Origami Ornament
The Dove, like the crane, symbolizes peace.
3.5″ x 2.5″
The Rooster symbolizes pride, honesty, courage and vigilance.
3.5″ x 2″
Two butterflies dancing around each other is a symbol of marital happiness. The butterfly is also a popular symbol for young girls as they spread their wings and emerge into beauty and grace.
3.75″ x 3.5″
The frog ornament can be given as a gift to someone going on a trip, as it ensures travelers a safe return from their journeys. Frogs are also symbols of good luck in Japan.
2.75″ x 3.25″
The Penguin is a symbol of order and agility, wealth, prosperity, and luck.
4″ x 2″
The dragon is a wonderful gift for someone who you would like to offer power, wisdom, mastery and success.
2.25″ x 2.75″
The cat is a symbol of independence, balance and mystery.
3.5″ x 2.25″
The llama symbolizes endurance under difficult situations as well as responsibility and hard work.
2.25″ x 3.5″
Available in a range of colors. Please request a color you would like in the notes section of your order at checkout. Our staff will do our best to accommodate based on our current stock of inventory.
The Paper Crane, Warren, VT
“I credit my Japanese ancestry for getting me involved with paper folding at an early age. Many hours of my childhood were spent turning sheets of paper into animals, toys and folded gum wrapper chains. As an adult, I was reintroduced to origami in 1983 when I joined a group of folders and made a mobile of 1,000 cranes. This was made in commemoration of Sadako Sasaki (see below) and as a symbol of peace. In 1984, I started selling and teaching origami and spreading Sadako’s story to people at craft fairs, farmer’s markets, craft galleries and gift shops around the country. The Japanese people have a great reverence for paper, and over the years I have discovered a beauty and strength in washi paper, as it supports me throughout my life.”-Miya Cline of The Paper Crane
