don't throw it out-fold it up!

another book...I know. I recently got back from serving an 18 month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris, France [don't worry if you forget...Im sure I'll mention it every now and then ;)] anyway, at the end of my mission, a lot of people asked me what my plans were for my life after the mission and I always responded origami. upon returning home, I was in borders with my brothers and sister-in-law and I was determined to find an origami book that was cheap. my sister-in-law found me this book, trash origami. it shows you how to take items that you are going to throw away and turn them into origami projects! how nifty! so, as you will and probably have noticed, a lot of my cranes are made from materials already used. I feel that makes it so that each of my 1,000 cranes has more of a story than just something I made this summer because I wanted a fun hobby.

enjoi!

it all started with a book...

as a child, I liked to read. I would read anything and everything. randomly I will have memories of stories I read, but unable to name the book. I think I was in 4th grade and I read this book about a little girl who became ill from the effects of the nuclear bomb dropped in japan during world war ii. there is a japanese legend saying that if you make one thousand paper cranes, that you will be granted the wish of your heart. I have always wanted to get into origami since my 5th grade japanese day, so this summer I will be making one thousand paper cranes. not because I am ill from radiation, but because I want to, so I will take you through that process with this here blog.

enjoi!