Origami Kusudama (ball of health) - the history of origin, how to make, the nuances of techniques for making the "ball of health

Country ancestor of Kusadama - Japan. This technique refers to a subspecies of origami, consisting of modules. Masters have now learned how to create unique masterpieces of art by combining the paper modules with each other.

Ball-shaped crafts, made on the basis of this technique perfectly create a special airy atmosphere in the design of modern interiors, set the tone of abstract mystery, causing the interest of more and more people.

Briefly about the manufacturing process

Models of paper are created by way of sewing in one figure a considerable quantity of equal pyramid-shaped parts, forming thus complex in form flowers received by means of certain manipulations over a paper square leaf.

As a result of these operations comes out complex in shape of a ball. At times, resorted to the help of glue to fix to each other the necessary parts. Such balls are often decorated with tassels hanging down.

The legend of origin of "medicine balls

Legend has it that in ancient Japan, kusudamu were used as incense lamps and mixing dried flowers. This was part of the traditional ritual. The name itself is sort of broken into two words, and together they can be translated as "medicine ball.

No one knows whether this legend is true or not, but we all know for sure that looking at beauty is good for health. It turns out that the mystery ball does indeed have the ability to have a beneficial effect on our well-being. These days, this art serves to decorate the home or often as a gift.

Features of the materials used

Any somewhat thick paper will allow you to make a product in this technique. The form will not hold with thin paper and the handicraft will melt under its own weight. You can also practice on newsprint, because you need to practice your craft assembling skills according to the scheme. And for a spectacular thing to use multi-colored double-sided paper.

This article contains schemes of origami kusudama from paper for beginners, with the help of which you will create your first masterpieces.

Master class on making a Kusudama ball

Needed materials: colored paper, ruler, glue, paper clips.

Take paper leaves in a square shape, the side of the square - 10 cm
Fold the sheet diagonally.
Fold the edges of the triangle on top, forming a rhombus, then bend the ends
Next, spread glue on the sides of the blanks, forming a petal.
Similarly, we do five petals and glue the flower. We will need 12 such flowers
Let's begin assembling the ball: take a flower, smear glue on the middle fold of any petal, glue another flower, then fix it with a paper clip
Put glue on the petals of the first and second flower, located next to each other and attach a third flower. A triangle is formed.
Fix the third flower with a paper clip
Glue the fourth and fifth flowers in the same way, remembering to staple.
Apply glue to the petals of the three flowers, located next to each other, glue the sixth flower, fixing three staples
The second half of the ball, consisting of six colors is made in the same way.
Apply PVA to each petal and glue the two halves of the ball, forming a whole, do not forget to fix with paper clips.
When everything dries - the clips can be removed.

Master class on making kusudama "ball of health

To make origami ball of health kusudama you need to have: six pieces of paper of album format, scissors, PVA glue. Take colored double-sided paper

Cut squares of colored paper.
Fold the squares, connecting the two opposite corners (top left and bottom right) corner to corner
Next, you should bend all the corners inside the square and then straighten them
Now you need to fold the left and right sides in the center, then the same need to fold the top and bottom
Then you need to pull out with your finger inside the hidden right edge, so as not to damage the product during this manipulation should be held by hand in the center of the future craft.
Now we put a finger in the middle of the workpiece and spread out the left part
Next, you need to put two fingers on top and bottom of the paper, and another finger on top, in the core of the part.
Remove a finger from the middle, and the neighboring bring and press to each other sides. Do the same on the left
And now you need to pry open all the corners with your finger
Fold the corners inside, forming the top of the square. And now you have to bend the four corners in the following way.
The left and right sides of the squares fold into the center.
Lift and straighten each side.
Wrap the four bulging corners down, forming an octahedron
Need six similar blanks.
Glue the corners of the four elements, glue the lid and bottom. The ball is ready!

Mastering the traditional kusudama opens up a lot of possibilities. Now you can create options and more complicated!

Origami Kusudama Transformer with your own hands

If you have a certain skill, making such a very intricate toy will take no more than one minute. Such toys are called cubes - anti-stress, it will be fun to play with the toy in his hands, turning one figure into another.

We take a square of heavy paper 15 by 15 cm
Fold along the diagonal, combining the bottom corner with the top, do exactly to make the toy was flat and neat.
Fold again diagonally, turning the sheet.
Next, fold in half. If you have double sided paper, the colored side should be inside.
Fold in half again for each resulting half.
Unfold, unfold and fold in half in the opposite direction.
And make two similar folds on both sides, as done in the beginning. The more even the folds, the better will be crafts.
Open the leaf-we got a grid square.
Mark the point in the center of one of the four squares formed in the process of folding. Bend the bottom tip of the paper to this point.
Turn over and to the opposite point also bring the end that is below.
Similarly, fold all four corners.
It remains to fold the little triangles in the small squares of the corners inside.
Unfold them, and it's turn to assemble the large triangles.
Large triangles do not fall apart, they should fix, bending inward.
The result should add up something like a box.
Put the resulting semblance of a box on a table and collect all parts of the product to the center by pressing in the middle.
It turns out an unusual figure, something like a flower. At the bottom of a smooth bottom, and closed top similarities of the petals.

Let's try to play with it. It can be closed and opened in different planes, one hand movement of a flower can be turned into an elongated cube and back, in a complex polyhedron.