Finger Magic • 3/21/06
I never thought it would be possible to create a true career that revolved around Origami (besides becoming a teacher, of course). But that is apparently what Cindy Ng of Finger Magic decided to do. On her website, she features some amazingly colorful and cute origami. The focus is often on animals, though she also has hearts, flowers and mini-clothes patterns.
But although she does sell the origami itself, the most interesting items for sale are her “Origami Kits” which provide all the materials needed for folding that particular origami shape. She has kits for both the complete beginner as well as those origami sensei’s out there. This is really fun idea and would make a great gift for craft-loving friends and relatives out there who complain that there aren’t any more interesting paper projects left to try. As an origami novice myself, this seems like a very interesting alternative to just buying an instructional origami book.
A little bit from her website:
Reflecting my passion for origami and my background in business, I have refined traditional origami paper, designed a line of whimiscal origami kits, and brought a novel twist of distinct life, character, and personality to origami. Furthermore, those who have struggled with origami can finally enjoy this favorite pastime as these kits are designed to enable any novice to achieve expert results.
As I said before, she also sells the actual folded origami as well. But if you were expecting perhaps a couple of the pieces flattened in bags, you’re in for a treat. When you get a custom designed origami box it comes filled with selections of folded origami animals. This Origami Box filled with Froggies is an example of what the recipient might see when they open their giftbox. Very charming!
In addition to origami, she also offers interesting origami earrings as well as cardstock with window cutouts for the origami. I’m apparently not the first to feature Finger Magic products, since they can be found in many art and museum shops around the U.S.
Cindy’s Finger Magic website is located at:
