Japan is famous for paper, but did you also know Japan produces some of the coolest patterns for making your own paper sculptures? I didn't until I found a kit to make a mountain gorilla in a nifty store in Japan. Today I stumbled on a website, sponsored by Yamaha (as in Yamaha Motors) that offers the patterns and instructions for FREE! All you need to do is download the PDFs, print, cut and assemble.Gorillas, ring-tailed lemurs, okapi, sloths, even bugs.
Don't like animals? No problem - they've got patterns for engines and whole motorcycles too.
I love what the company has to say about why they're doing this:
"All work and no play would make for a very dull company in any area of business, but when your products deliver as much excitement as ours, it seems only right to support them with an equally exciting range of entertainment options."
For "Rare Animals of the World" pattern choices click here.
For a full list of the patterns, including Christmas ones like sleighs and reindeer, click here.
What a perfect craft project to team up on with a bored 10-year old!
6 comments:
whoa!! So cool!
great pre-holiday vacation post!
I'm checking it out right now. It seems very cool!
How cool is that? I've been looking for a new hobby...
wow, those are amazing looking, I have to try this!
That is awesome! I love the ring-tailed lemur!! I will definitely have to check those out. So cool, so cool... as if I needed another craft to do :)
Post a Comment