What is 1000 paper cranes?

I love making paper cranes, and each time I make one, I realise there's a story behind it. So my challenge is to make 1000 paper cranes over the coming days, weeks, months, (years?) and write about each one...


Tuesday 30 August 2011

Crane #489 - #492

I went up to Lincolnshire for the housewarming party of a couple of good friends over the weekend. Five and a half hours = lots of time to make cranes. I made a bunch of them for an upcoming project (more about that coming soon), but also made a few for other things.

Firstly one for the train. Always make one for the train...



Secondly and thirdly, I made a pair of them for a housewarming gift for my friends whose house I was going to.




And fourthly, on the way back I ended up on the train for a bit with some of the people I made at the weekend, and gave them a bit of a crane making lesson...

Crane #485 - #488

I went to visit the ever lovely Lizzie in hospital a few weeks ago and made her some cranes, whom I shall call "little and large".


However, the little crane made a bid for freedom and was lost somewhere in the hospital, to be seen so more. So when I went to see her again today, I made little #2 and little #3 to replace the lost one...


Hopefully they'll hang around a bit longer...



Thursday 18 August 2011

Crane #480 - #484

I went to London today for a wedding, and took some origami paper with me. It is pretty awesome paper that I made from an old dictionary.

I made a crane on the train on the way there.

Next up was three cranes on the underground, one of which I gave to a young girl who was watching me with fascination...

And then finally a crane in the cafe where I had lunch. They had a lovely vase of origami flowers so I thought I'd add to it...




Monday 15 August 2011

Crane #280 - #479

200 cranes, hanging in a tree... Yes, origami bombing returns!










Sunday 14 August 2011

The return of origami bombing...

... look what I did!


More photos and details when I get better photos in daylight...