Crazy Cranes

Welcome, back! As I mentioned before, the next few posts are going to be all about origami! Starting off with origami cranes. I learned how to make these little cuties about three years ago, and I got totally hooked. Every scrap piece of paper I found ended up as a crane. Soon, I ended up with a huge bag full thinking to myself, "what am I even going to do with all of these?" My solution: Hang them from the ceiling! They looked amazing strung up with practically invisible white thread, I wanted to do the same when I came to college. Unfortunately, at least in my school, we are not allowed to hang anything from the ceiling because it is a fire hazard. However, I found a way around it. And I'll show you how to do it yourself! But first, you should probably figure out how to actually make an origami crane.

Difficulty: 2/10
Access to materials: 1/10

INSTRUCTIONS:
Cranes can be a little bit complicated, so here's a very helpful video on how to make them.

Now that you've figured out how to fold the little birds, it's smooth sailing from here on out. (You don't have to get fancy paper either, printer paper or construction paper works well too!)

Since we can't hang anything from the ceiling, what My roommate and I did was take some thread, string is across the room from wall to wall, and taped them to the wall. Make sure if you're living in a dorm that if there is a fire line, tape the string under the fire line. For us, it is 18 inches down from the ceiling. Also, we suggest using command strips to attach the string to the walls since it may come undone if you're just using tape. Also, make sure you can walk under it too!!!

The next thing you do is tape some pieces of thread to the back part of the crane so they hang evenly. Then tie the string to the long piece already hanging. Continue this with as many cranes as you want spreading them out evenly. Length and size of the cranes are up to you! 

They also don't have to be cranes, other types of origami birds, or butterflies work just as well. Your options are wide open!

*EXTRA*

If you have more cranes than you know what to do with, tape them to your wall bordering things like cork boards or picture frames. You'll get a really cool 3D wall decoration.