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[threeplusfire]

I thought a lot about trying to find something to do for 2014, something that would make me a better person or more creative or more mindful... you know, all those awesome things you see very dedicated people doing. I decided to make little origami cranes, because often doing something with my hands is a good antidote to my continuous anxiety.

Of course this project was derailed by being incredibly, violently ill on New Year's day. So I've decided as long as I end up with the right number at the end, I can do them in batches.

Eventually I hope they will be less clumsy and more graceful. But here are the first four of the year. I think I might keep them all in a giant iced tea jar.

Comments

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

Flight for sanity!

I celebrated my birthday by getting a prescription for Citalopram. After 2013, I'm determined to have more control over my life in 2014.

Step one = meds. Step two = ? Step three = profit.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Flight for sanity! I hope they get less crooked as the year goes on.

Better living through chemistry. Amen to that.

[cymry.livejournal.com]

I think this is a fantastic idea. Is the jar glass? They would be beautiful in a glass jar. More pictures as the project progresses please! =)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

It is a big glass jar, with some painted fruits on it. I'll have to get Mike to pull it down from the high shelf for me. I shall try to keep the project updated with photos once a week or so.

[splix.livejournal.com]

They're lovely! I so admire you for being able to do that - I'm impatient and stumble-fingered.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I am too - it is not very easy. But I bought some pretty paper that has kimono patterns to I intend to at least see this packet through!

[in-thy-bounty.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I haven't made any cranes... I always feel like you can't be considered remotely serious about origami until you've made at least 50 cranes.
That's lovely paper too.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Cranes and little samurai hats are the only things I know how to make! I considered learning some new stuff but then thought it would be classic to just do cranes. (I totally envy your spaceship.)

Somewhere in a box I still have an amazing origami flower my friend Gene made for me out of a page of an essay.