Origami can be more than just beautiful pieces of folded paper with no other use what so ever. Not that I am good at it, I always need to follow instructions, and even then I have trouble making it. However, for a long time I have wanted to do one of those pretty kimono girls that I have seen online. So I finally decided to do it.
After some mistakes and some perseverance, I mange to make the two girls you see here. Now what? What can I do with them? Then I remember that I was (still am) in need of lots bookmarks. So I decided to make them bookmarks. In order to protect my origami girls and to keep them intact as well as functional, I decided to laminate them.
This part didn't went smooth, I did mess it up, but manage to salvage my bookmarks. After sealing it the first time, I cut around the shape (not too close to it), punched the hole for the tread and pass it one more time through my laminating machine. This will also allow for the pretty back of the kimono to show.
If you don't have a laminating machine, you can use wide clear tape or a clear self adhesive paper (for example: Con-Tact paper).
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