Mother's Day Origami: Baby Booties

When celebrating Mother's Day we should not forget the Mothers-to-be.
These delicate Baby Booties, will make a nice gift for expecting mothers in their day.
They can also be used as souvenirs for a baby showers.

The baby booties were designed by Tomoko Fuse. The instruction to fold them can be found in her book Origami Gifts.
I folded the baby booties with 4" (100 mm) squares of yellow Kasugamomi washi paper and 1"x 2" (25 mm  x 50 mm) rectangles of green washi paper.

Happy Mother's Day!

Origami Flowers: Jasmines

Are you still looking for a last minute Mother's Day gift? These beautiful origami Jasmines will make a very elegant present, and they are easy to fold.

The Jasmines were designed by Katrin Yumakov, and the Trihedral Vase was designed by Yuri Yumakov. The instructions to fold the Jasmine can be found here, and the instructions to fold the vase can be found here.
I used 3 ½" (88 mm) squares of copy paper for the jasmines and 6" (150 mm) squares of scrapbook paper for the vase.