Origami, not with Ziggy, with Joey
On Saturday I went to Joey’s Origami workshop at the library.
Next month she is doing an Origami workshop at the Sheffield Pride festival at Endcliffe Park, and this was a tester workshop in preparation! I’ve never done any Origami before, not since I was a child anyway, but my favourite Origami memory is of when Ziggy came over to my Nan and Grandads house when me and my sister were little, and he made us some swans out of envelopes, which were really cool. He lived opposite and was a Polish prince, or that’s what we were told anyway.
Joey teaching
Joey helping
The workshop was 2 hours long and quite a few people came along…Vyctoria, Zoe, Julia, Louise, Claire and her son Elliot, and Joey’s sister-in-law Kelly and her son Theo, who had hurt his arm and managed to paperfold single-handedly! Very impressive!
My Masu Box, and some green paper, about to become a waterbomb!
My waterbomb!
Joey was a very patient teacher, waiting for the slow ones (me!) and demonstrating every step on her ‘board’ on the wall. I think it definitely helped to be able to follow every fold step by step, and I think I did much better than I would have done if I’d been trying to learn the basics straight from a book.
My favourite thing I made...a crane
By the end of the workshop I was quite surprised at what I had actually managed to make…some boxes, a crane, a waterbomb and a samurai hat!
Folding the samurai hat
Folding...
Joey wearing my finished hat
My star box
We all had a good time and received a brilliant hand-out to take away with cute illustrations and step by step guides so we don’t forget what we learned, and I’ve taken some paper so I can attempt to make something on my own! If I manage to make anything good I will let you know!
Samurai hat guide
Joey's cute drawing of a bunny on a crane!
To visit Joey’s blog, click here! Oh, and if you’d like to own a real life full-colour bunny, like the one flying on the back of the crane, then guess what…you can! Just click here!
And lastly, Happy Birthday to our beautiful neice, Millie, who celebrated her 1st birthday on Saturday! She’s started walking and she’s got her 1st two teeth aswell! We miss you Millie and love you XXX
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Thanks Kelly, yes it was an afternoon well spent that day, I enjoyed it too! Oh and Joey’s booklet was FAB! So well illustrated, easy to follow, and very cute. I’m glad your friend liked her card, that’s good news! See you at the next fair! Jx
Hi Janine,
we really enjoyed it on Saturday and it was nice to see you again. Theo is thrilled to be mentioned on your blog and thinks he is becoming famous as a one handed origami master! I sent one of your cards to a friend at work and she absolutely loved it, thank you. Joey’s booklet was beautiful wasn’t it, I have been showing it to everyone. Will come and say hello at next craft fair and get some more cards!!
Very best wishes, Kellyx
HIya Janine! and THANK YOU for such a lovely post with lots of pictures! and Theo gets another mention, bless him! No, I don’t mind you using the pics, that’s fine, could you do me a favour though and put my blog address http://joeysdreamgarden.blogspot.com because i’m planning to add the instructions to there at some point for people to download if I can figure out a nice way to do it. Oh and well done on making a perfect waterbomb, you were having probs with that if I remember! I’ll show you my new kusudama when we meet up, if i’ve finished it!
Joey xxx