Category — Crafts

Check out this origami folding with the DaVinci Robot - a device normally controlled by surgeons for minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Not exactly a life saving demonstration, but nevertheless a demo of the control you can get with this system.

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Lisa of U-handbag shows you how to make a simple origami lily flower in her tutorial.

Apparently, its not hard to do even if you haven’t done any paper folding before and you’ll have this flower folded in under 15 minutes flat.

Simple Origami Lily Flower Tutorial

Via CraftZine

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Here are some ads for Maone bank by advertising agency DCS (out of Porto Alegre, Brazil) and art director Gregory Kickow.

Nice use of texture for these origami pieces.

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Via NotCot

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If you like making your own cute stuff, then this Hello Kitty mask might suit you. Provided of course that you haven’t already bought one - there’s bound to be something like this for sale in the world of Hello Kitty!

How to Make Your Own Hello Kitty Mask

Via CraftZine

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Cat Morley shares her instructions for how to make this clever fish to sushi plushie on Cut Out + Keep.

Quite cute and relevant transformation..

How To Make a Fish to Sushi Plushie

Via CraftZine

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Japanese Accessories and Jewellery Maker, Goro’s, just released a few new items for July.

Founded by Goro Takahashi, Goro’s focuses on making top-quality products hand made by skilled craftsman.

The release includes four beige wallets that are all made with saddle leather and each comes with an custom silver pin. The designs are simple but elegant with native American influences.

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This looks like an amicable way to spend an afternoon. You can download the pattern and follow the tutorial to create an origami finger puppet.

Great if you have a kid or two you need to keep busy during these wet UK days…

Make a 3-D Origami Finger Puppet

Via CraftZine

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This Buddha head has been carved out of a load of phone books. Is there something spiritual involved with using all those phone numbers?

Shot at the recent TED conference.

Via MakeZine

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