[Thomas Anderson]

They make nice decorations. I did setup a store on etsy last week, but haven't sold any yet.

[Yvonne]

does it cost much in paper?? how many do you make??

i dont think i'd have much patience!

[Thomas Anderson]

If you are happy enough to get A4 paper and trim it yourself (most designs you start with a square of paper) then it's as cheap as you can find paper for. Some shops do have specialist origami papers, and you can find all sorts. The Works usually have a specific pack in, I've bought a few the same, for £1.50 and you get 100 sheets in about 10 different sizes and colours (so 1 colour per size) That specific paper is quite thin, so good for small models. I've also had some from Rennies, which is a dear shop anyway, and I bought a pack in there last week and it was about £6 for 100 sheets of 8" paper (4 sheets of 5 designs in 5 colours). I've also had stuff off eBay, which is a bit more due to postage, but I've had some good stuff from shop sellers. It all depends on what kind of sizes, colours and patterns you want.

[Yvonne]

i think i shall look into this...

[Thomas Anderson]

You're best sticking to simple models at first, learning the bases and basic folds, and then just build up. If you have some paper around cut a few into squares and try some basic little designs.

This is a nice little one - http://www.tinyshiny.com/HowToProjects/OrigamiBox.php

[Yvonne]

ahhh you know, if i had some paper i could get creative!

[Thomas Anderson]

Not got any paper at all? Even like printer paper or anything?

[Yvonne]

we dont seem to have any printer paper which is quite odd..

[Thomas Anderson]

I have lots of it, because I haven't printed anything for a while because I can't afford to be spending £40 to replace all of my ink cartridges right now (and can't buy copies this time as they won't work)

[Yvonne]

lol we've just replaced our ink cartridges, our printer scans copies prints and stuff...