One of the ways in which you can easily and cheaply decorate your room yourself is with origami. How nice is it when your room is decorated by yourself with things that you like and have made yourself? And now you really don’t have to be an expert in origami to turn it into something beautiful. Simple shapes can be very effective. You will be surprised how much fun such a simple thing can be. Use some fun colors and combinations, hang them from the ceiling or stick them on the wall or door, everything is possible. Be creative.
There are several things to do with origami. Here I will give three examples of origami that is not too complicated yet very nice to watch. These are the crane, the lotus flower and the stars.
The crane
The purpose of this origami is to hang it from the ceiling, above your bed for example. The birds will then float in the air and a small breeze in your room will cause them to move and turn with the wind. This gives a fairytale effect.
Necessities
- Paper, with different colors
- Paint, markers, or other ways to process paper
- Wire
- Tape or buddies, something that sticks to the ceiling
- Scissors or a hole punch, something to make holes with
- Tutorial
Method
Follow the link to see how the crane is folded. Fold as many as you want in as many different sizes and colors as possible. Decorate them according to taste, for example with eyes. Then make a hole in the top of the back of the crane where you put the wire through, so that it hangs upright and hang the crane with the wire from the ceiling. Do this with all cranes and make sure the wires are not all the same length so that they hang at different heights. Just be careful not to make the wires too long or hang the birds too close together, then you run the risk of tangling them. And so you have a flock of cranes above your bed.
The lotus flower
You can do many different things with this lily. It can stand on places for decoration, or you can put things in it. Sticking them to walls or doors can also work well. It is origami that requires some time, but it is not really complicated and therefore easy to do.
Necessities
- Paper, with different colors
- Wire
- Tutorial
Method
Follow the link to see how the lotus flower is folded, note, you need the wire for this. The rest of the process is simple: make several in different sizes and colors and choose the best place to put the flowers.
The asterisks
These stars are made in a different way than most origami and are very small and simple. So the idea is that you make a lot of it to make garlands. And these are original decoration of your bedroom.
Necessities
- Paper, preferably not too thick, but with a long format
- Scissors
- Wire
- Needle
- Tutorial
Method
Cut long strips about one inch wide from the paper. Each strip becomes one asterisk. Follow the link and directions given there to fold asterisks. Repeat this very often until you think you have enough for one or a few garlands. Then thread them on a thread with the needle. You can hang these garlands with both ends high so that they really hang like garlands, but you can also glue them to an edge. It also gives a nice effect to just hang them vertically somewhere along the wall, or on your door. In this case it is good to make several garlands.