoko Fuse. I have already folded plenty of models from the first book, but only now I started to study the second one. These are models I found there and I’m surely going to fold something else from this book soon!

Name:	Origami Polyhedra (Tetrahedron, Icosahedron)
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	6 / 30
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	5 cm
Model size:	~ 4.5 / 8 cm
Paper:	Kami (TOYO, Japan)
Diagram:	Unit Origami Wonderland by Tomoko Fuse, p. 90

Name:	Origami Dodecahedron
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	7.5 cm
Model size:	~ 8.5 cm
Paper:	Harmony paper (Grimmhobby, Japan)
Diagram:	Unit Origami Wonderland by Tomoko Fuse, p. 58

Modular Origami Polyhedra

Mozaic with Facets Modular

Maria — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:22:29 +0000

[See image gallery at goorigami.com]
This 12-unit origami modular, Mozaic with Facets by Tomoko Fuse, is folded from half-squares and assembled without glue. I recommend using 3 different plain colors for this model and not too thin or soft paper because there are only two layers of paper overlap in the center of each facet.
I really enjoyed folding it! The diagram is published and can be found in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 125.

Name:	Mozaic with Facets
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	12
Paper ratio:	rectangle (1:2)
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	3.75 * 7.5 cm
Model size:	~ 4 cm
Paper:	Origami paper, Folia (Germany)
Diagram:	Tanteidan Origami Magazine №125, page 4

Mozaic with Facets Modular

Frosty Sakura

Maria — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:57:59 +0000

Name:	Twin-boat modules: Chinese Primrose /Frosty Sakura
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30 / 24
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	7.5 cm
Model size:	~ 6.5 cm
Paper:	Japanese Fancy Paper (China)
Diagram:	“Unit Origami Fantasy” by Tomoko Fuse, p. 48
also in	Origami Tanteidan Magazine №105, p. 4

Frosty Sakura

Star Ball by Tomoko Fuse

Maria — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:27:57 +0000

Name:	Star Ball
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30
Paper ratio:	rectangle (A4 proportions)
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	6 * 8.5 cm
Model size:	~ 10 cm
Paper:	Wrapping kraft
Diagram:	“Unit Origami Fantasy” by Tomoko Fuse, p. 120

Star Ball by Tomoko Fuse

Sonobe

Maria — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:00:55 +0000

[See image gallery at goorigami.com]
[See image gallery at goorigami.com]

Name:	Sonobe, variation
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	30
Paper ratio:	rectangle (1:5)
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	3*15 cm
Model size:	~ 9 cm
Paper:	Double-sided (color-pattern), JONG IE NARA
Diagram:	“Newest Kusudama – Origami Classroom”, Tomoko Fuse (ISBN 4416392095) p. 22

Sonobe