Suncatcher Origami
For this tutorial i chose reds pinks and purples to make heart suncatchers for valentine s day.
Suncatcher origami. Each row is 25 inches long and has about 45 to 50 beads. This suncatcher uses the white lids from yogurt containers and the like. The most common origami suncatcher material is brass.
The wood piece is 2 inches wide and weighs about 5 5 lbs. The translucent waxed papers are special because they resist fading by the sun. Use the first border as your guide.
Origami suncatchers includes everything you need to make 20 beautiful pinwheels stars and other patterns. 1 cut small pieces of colored tissue. There are 348 origami suncatcher for sale on etsy and they cost 15 50 on average.
Diagram 1 diagram 2 diagram 3 diagram 4 diagram 5 diagram 6 diagram 7 diagram 8 diagram 9 pictures taken from the german website. Glue and food dye or watercolor paints can be used to give the suncatcher color but you ll have to check the instructions at babble dabble do to see how to give it the cosmic touch. They really do look pretty and they make for a nice gift for kids to make and give.
Well you re in luck because here they come. The most popular color. We are giving them to family members to go with the thank you notes for my son s easter goodies.
Different colour choices can create dramatically different results even when making the same pattern so there s lots of room for creativity. Cut a second shape out of from the inside leaving a to inch 0 64 to 1 27 centimeter border. The layers of paper overlap to show hidden geometric patterns.
Basically each point of each design is one piece of paper. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about origami suncatcher. Consider making a second border for the back of the sun catcher.
The directions tell you to cut some papers into rectangles or squares in order to make each shape and then to glue each section into the shape of that specific suncatcher. They hang from a piece of natural wood. I used strong stainless steel wire to string the beads.
Cut a simple shape out of a sheet of black paper. Delicate yet stunning these window decorations allow light to filter through producing a stained glass effect without the stained glass price. The tissue paper suncatchers can be valentine gifts from kids or st.
Learn how to make these 10 models of sun catchers aprende a hacer estos 10 tipos de estrellas para decorar tus ventanas. If you are making themed suncatchers e g. Valentine s day easter autumn etc use colors of tissue paper that go with your theme.
To keep the creations light and airy only a smidgen of acid free glue is used during assembly. Keep the border and discard the inside shape. This colorful sun catcher wind chime has twelve rows of beautiful lamp work chinese crystal and different kinds of glass beads.
