Create Geometric Origami Paper Ornaments for Holiday, Party & Home Decor

What You Will Learn?

• Whether you are decorating for the festive season, party or an event, or just want to add a touch of sophistication to your everyday environment, making your own geometric paper ornaments is a great way to create an exciting, trendy and highly customisable look without breaking the bank! And you don’t have to be an origami master to be able to turn paper into fun three-dimensional shapes!.
• My name is Evgeniya Righini-Brand, and I am a graphic designer in love with beautiful paper and everything geometric. I’ve always been fascinated by the fantastic sculptural forms often seen in decorative objects, architectural models, haute couture fashion garments and accessories and in packaging design, and learning how to turn a simple sheet of paper into exciting 3D geometric paper objects has been a very satisfying and eye-opening experience for me as a designer, which has provided me with another creative playground and plenty of beautiful objects to use as decor items!.
• In this class, I am excited to guide you through the process and share with you detailed step-by-step instructions for creating 3 types of my favourite versatile paper ornaments, which make fantastic holiday, party and everyday decorations! Being based on foundational folding techniques, these ornaments are a perfect starting point for anyone new to structural paper folding. And they don’t require a lot of tools and materials, beyond standard size paper and a few common tools!.
• In this class you will learn:.
• To make it easier for you to create your ornaments in different sizes and using your preferred units, whether metric or imperial, I have created a few diagrams and instructions for you to use as you work through the class..
• This class is designed for:.
• Structural paper folding is one of those skills you didn’t know you needed until you’ve learnt it! And whilst we’ll be specifically creating ornaments, getting into paper folding will make you think differently about any personal or professional projects which involves working with paper or any other foldable sheet material. So whether you are DIY decor or papercraft enthusiast, or a graphic, interior, fashion, architecture or packaging designer or a student of these disciplines — this class is for your!.
• Once you have cracked the basics of this kind of paper folding, creating geometric paper ornaments can become a fun, addictive and therapeutic process, with plenty of room for experimentation with different papers, colours, sizes, shapes and customising your ornaments. And I cannot wait to see your ornaments and how you decorate with them!.
• TOOLS & MATERIALS:.
• To easily & cheaply get an awl, bone folder, thread clippers and a set of large needles, consider purchasing a bookbinding kit (widely available on Amazon, e.g. like this)..
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• Сannot wait to see all your ornaments!.