Iris Folding... Page 1
iris-buggy
iris-butterfly-foil
iris-car-antique1
iris-car-antique2
iris-car-classic1
iris-car-classic2
iris-car-classic3
iris-cat-multi
iris-diamond
iris-dinosaur
iris-dinosaur2
iris-doll-asian
iris-raggetydoll1
iris-egg1
iris-egg2
iris-heart1
iris-hobbyhorse1
iris-hobbyhorse2
iris-hobbyhorse3
Home
Pictorial Index
Dia's Gallery
Contact Us
Dia's Quickies
Doodle Design
Dia's Teen Gallery
Guest Gallery
Paper Crafting
Kid's Gallery
Articles
Resources
Iris Folding 1
Iris Folding 2
Iris Folding 3
Iris Folding 4
Iris Folding 5
Iris Folding 6
Each wheel on the buggy is an individual aperture
and separately iris folded. The top of the buggy is simple
paper folding.
The yellow in buggy 2 is washed out, but quite
colorful on the actual card.
The butterfly wings are each an individual aperture
and separately iris folded. The body and antenna are cut
from a thick, shiny leather-like paper, mounted with foam
squares. The wings are made of foil.
These two antique cars are basic iris folding. The wheels
are purchased from the jewelry section of a craft store. The
first has wheels that are glued, the second card's wheels
are sewn with metallic thread. The glue works fine, dries
clear, and is much faster.
These two classic cars are the same basic design as
the antique car, but with a different shape of fenders and
roof. The wheels on these two are felt pads I found in the
hardware store that are used for mounting mirrors.
Since then I've purchased wooden wheels from a hobby store,
but they need priming and painting. I have another classic
car just waiting to get rolling. Will include it later.
Classic car 3 is now included on this page.
This kitty is a simple iris pattern for beginners.
The tail is plain paper folding.
The diamond is another good practice shape for beginners.
This little dinosaur is more of an intermediate
project. Adding simple touches can make a lot of difference.
Here I added an eye from a craft store. He would look good
made with just one color.
Here's Dino in one color. Sometimes the iris folding can
turn out choppy with too many colors. It all depend on the
template and patterns used on the paper.
This little doll is a bridge from beginner to intermediate.
She turns out well, but the face is boring.
This is the same pattern as above with my own
changes. Instead of using folding paper for the face, hands
and legs I used card stock. It was a bit tricky and the
pattern is now a combination of iris folding and piecing.
Took about four hours because I had to figure how to
accomplish this. Need more practice, but I'm pleased with
this first attempt.
This egg was my very first iris folding project. I
was so intimidated that it took a couple of weeks to sit
myself down and try it. In real life the egg turned out
beautiful. I was SO excited when I removed the pattern from
the front of the card and it had really turned out!
My mom got this one for Easter. Since then I've made about a
dozen. It's fun and an easy pattern. Great for beginners,
but also satisfying for more advanced.
This heart is made with five shades/textures of
foil. It's quite pretty. Made it first with tissue paper,
but it didn't pop. While tissue paper is easy to work with,
I think it needs more than just one folded strip--perhaps
double--due to the sheerness.
The hobby horse is a fun and satisfying project. The
iris folding part is straight-forward. The trick parts are
adding the mane (not included in the pattern) and rocker. I
glued paper to cardstock, cut out, then attached with foam
squares to give it dimension. An eye from the craft store
brings the horse to life.