With a Capitol C

                      Please tell me that YOU atleast know what this should be. It's the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. I think this is probably my most iconic structure-if I can call it that. This one was definetely a toughie. Especially the little stairs at the bottom-you would be surprised the man-power that it takes to raise those little things! The background paper is actually decorative green flowers if it looks blue to you. Origami Architect credit goes to Maria Victoria Garrido Bianchini.

A House, A Home

                  This beautiful design is also credited to Masahiro Chatani. This is from his book of different American houses, and to be quite honest, the only one that actually looks like a house. I love the multiple dimensions to this paper cutout-its just riveting to me. I think the patterned paper was a nice pick! It simply appears to be something you can really walk into and seat yourself in. This took maybe 3 or 4 hours to finish, and entirely worth it.

Cylinder Of Strings

                        This lovely cylinder is cut from just one piece of paper. The Origami Architect is Masahiro Chatani. I really love this because even in pictures it just doesn't look real or possible.Well, I'm here to tell you it is definetly possible, just undesirably complicated. I tried so hard not to tear the paper as I did this, but as I you can see on the left end, that's the first thing I did! This took me about an hour to finish. Imagine getting THIS as a thank you letter!

Back In Black

 Back

 Front

                      So, I made the black bead purse again. I really like it more this time because I doubled the inside fabric instead of using one layer, which makes it not look 'see-through', therefore making it not appear cheap. Of course this purse just goes excellent with that chain, I love it. I still used the same cursive handwriting fabric because it's just so cool. This purse used at least 120 black faceted beads. Design credits to Kappie Originals.

Taj Mahal

            This is a paper cutout of the Taj Mahal from India. I like how the towers that surround the actual building are included and even though the back ones aren't 'real' they still function. This took a few hours to finish. What made this complex was the different levels, layers and such. As you will notice, I use decorative paper as background for most of my cutouts. Origami Architect credit to Joyce Aysta. She is amazing.

Simply Athens

              I really love the background paper that I used for this cutout. I actually sent this to someone as a card-so I ended up writing all over it. This is all cut from ONE piece of paper and the patterned paper you see is just for decoration. If you didn't already guess, this is the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. For some reason no one can guess this correctly. I love it. I think the simplicity of it is really awesome! This took me a couple hours to complete. All I used was an x-acto knife. Origami Architect credits to Maria Victoria Garrido Bianchini.

All About Z

              This is an emblem purse to which I could've put any letter on. I chose Z obviously because it is unique to me. This is by far my best lining job ever, and I love the fabric! Doing the green stitches seemed to take forever. Credits to Kappie Originals. This one actually stays closed guys-aren't you proud of me?

Time For Christmas Time!

Introducing my new artistic devotion-pop-up cards!

Front of Card-Notice my logo which is on every pop-up card I make now.

The card reads, "Oh Come Let Us Adore Him Christ, The Lord". The King is the object of adoration because he is right on the mantlepiece.

 This card reads, "Thanks Be To God For His Unspeakable Gift", which is the world.

The front of the card that quotes a verse from the Bible about Christmas trees. "A Tree From The Forest Is Cut Down. They Decorate It With Silver And Gold". Notice how 'silver' is written in gold and 'gold' is written in silver.

 A Christmas tree cut out of the paper!

 Merry Christmas! This card was cut all with an x-acto knife-it took FOREVER.

 "I Saw The Spirit Descending From Heaven Like A Dove."

A 3-D dove made with the tab form of pop-up art.

Creat-ing The Gr-een Sw-ing

 

 I've admired this swing creation for quite some time. I've wanted to make the swing for at least six years now. I guess lately I've had a lot of ambition with my projects. It's funny because I always thought that making this would be difficult-now I see it's no different from other projects. The colors aren't exact from the book, but when are they ever. I used wooden dowels to hold up the swing rods. For this particular project, it seemed that I would NEVER finish stitching together the triangle pieces, but here it is. Fabulous design credit to Joyce Messenger.

Almost Like A Living Room

                So here I am with my latest installment-completed in just 2 days! It's a lace-covered lamp table and I might just make a lamp to go on it. I think the hardest thing about this creation was cutting out the little squares. I was so afraid that I would mess one up and have to start over. Design credits to Kooler Design Studio. Yes, I did decide to stuff the couch.

La-Z Girl!

I came to the conclusion that after making the laise chair and the grand piano, more furniture wouldn't be SUCH a bad idea. The background color of the couch is originally turquoise, but I thought that was too old-timey. I didn't know how I was going to get all the pieces together at first, but you'd be amazed at how much of a project you can accomplish by just reading the directions: ) The spotted pillow is actually sparkly, you just can't tell from the picture.The couch back should be stuffed with mesh but I don't know, I think it looks okay this way. Credits to Kooler Design Studio. Have a seat!

Rose Grower

     From the time I first saw this tissue box cover in a magazine I thought, "There's no way I can make that. It's almost too gorgeous." 60-something petals and leaves later, it really is possible. Not exactly like the picture in that magazine, but I don't think anyone's counting. Original creator-Veronica Altman.