Eco-Friendly Bouquets

So I'm definitely into browsing Etsy.com when I get bored because I want to see what pretty or weird things all of those crafters out there are creating. Recently I found these awesome eco-friendly bouquets made out of origami flowers - done by Whether Paperworks. She actually uses antique books and magazines as one of her mediums. My personal favorite is this Tiffany's themed one:



It's really beautifully made, but being an arts-and-crafts kind if girl I had to figure out if I could potentially make one of these myself, or if it would be a hopeless endeavor (like me trying to knit). I pretty much had no idea where to start - but by browsing Etsy some more I discovered out the flowers are called kusudama and then found this tutorial from Folding Trees. And here's what I ended up with:




It's a little rough, but what do you expect with post-it notes and scotch tape? It was a lot easier than I thought it would be especially with the instructions - but I can still understand why people might charge do much for the final product because it can definitely take a lot of time cutting the paper and getting the folds crisp so it looks clean. But if you have the patience to do it yourself ( for a wedding to replace real flowers) you'll be saving the environment and money!

Also, on a side note, post-its are not perfectly square (what's with that?!?!) - that also made my kusudama messier.

~emy