The Creative Process Behind The Asian Jungle Mobile
Pandas, bamboo, tigers, monkeys, and elephants – these were requested for a custom Asian Jungle Themed Mobile. This was going to be a challenge – the only models I knew how to fold were the monkey and elephant. I had folded one panda before, but didn’t like the final model, so this time I needed to find a diagram for a different style of panda. Finding the Right Origami Panda When starting a custom project where I need to fold something new, I like to fold the biggest and most important models first. If good diagrams can be found...
The Creative Process Behind The Woodland Camping Mobile
When potential customers reach out to me with questions about what I could put in a mobile, I always tell them, “whatever you want.” I know that sometimes people tell you that but they don’t really mean it – well I do mean it. If I can find an instructional diagram or video of the creature or thing you want, I can fold it and include it in your mobile. If what you want doesn’t exist, then I can change a model to suit my needs and create what you want. I am not an origami master by any means, but...
The Creative Process Behind The Giant Dinosaur Mobile
About nine years ago I used some birthday money to buy several instructional origami books – one of those books was about origami dinosaurs. I had plans to make a mobile with dinosaurs one day and I thought having a book like this might come in handy. Well, it only took nine years but I finally got a request for a dinosaur mobile last month. I was super excited because now I had the chance to use the book I bought! A recent customer asked if I could make her another giant mobile, but this time with dinosaurs...
The Value of Custom Orders to a Handmade Seller
As a handmade seller, I tend to be reluctant when I get a request for a custom order. Custom work tends to take more time than anyone likes, and it takes away time I could be using towards increasing my inventory of best selling items. My most popular mobile size and style is a Large Paper Crane Mobile which can take up to 3 1/2 hours to make from start to finish, 1 hour and 15 minutes of that is taken up by folding the paper cranes. Another popular mobile I sell, the Under the Sea Mobile in the same...
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