I MADE KUSUDAMA EARRINGS!!

dug out my unfinished projects/patterns box and found this pattern. I didn't like that it had an irregular fold at the end that quadruples the thickness so I modified the pattern so the tucked edge wasn't folded over (original left and center, modification right). The result is more of the brown/pattern side and less white. You can see a full 3,5 symmetry 30 piece kusudama below left.

A pentagon forms a flat plane but I experimented a bit and with a prefold you can make a 4 piece unit that tents which might create a more spherical piece but I'm tired of folding these so I'll figure it out another time (someone else please try and show me the results. I also made the spikey 30 piece kusudama on the right. this was totally the wrong paper. I used a thicker paper and it was a terrible choice, it's too fragile and there's tons of little tears along the seams and fold lines.

Moroe-ya’s “Kanazawa Yumegashi Kuzudama” A traditional rakugan confectionery founded in 1849, in the late Edo period.

This historic wagashi shop has been loved in Kanazawa for over 170 years ??

Inside the Kuzudama, you’ll find a delightful assortment: flower-shaped rabbit sweets, cranes, miniature boats, konpeito sugar candies, ohajiki candy, bamboo-tied ariheito candy, a small sea bream candy, and even a zodiac ?? clay bell.