Star Holes Kusudama

Name	Star Holes
Designer	Francesco Mancini
Level of Difficulty (5x ☻very difficult= ) (Based on opinions of different artists)	☻☻☻
Type (According to Number of Sheets Used)	Multi-Piece, Modular
Number of Sheets / Units	30 Units
Type (According to Object being Presented)	Geometric, Kusudama (Flower Ball)
Diagrams	---
Video Tutorial	Tutorial by Tadashi Mori

This is a lovely Kusudama design by Mancini from Italy. It got the rank "Intermediate" probably because of the great number of units to be used. What is just needed here is patience and eagerness to finish the model, since the units are very easy to create.
Unlike many Kusudamas I have attempted to fold, this one has a very good lock mechanism that does not need glue for the units to hold each other together.
There is also a similar model (also designed by Mancini) that looks very similar with this Kusudama. The Star Dodecahedron has thinner units and looks more like a wireframe. The video tutorial can be found here.

P.S. It is so good to be back! I know that this post, this post I wrote on April 28, 2015, is the very first blog post I have done for this year. The last few school weeks have been hectic, but I have finally graduated high school in March! In April, some weeks were also hectic due to some exhibits and issues with Heritage Conservation in my country (an unrelated topic. I might write it in Ligaya sa Lakbay). A few minutes earlier I was reading my earlier blog posts and I am honest to say I vomited on how corny my earlier posts are... Anyways, I will try to make up for lost time. It is good to be back. :)

Stella Pitti

PS Note: It has already been a LONG TIME ever since I have posted :P Here is why:
1. Me and my group mates went to Japan to participate in the 2014 Asian International Children's Film Festival to present the Philippines (our film was chosen and it was a privilege!)
2. My pointing finger of my right hand got rotten on the upper part and I had it operated on. Right now I am still taking medications. (It was painful as hell...but of course not as painful as giving birth to a donkey...maybe).
3. SCHOOLWORKS and ASSIGNMENTS....took me AT LEAST A WEEK to finish them all...

Well now you know my rise and eventual fall...2 times....ahahaha

Well, starting with this post, we are starting the 10 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS! In this blog, there will be a countdown with December 15 (today) being number 10 and December 24 (Wednesday) being number 1, with one origami model per day (and can be used as a Christmas decoration or something). Then on December 25 there will be a SUPER SPECIAL POST dedicated to Christmas !


Let the countdown BEGIN!

10

This is Stella Pitti (I don't know where he got the name either), designed by Francesco Mancini, with the diagrams published in a booklet named "Mancinerie" (which is also his screen name). But, when you do not have enough money to buy the booklet, fear not! (wut) I found video instructions by Sara Adams on this model posted on Youtube, and it is through that video I learned making it. A cute model to go with any Christmas Tree! (Especially with foil paper, though I haven't tried it yet)

What do you think is featured as number 9 in the countdown?

Happy Holidays!

--ABonymous--