"Fake" Bromeliad / "Lažne" Bromelije / Bromelias - Isa Klein

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web site / sajt : Diagramas and Cia.
link : http://diagramascia.blogspot.com/
author / autor : Isa Klein
language / jezik : Portuguese / Portugalski

A month ago I have posted about Bromeliad by Isa Klein, but actually, that was not my first take on this kusudama. First time I've folded it, I've ended up with a model I like to call the "fake" Bromeliad. It is what one gets when omitting to read the instructions on how to connect the modules. :)
I was thinking, OK, this is a sonobe-like modules, so I'll just put the modules together in the sonobe-like fashion. So, instead of gluing the flaps underneath next module and being able to make the kusudama "bloom", I have nicely brought the flaps over and into the pocket of the next module. The resulting ball is certainly not the Bromeliad ball, but the modules are the same, hence: "fake" Bromeliad. This is now it looks:

"Fake" Bromeliad kusudama - a ball made of Bromeliad modules assembled as a regular sonobe ball.

Pre mesec dana objavila sam post o Bromelijama Ise Klajn, ali to nije bio prvi put da sam pravila tu kusudamu. Prvi put sam napravila nešto što sam prozvala "lažna" Bromelija, a to je ono što se dobije kada ne čitaš uputstvo kako se moduli sklapaju. :)
Vodila sam se logikom, kako svaka sonoba, tako i ova (pošto je modul definitivno iz sonobe familije), pa sam umesto lepljenja sa donje strane i ostavljanja mesta za rasvetavanje lopte, uredno složila module ubacujući krilca u džepiće sa prednje strane. Ono što se dobije nije Bromelija, ali modul je isti, dakle: "lažna" Bromelija. Ovako to izgleda:

Flowers + ball = flowerball i.e. kusudama?

Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for kusudama origami.
Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu kusudama.

Rabbit / Zec - traditional / tradicionalni model

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web site / sajt : WonderHowTo
link : origami.wonderhowto.com
language / jezik : Engleski / English
design / dizajn : traditional / tradicionalni model
diagram / dijagram : Tavin

A few days before Easter I thought to myself: "Why not fold a bunny?". It was like a small epiphany. The most logical thing. And I've never even folded a rabbit before! Unbelievable!
So I googled and looked for a model I liked, and quite a big plethora of rabbit aka bunny models did I find! I liked many, so I figured, why not start with this cute traditional rabbit and do some other models later (for Ortodox Easter for example, and next years, ...)?
Choosing the paper was not actually an easy task. I was at a loss for the right one, until I found harmony print in black and white and it all made perfect sense.
The model itself is not to difficult to fold, although one might wish for some more precise instructions on some steps of the diagram.
I love how it turned out in the end, how harmony coloring adds to the model and the lovely long ears that may be molded a little bit to add life to the rabbit. 
I've then folded another two rabbits, in green and brown, especially for my sister.

Nekoliko dana pre katoličkog Uskrsa palo mi je na pamet da je pravo vreme za pravljenje origami zeca. Što da ne? Logično. Plus, nikada do sada nisam pravila zeca, za ne poverovati!

Tražila sam origami zečeve po internetu, i iznenadilo me je koliko ih ima. Mnogi su mi se svideli, ali sam se za početak odlučila za ovog simpatičnog tradicionalnog zeca, a ostale mogu i drugom prilikom (uskoro ide pravoslavni Uskrs, a tu su i naredne godine, ...).

Izbor papira nije bio lak. Puno sam se dvoumila sve dok nisam naišla na ovaj crno-beli harmony print, koji mi se činio kao savršen izbor.

Sam model nije previše komplikovan, mada bi bilo lepo da je dijagram malo detaljniji u nekim koracima.

Baš mi se sviđa kako je zeka ispao, kako su se boje super složile, kako ima divne dugačke uši koje se mogu malo zavrnuti i izmodelovati tako da zeka izgleda "kao pravi".

Posle sam napravila još dva drugara, u zelenoj i braon boji, specijalno za moju sestru.

Here you can find a choice of related origami resources.

Ovde možete pronaći neke origami knjige na sličnu temu.

Bromeliads / Bromelije / Bromelias - Isa Klein

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web site / sajt : Diagramas and Cia.
link : http://diagramascia.blogspot.com/
author / autor : Isa Klein
language / jezik : Portuguese / Portugalski

I loved this origami model when I first saw it and decided that I had to try it. It is so beautiful, and I think it would look great in any paper combination.One thing that I've discovered while working on this, was that I am a traditionalist at heart when it comes to origami: I simply don't like gluing the modules together. However, this kusudama is well worth it!
But beware when you glue - a moment of distraction might leave you with an hour of trying to get between the glued sheets and to separate them without: a. tearing anything, b. being unable to lift the flaps and make the kusudama bloom, and c. having ugly facets of the ball when glued correctly.
And no, you can't do it all over when you notice the mistake when all is done and you have only one our to finish the kusudama and get to your aunt's birthday party to give her the beautiful origami present. Fun never stops! :)

Bromelias - glued together, before lifting the flaps and creating the flowers. Can you see the mistake?

Ovaj origami model mi se dopao na prvi pogled, i odmah sam odlučila da ga isprobam. Divno izgleda i sigurna sam da super izgleda u bilo kojoj kombinaciji boja i papira.
Dok sam radila na njemu shvatila sam jednu stvar, a to je da sam u duši pobornik tradicionalnog origamija: ne volim kada mora da se koristi lepak da bi se spojili moduli. U ovom konkretnom slučaju, lepljenje je stvarno vredno truda zbog konačnog rezultata.
Ali dobro obratite pažnju kada radite sa lepkom jer vas momenat nepažnje može koštati vremena i vremena utrošenog na pokušaje da razlepite module, da ne završite sa stranicama lopte koje ne izgledaju lepo jer je lepak bio preko njih, ili da prosto ne možete da podignete delove koji će napraviti da lopta "procveta".
I, ne, ponekad nije moguće krenuti sve iz početka, posebno ako grešku primetite na samom kraju kada vam ostane svega sat vremena da završite kusudamu i stignete na rođendan kod tetke i predate joj divni origami poklon, svoj ručni rad. Zabavi nikad kraja! ;)

Bromelias - the finished kusudama.

Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for your origami.
Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu origamija.

Snegom pokrivena sonoba 1 (30 delova) / Snow-Capped Sonobe 1 (30 units) - Meenakshi Mukerji

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knjiga / book : "Marvelous modular origami"
autor / author : Meenakshi Mukerji
izdavač / publisher : A K Peters, Ltd. 2007
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Dugo nisam radila origami a imala sam divan tufnasti dvostrani papir od Rayher-a koji nisam mogla da dočekam da iskoristim. Prvi model koji mi je pao na pamet, onako za zagrevanje, je ova snegom pokrivena sonoba iz knjige "Marvelous modular origami". Već sam je ranije pravila, ali ne u ovakvom izdanju.

It has been a long time since I folded some origami, and I had this gorgeous dotted origami paper by Rayher that I was just dying to try out. The first model that came to my mind, to warm up my folding fingers, was this Snow Caped Sonobe from "Marvelous modular origami". I have folded this modela before, but not in this design.

Htela sam neki dvostrani modularni model pa da se poigram kada je šara sa gornje ili donje strane papira. Rezultati su tu, vi prosudite koji vam se više dopada.

I was going for a model that features both sides of the paper because I wanted to test how the same model will look like with different sides of paper up or down. These are the results, you can judge for yourself which one you like best.

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Modularna zvezda sa 5 ili 6 krakova / Modular Star with 5 or 6 points - Trang Chung

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sajt / web site : Fold Something
link : http://foldsomething.com
autor / author : Trang Chung
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Posle mnogo, mnogo vremena jedan novi post na mom blogu!

Ideja mog kolege je bila da šefu za rođendan poklonimo neki origami, ne znajući da je pogodio u centar što se mene tiče. Dakle, prilika i motivacija su bile tu, novčanice na broju, a zgodan model nije bilo teško naći.

Model je odličan, jednostavan za savijanje, lako se sklapa a moduli se odlično drže zajedno. Milina!

Ko ne zna, za ovaj model sam koristila novčanicu od 1000 dinara Republike Srbije. Uz malo planiranja, dobije se ova odlična kombinacija boja na modelu.

A new blog post after a long, long time!

It was my colleague's idea to give our boss some origami for birthday. Little did he know that he had hit my "origami target". So, motivation and an occasion were both there, bills all accounted for, a piece of cake to find a suitable model.

This model is actually every modular origami folder's dream: units are easy to fold, model itself easily constructed and the modules hold really well together. Fantastic!

If someone wonders, I've used a 1000 dinars of Republic of Serbia banknote to fold this star. With a little bit of planning it turned out into this cool colourful combination.

Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu origamija.
Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for your origami.

Snegom pokrivena sonoba 1 (30 delova) / Snow-Capped Sonobe 1 (30 units) - Meenakshi Mukerji

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knjiga / book : "Marvelous modular origami"
autor / author : Meenakshi Mukerji
izdavač / publisher : A K Peters, Ltd. 2007
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:
Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Zlatna ribica / Goldfish - Rick Beech

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knjiga / book: "Discover origami"
autor / author: Rick Beech
izdavač / publisher: Hamlyn, 1995
jezik / language: Engleski / English

A evo još jedne ribice iz iste knjige da prethodnoj pravi društvo. Takođe jednostavan model. Zaželite želju...!

And here is another little fish from the same book to keep company to the first one. Also a simple model to fold. Make a wish...!

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Plava riba / Blue fish - Rick Beech

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knjiga / book: "Discover origami"
autor / author: Rick Beech
izdavač / publisher: Hamlyn, 1995
jezik / language: Engleski / English

I dok jedrilice plove po vodi, dole u dubinama uživaju ribice...

Sailboats above water, little fishes in the depths...

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Jedrilica / Sailboat - tradicionalni model / traditional

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knjiga / book: "Discover origami"
autor / author: Rick Beech
izdavač / publisher: Hamlyn, 1995
jezik / language: Engleski / English

Jednostavan tradicionalan model, kao stvoren za početnike, a izgleda veoma lepo, može samostalno da stoji i odličan je kada se radi od dvobojnog papira (makar to bila kombinacija sa belim). Ove divne jedrilice sam iskoristila u posebne svrhe, ali o tome drugom prilikom.
Dijagram takođe možete naći na sajtu BOS-a (British Origami Society).

A simple, traditional model, ideal for beginners. It looks very nice, stands on its own and it looks great when made of two-sided paper (even if it is colour+white combination). These cute sailboats were made for a special purpose, but that I'll leave for another post.
Diagrams can also be found on BOS's website.

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Origami i prijatelji / Origami and friends

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ko / who: Milosh, Majda and myself
prilika / ocassion: Milosh's visit to Novi Sad
gde / where: Novi Sad, Serbia
modeli / models: Čarobnjak / Wizard (ne znamo ko je autor - pomozite ako znate / we don't know who the author is - please help!)

Teško da je bila prava "radionica" al evo...
Jedna od najboljih stvari u vezi bavljenja origamijem jeste to što usput upoznate mnogo sjajnih ljudi koje inače verovatno nikada ne biste upoznali. Jednog od njih nisam videla dugo vremena, iako ne živimo tako daleko jedno od drugog. Tim pre sam bila baš srećna da se ponovo sretnemo, pričamo o origamiju, o raznim drugim stvarima i provedemo dan u druženju.
Njegovo ime je Miloš i sjajan je kao folder (kako li prevesti ovu reč?). ljubitelj mitskih bića u origamiju, ali i autor originalnih origami figura (poznat po svojim hidrama sa mnogo glava).
Na slici smo Miloš i ja sa čarobnjakom.

Hardly a real workshop but still...
One of the best things about origami, is that it made possible for me to meet so many great people that I'd probably never meet otherwise. One of them I haven't seen in a while, although we don't live so far away form one another. I was more than happy to meet with him again, talk origami, talk everything else and have a great day with a friend.
His name is Milosh, he's a great folder, lover of fantasy and mythical origami creatures, and also a great artist too (known by his multi-headed hydras).
This is us with the wizard!

Deda Mraz / Santa Claus - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Božić i Nova godina su još jako daleko, ali ovaj Deda Mraz je baš jako sladak. Mislim da će se on naći na mojim čestitkama ove godine.

It is far from Christmas time, but this Santa is so cute nonetheless. I think I'll definitely use this model for my Christmas cards this year.

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Školjka / Conch - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Prošlo je puno vremena od mog poslednjeg posta, i, istini za volju, nisam se mnogo bavila origamijem u tom periodu. Ima nekoliko interesantnih modela koje planiram da napravim, ali za sada nastavljam sa modelima iz fenomenalne knjige Jun Maekawa-e. Prvu školjku sam napravila od "običnog" origami papira, pa sam dobila malo više samopouzdanja da isprobam i sjajnu verziju. Nadam se da vam se dopada!

It's been a long time since my last post, and it's true that I haven't been folding very much. I have a couple of interesting models in line for folding, but now I continue with the ones from Maekawa's fabulous book. First conch is folded using "regular" origami paper. Then I felt confident enough to try it in a sparklier fashion. Hope you like it!

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Porodično druženje uz origami / Origami family time

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ko / who: my sister, my aunt and myself

prilika / occasion: spreading the love for origami :)

gde / where: Novi Sad, Srbija / Serbia

modeli / models: Ždral / Crane (tradicionalni model / traditional), Nindža zvezda - Šuriken / Ninja star - Shuriken (tradicionalni model / traditional), venac od 8 Elektra modula / wrath made of 8 Electra modules (David Mitchell), Zvezda sa 8 krakova / 8-rayed star / 8 Strahliger Stern (Carmen Sprung)

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Konačno se ostvarila želja moje sestre da održimo mini radionicu za našu tetku kreativku. Ovo su bili njeni prvi koraci u origamiju, ali zato veoma uspešni u šta nismo ni sumnjale. Uz moju sestru u ulozi instruktora, i ja sam po prvi put napravila neke od ovih modela. Prijatna muzika, opuštena atmosfera i šareni papirići, čini se da su pravi recept da se zaboravi na brige. Pokazalo se da je origami prava stvar za hladne zimske večeri.

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My sister has finally got her wish to have a mini origami workshop with our creatively oriented aunt. These were her first steps in origami, jet very successful ones - just as we have anticipated. With my sister as an instructor, I too have folded some of these models for the first time. Fine music, relaxed atmosphere and colourful papers seem to be the recipe to forget all one's worries. It turns out that origami is a great past time for cold winter evenings.

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Kutija sa pregradama / Partitioned box - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English
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Ponovo sam pravila ovaj model jer mi se stvarno dopada i zato što divno izgleda kada se koristi dvobojan papir (u ovom slučaju sa šarom na jednoj strani). Brzo sam ostala bez nje jer sam je poklonila jednoj veoma pozitivnoj i kreativnoj osobi. Nadam se da joj se svidela.
Inače, model nije previše težak, mada ima nekoliko koraka koji iziskivaju pažnju i koncentraciju. Srećom, uputstva u knjizi su odlična tako da problema nije bilo.
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I have folded this piece once again because I really like it and because it looks fabulous when made of two-sided patterned paper. I had to part with it as soon as I finished folding it because it was a gift for one very positive and creative person. I hope she liked it.
By the by, the model itself is not too difficult, although there are few points that require close attention and concentration. Luckily, the instructions in the book are excellent, so there was no problem to complete the work.
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Kutija sa pregradama / Partitioned box - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : Nichibou Shuppan Sha 2007
jezik / language : Japanski / Japanese
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Veverica / Squirrel - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : Nichibou Shuppan Sha 2007
jezik / language : Japanski / Japanese
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Miš / Mouse - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : Nichibou Shuppan Sha 2007
jezik / language : Japanski / Japanese
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Ovo je prvi model iz ove fantastične knjige. Nije preterano težak, a izgleda tako slatko!
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This is the first model from Jun Maekawa's fantastic book. It is not too difficult to fold. And look just how cute it is!

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Origami čestitke za venčanje / Origami wedding cards

Krajem aprla i početkom maja ove godine, dvojica mojih kolega sa posla (od koji je jedan moj šef) su se oženila. Za naš mali tim to je bilo stvarno nešto, i ja sam bila više nego srećna da se ponudim da napravim čestitke za oba događaja.
Odlučila sam da čestitke "začinim" tako što ću koristiti origami za njihovo ukrašavanje. Kao što verovatno već znate, origami ždralovi se često vide na venčanjima jer se veruje da donose sreću, pa su zbog toga ždralovi bili logičan izbor za ovu priliku. Drugi takođe logičan izbor je bilo i origami srce. Za pravljenje modela sam koristila specijalnu vrstu origami papira - yuzen chiyogami, koji je prelep i ima zanimljivu teksturu. Modeli koje sam napravila su bili tradicionalni ždral (prva čestitka) i simetrično srce od Matthew Gardiner (druga čestitka).
Mislim da su ove čestitke lep primer koliko je origami primenjiv i kako se mogu napraviti divne stvari istovremenom primenom različitih tehnika.
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In late April and early May this year two of my colleagues from work (one of them my boss) got married. In our smallish team it was a very big deal and I was more than happy to offer to make cards for both of the occasions.
I've decided to give it a twist and use origami to ornate the cards. As you probably already know, origami cranes are frequently seen on weddings, because they are believed to bring happiness, and so the cranes were a very obvious choice to use on a wedding card. Heart was an obvious choice too. I've made the models from yuzen chiyogami paper, that is very beautiful and has great texture too. Origami models were traditional crane (card no.1) and balanced heart by Matthew Gardiner (card no.2).
I think that this is a nice example how origami can be used for many purposes and to create great projects by mixing different techniques.
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Simetrično srce / Balanced heart - Matthew Gardiner (inspired by Francis Ow)

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sajt / web site : Paper Crane
link : http://www.papercrane.org/index/Diagrams
autor / author : Origami Australia
jezik / language : Engleski / English
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Ovo je simatičan model koji se pravi od papira pravougaonog oblika (polovina kvadrata). Veoma je lep i jednostavan.

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This is a cute heart model made from a rectangular paper (half square). It looks nice and is pretty easy to fold.

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Ždral / Crane - tradicionalni model / traditional

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knjiga / book : "The Christmas origami kit"

autor / author : AnnMarie Harris

izdavač / publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 2006

jezik / language : Engleski / English

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Ovo je tradicionalni ždral, verovatno najprepoznatljiviji i najrasprostranjeniji origami model. Za njega je vezana i priča o hiljadu ždralova o čemu možete pročitati više na OVOJ strani.

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This is the traditional crane, probably the most recognizable and widely spread origami model. It is connected to the tale of thousand cranes, see HERE for more information.

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