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I can’t stop making these stellated icosahedra! (Alice, it’s all your fault!) I’ve been casting about for different papers to make them from, with some interesting effects.
I just finished this one made from an origami pattern that I downloaded and printed onto regular paper – I wanted to review the paper for Folding Trees, and when I coincidentally ended up with 30 squares of the paper, it seemed like a sign that I should make them into a stellated icosahedron (the exact number you need to make this shape):
And my Easter egg this year was a box of mini individually wrapped chocolates. The wrappers were such pretty colours, I decided to trim them into squares and make them into something… It took me a while to eat all 30 chocolates, so I’ve only just finished it! The result wasn’t quite what I expected – the outside looks like a Milka advert:
All the bright colours ended up on the inside of the star, where nobody will ever see them (except in this photo):
I still like the end result though – and Milka does make lovely chocolate, so there are worse things to inadvertently advertise 
Here’s my modular origami collection to date:
(Joanna, the top left star uses some of the Japanese papers you gave me – thank you!)
Next, I think I need to find some different designs to fold…
Josefin Said,
July 1, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Ooh, what a lovely stars you have made! And I havent even tried the lucky star yet… I guess I will look how to make it, and then do a couple. And I am gonna try the bird, that you will need 1000 of. Then I have made a little for the big thing.
So much craft to do and try, and not even close to enough time! ^^
futuregirl Said,
July 1, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
The inside of that star is super cute … darn those graphic designers at Milka.
I *do* like the green and purple mix, though.
I made them for months and months when I was addicted. I still have my black and blue set adorning the guest bathroom.
eve Said,
July 1, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
Ha ha!! They are so lovely, yes I can confess I am a modular origami addict too!!
kris Said,
July 2, 2008 @ 9:25 am
the one thing we don’t have in common – those thirty chocolates would have been gone in 2 days! lol
i do have to try my hand at that one day soon! if i can ever put my crochet down.
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July 3, 2008 @ 3:56 am
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jessica Said,
July 4, 2008 @ 9:15 am
love these. they are fabulous.
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July 17, 2008 @ 5:49 am
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