Midlife Rebel

As I have now completed five different craft activities, I can claim the Craft badge from the Rebel Badge Book. I attended a calligraphy workshop, tried cross stitch, collage, needle felting and also origami. I would like to continue to do more calligraphy and there are other crafts I would like to try. I have a pottery kit to attempt sometime and a couple of craft projects that I have been hoping to do for a few years which I may do for the Advanced Crafter badge in the future. Earlier this year I started the Linguist badge so perhaps I will start that again. I'm also thinking about doing the My Passion badge which is in the second Rebel Badge Book.

As I found some lovely origami paper in a shop during a recent holiday in Portugal, I decided to try my hand at some origami for the Rebel Badge Club's Craft badge. I used online tutorials to create hearts, boxes, boats, butterflies, a crane, a swan and a turtle by folding paper. I also made a house and a rabbit. The craft was enjoyable to do and a pleasant way to unwind after work in the evening. Some of the more complex origami models didn't work out so well with the paper I used as it was too thick and bulky to fold neatly. The best thing to do with those attempts was to throw them straight in the bin. My favourites to make were the hearts and the boxes. I now have quite a collection of paper hearts and boxes in my possession for which I hope to find a purpose for in the future.