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Nested View
Side View 
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*Note that two numbers are given for the size of the box featured on this page.
The diagram above illustrates what these size numbers mean for 3 different styles of flower boxes.
The larger size number provides a measurent for the outside of the flower (line A),
while the smaller size number provides a measurement for the square shape in the center of the flower (line B).
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| Set ID #: | 6035 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Medium Flower-Shaped |
| Bowl Size*: |
15.2 cm (6 in) and
9 cm (3.5 in)
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| Bowl Height: |
9 cm (3.5 in)
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| Style: | Non-Modular Flower - Endo Flower Bowl |
| Designer: | Kazukuni Endo |
| Design Source: | Various Cases and Boxes by Tomoko Fuse (Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co., Ltd., 2003) - in Japanese >> Click here
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| Paper Type: |
Recollections Open Stock Double-Sided Scrapbook Paper
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| Sheet Size: | 30.5 cm (12 in) Square |
| Sheets Used: | 1 |
| Paper Source: |
Michaels Stores
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| Comments: | It seems amazing that each of these flower-shaped containers is made from just one sheet of paper!
Completing this model involves a twisting collapse, followed by some folding and tucking maneuvers. The collapse is a little tricky, but will not be too difficult if you have made all the pre-creases correctly.
Once the model has been finished, you can untuck/unfold it and completely flatten the sheet, then easily and quickly return the model to its three dimensional form. This rapid transformation is possible because creased paper has "memory" -- the fibers in the paper "remember" which way the folds are supposed to go.
If you make these bowls from large sheets of card stock or scrapbook paper, they will be big enough and sturdy enough to serve up many different types of snacks. They work especially well for popcorn or potato chips.
Double-sided paper is recommended because a lot of the reverse side of the paper will show in the fininshed model.
Here I've used some double-sided scrapbook paper which I found on sale right before the Fourth of July. I thought the red, white, and blue stripes and the multi-colored stars would be perfect for celebrating that holiday.
Any paper with a striped pattern on both sides will give this type of container a very attractive woven look.
These bowls nest well for storage, as shown in the photo at left, or you can keep them as flattened sheets, restoring them to their 3-D form at party time.
You can curl the "petals" a little or a lot, to your own taste, or leave them uncurled. I have applied a gentle curl to all of mine.
I made a nine-bowl set of these and gave them to my sister-in-law Cathy as a fun Fourth of July surprise. |
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