Tiny Origami Mobile

I like Origami and I like tiny things, so I decided to make the smallest Origami I ever made.

You need thin paper, scissors, a ruler, and I used tweezers for the
smaller folds. Later you will need some thin thread or wire, wooden sticks and a knife to cut the wood.

Cut the paper to the right sizes. Some need squares, some need rectangles.

Cut the paper to the right sizes. Some need squares, some need rectangles. I decided to go for a frog, a boat, a steamship, a butterfly, and my favourite, the crane. Here you see some of the steps along the way. The pointy tweezers became handy to reopen the piece in some steps.

Oh, now they all gathered!! For the next part I used a needle to make holes where the thread or wire will go. If you use bigger pieces, try to find the right balance so they don't tilt.

I used thin wire that I took from a cable, because I didn't find the right thread. I attached it by forming a loop in the end of each wire so it stays under the belly of the items. As rods I peeled off some wood chips from a match and cut it to the right size and length.

Unfortunately the wire makes a bit stiff, but still I'm happy about the outcome.