Beginner Carnival Spinner Created by Marcia Joy Miller Watching this brightly-colored top spin around and around may bring back memories of a fun-filled day at an amusement park Carnival Spinner is a modular design made up of seven units You can create the units during coffee breaks and connect them at lunchtime PAPER: Create the model from the seven sheets of designated folding paper included in the back of the book starting on page 165 You can also use seven squares of 6-inch origami paper in assorted colors Start with a completed Fold the right edge of the Waterbomb Base (If you are using the included folding paper, begin the Waterbomb Base with the solid-color side facing you.) Turn the model over from top to bottom so that it is in the position shown in the next step front flap to the crease Fold the left edge of the front flap to the crease BASIC TECHNIQUES: See Chapter for the Waterbomb Base exercise Fold each top flap down against the raw edges SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: If you are folding the model from the included folding paper, in order to achieve the color wheel effect it is necessary that you fold and connect the units in the following sequence determined by the color of the solid-color side of each paper: yellow, yellow-green, grass green, blue, purple, red, and orange Ori for Busy People_INT 00-96 27jul.indd 82 Turn the model over from side to side so that it is in the position shown in the next step Open the two folds at the top Fold the bottom corner up ¼" (Tip: If you peek ahead in the diagrams, you will discover that you will be making all seven units exactly the same It is a good idea to perform the procedure that you have just completed on all seven units before going ahead Match each of the units to the first unit to ensure that you are folding the bottom tip up by the same amount.) 7/27/11 3:57:42 PM LUNCHTIME ORIGAMI 83 Tuck the right flap behind Complete six more units Select two units that are different colors The right unit the third layer Tuck the left flap in a similar manner Turn each of the seven units over from side to side should be positioned so that one of its long folded edges is on the left Place the left edge of the right unit in between the layers of the left unit 10 Using the existing Sharply fold the right corner of the left unit against the edges of the right unit Unfold Sharply fold the top corner of the right unit down against the edges of the left unit Unfold crease, tuck the top corner of the right unit behind the front edge of the left unit Using the existing crease, tuck the right corner of the left unit behind the front edge of the right unit 11 Prepare for the connection of the next unit by changing the position of the model so that the right unit will be positioned with its raw edges on top (as shown in the next step) Ori for Busy People_INT 00-96 27jul.indd 83 12 Repeat steps 8–11 five times to connect five additional units 7/27/11 3:57:44 PM ...LUNCHTIME ORIGAMI 83 Tuck the right flap behind Complete six more units Select two units that are different