Holiday Gift Tag Project 2 / ギフトタグプロジェクト その２

Here are the gift tags I was working on! I punched holes on colorful origami papers to get the circle confetti effect. It would be easier and I could have prevented from my hands getting sticky from glueing if I had used stickers instead. I tried punching holes on thinner tape and it didn't work. Thicker stickers would be probably better. Happy Holidays! 

完成致しました、ギフトタグ〜♪　おりがみをぱちんぱちんと手打ち穴開け機でくり抜いてさくせいした、カラフルコンフェッティギフトタグです。丸の部分がステッカーだったら、のりでべとべとするのを防げて良いかもしれません。薄いテープで試したら、失敗したので、少し厚めのあるステッカーだと良いと思います。ハッピーホリデー！

Red Crane Origami Mobile

Last Sunday was such a nice spring day and I was visiting Glendale where I had lived for 4 years. I kind of miss certain things about the area such as unique local stores and coffee shops. One of the stops I made was at a boutique called The Lake in Silverlake. I didn't buy anything (I couldn't buy anything) but I enjoyed the selection of their products. One thing that caught my eyes at the boutique was a product that was not for sale. It was a mobile with red cranes attached to a string hanging from a ceiling. It was so graceful. Ever since I saw the mobile, I kept on thinking about the beauty of the red cranes and thought of making one for my home. Instead of plain red origami paper, I found a sheet of red gift wrap paper that has white polka dots on it so used it to create 5 cranes (1 big crane, 4 baby cranes.) Awww, I love the color and the structure of the origami crane...next step is to hang them from the ceiling. Maybe next weekend.