Pearls & Mini Origamis! Stars cranes & flowers!!!

[Purranha]

Hi Everyone! It’s been a long while since I did a proper craft project posting and I wanted to share the latest one as I’ll be bringing it to the Ruckus with me. Introducing the Origami Star Crane & Flower series!

 

[Purranha]

I’ve made origamis when I was younger, and started making them again when I came across this crazy fun video showing Japanese med students qualifying for surgery residency by making tiny cranes and sushis etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVSCTOIXBUs

It let me down a rabbit hole of making smaller and smaller origamis. I ended up liking stars, cranes, and flowers the most and made batches of them.

 

[Purranha]

And one day realized I should incorporate pearls into this project. Here are some WIP pictures. Idea generation and testing out the layouts, placing the pieces in a silicone mold and slowly dripping resin drop by drop onto the components, making sure all are covered but the top surface of the pearl remain completely exposed.

I had to dig up the piece before resin was fully cured so I can trim off the excess since I didn’t like the look of the borders exceeding the paper stars. So I timed my resin sessions, and trimmed the edges with a tiny super sharp cuticle scissors under magnification. It was a bit nuts but I absolutely loved the outcome.


I wanted to make EVERYTHING into that style lol and idea generation went a little overboard.


In the end, I made my soufflé ring, and a set of keshi cufflinks for my boyfriend.

 

[Purranha]

Not all pieces involved pearls so I’ll keep them short. I made a few more pieces with the star halos (my “poor woman’s halo”) and a bunch with just pure coated paper origamis.

This is a London blue topaz stone in a star bubble bath! I have yet to epoxy this onto a ring blank. Yellow Aquamarine with stars and crane.


Here are a few pics of the crane and flower series. Cranes coated and drying.


Oops the batch is growing!

 

[Purranha]

My favorite pairing. The flowers are actually a lot harder to make than the cranes.


Tulip vs Lily


I encasted some completely in resin!

 

[Purranha]

Soooo, I realized that a lot of origami papers are white on one side, which I didn’t like. So I ended up using post-its. That’s right, post-its! They have surprisingly great color options which brightens up even more under resin which was a pleasant surprise.


And these are made with the clear window from junk mails lolol!


And how about stuffing nano stars into mini flowers? I have officially lost my mind.


Ok my boyfriend threatened an intervention after I sent him this picture lol.

 

[Purranha]

Some in action pictures – I made the cufflinks too.
Yup, they go great with pearls


Ok that’s it for now!

 

[Charlotta]

They are so tiny and beautiful Purranha.

 

[battah]

I still don't know how you pulled off those itty bitty stars, I can't even make big ones! You know how much I love this series. Jewelry should make you smile, and these pieces certainly do. And I love the combo of gorgeous pearls with fun colors. So great!

 

[Purranha]

I still don't know how you pulled off those itty bitty stars, I can't even make big ones! You know how much I love this series. Jewelry should make you smile, and these pieces certainly do. And I love the combo of gorgeous pearls with fun colors. So great!

I go WWWHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE every-single-time I wear them!!!

 

[Marianne]

Your work is incredible, Purr! This is definitely happy art!!!

 

[Purranha]

Thank you Charlotta & Marianne!!!

 

[SunSeeker]

OMG, Purr! I am blown away by your teeny-tiny itty-bitty workmanship as well as your artistic enthusiasm! Thank you for sharing. Beautiful, fun pieces too!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Wow!! Amazing-- and cute!

 

[BWeaves]

WOWZA!!! I cannot imagine folding paper that small. For starters, my eyesight isn't good enough. I'm seriously impressed. The results are amazing looking.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Those are crazy awesome!

Come on, we need to get Purrranha an Etsy shop!

 

[Parrot Lady]

How wonderfully creative!

 

[amti]

You're a genius Purr! Those are amazing and fun!!! I esp love the tsuru cuffs you made. How hardy are they? I'd be worried about crushing one. All these perfect origami pieces makes me think you'd pass the surgeon test!

 

[amti]

PS, have you tried using washi? It looks like a few are washi. I bet finding a pattern so tiny would be difficult, but it would be great in absorbing the resin, I think (I've never worked with it).

 

[baby nurse]

Purranha, I’m speechless. These are so beautiful and delicate, really incredible. You should open an Etsy store! I thought that back when you were stringing ropes with tassels. So much talent