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Got motivated for the 2006 Chinese New Year festive season and decided to make these lovely Kusudama origami balls for my family. There are 20 pieces of paper required for each ball. It was alot of fun seeing the pieces come together and all these reaaalllllly cute balls come out at the end. *Thumbs up*. It is based on a diagram by Tomoko Fuse in her origami book Kusudama Origami.

This was my very first Kusudama ball attempt. I was so amazed and inspired by the design that I thought I’d give it a go. It requires 60 pieces of paper as I also had to create the pattern paper needed to form the outcome I wanted for the flower pattern. Gotta be pleased with this one I must say. Although it took me about 1 week to complete it. It is based on a diagram by Makoto Yamaguchi in his origami book Kusudama: Ball Origami.

Being amused by the different kind of origami balls that can be folded, I took time to experiment with these two. They both required 30 pieces of paper each. I really liked the result and have made them for my friends. Never fails to bring a smile to their face. ^_^ The diagram for the Sakura ball was by Toshikazu Kawasaki and can be found in his origami book 折り紙夢WORLD , although I don’t remember the author for the Star ball, oopsies.