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Origami Girl
origamigirlheroics.blogspot.com
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A mixture of two great loves: fashion and comics. It is written by Origami Girl, a superhero who can make her paper creations come to life and use them to fight crime. She also loves to make jewellery and talk about clothes.
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In which there is sunshine and success

I have had an abundance of wonderful things in my week and they just keep coming. Considering the past Posts of Sadness I have indulged in this is going to be a Post of Gladness, but hopefully not in...

6 days ago

In which I am excited about Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra

I almost feel silly for mentioning it because, being the Most Funded Music Kickstarter of All Time, you have probably already funded it. But, I am incredibly excited about Amanda Palmers new album an...

09 may 12

In which I come clean about blogging

I have had an awkward guilt-ridden relationship with my blog at times and I have decided to come clean. I started this blog to do Something Original On The Internet. A grand aim in our open informati...

01 may 12

In which I talk about the moral decline of Weetos

Breakfast cereals are a fascinating example of the way in which marketing operates. Children like sugar and chocolate thus, in order to persuade them which of the delicious options their parents shou...

24 apr 12

In which something Wonderful this way comes

Friday night was mine and the boy’s four year anniversary. We decided to do something pretty special for it –and it turned out a little bit more special than I guessed. We went to see Wicked, which I...

22 apr 12

In which I progress to pink

When I was a kid my mother had a delightful occupation with the idea that my sister and I should wear dresses on a Sunday. According to her understanding the Lord likes people to look their best. I a...

16 apr 12

In which I have a new home

This is the necessary ‘new flat!’ post. It even includes a before and after picture and a game/toy theme, so I hope you will put up with the temporary squeeing.Those of you who have been reading my b...

12 apr 12

In which my camera is fixed

A very quick note to say Huzzah! Hurrah! and other such happy sounds. Here is a little story behind my current happiness. My camera was not working at all. I thought I would have to buy a new one and...

11 apr 12

In which I miss blogging

I just wanted to give a quick update to say -I miss you. I miss blogging and I miss catching up on all the blogs I read. I miss getting a glimpse into all these others lives and I miss the fun of doi...

16 mar 12

In which I am inspired by other bloggers

I think I am officially back into blogging after my December break because I was genuinely quite excited about coming home from work today and blogging. After my previous post about a failure to find...

30 jan 12

In which I discuss board games and cherry buttons

I have a friend who has wonderful luck finding things in charity shops. I have had some pretty good finds in the past (my winter coat for example) but in work clothes, where I am trying so hard, I sc...

26 jan 12

In which I (rather late) recap my Christmas

The time has come (the walrus said) to talk of many things. In this case those things will be mostly related to Clothes, Christmas and Changes. I had a lovely Christmas. In fact one of the best I hav...

18 jan 12

In which I talk about books and comfort

I have been known by most people to have a remarkable obsession with all things Neil Gaiman. There was a time, when I was first reading The Sandman, that I quoted him on everything. Every moral dilem...

08 jan 12

In which I have leapt into Christmas

I must begin by apologising for not blogging. This has been the longest blogging gap since I began it and there are a number of reasons for it, but I am not going to be too guilty. The main one is I ...

15 dec 11

In which I am amazed by mushrooms and nymphs

Warning: This post comes with a lot of pictures of mushrooms. I have had a perfectly autumnal weekend. I love Autumn. It is my favourite season of the year. I love the mist in the air and the bright ...

21 nov 11

In which I ask questions about office wear

I have good news! I have at last succeeded in attaining a proper graduate job. I’m really happy with the job I have got, but instead of being a celebratory post this one comes with its own set of fas...

13 nov 11

In which I have a new coat

I have another clothes blog at last because I have some new items and a glorious reunion of my camera with my cable. What is strange is that since taking these photos I have had a brand new haircut a...

09 nov 11

In which I am late for Halloween

This is a little late Halloween post. I am kind of sad that all my favourite blogs are full of Halloween outfits but I have none. I was stuck in my rural town knowing no one and with no excuse to dre...

02 nov 11

In which I have afternoon tea at Harrods

So here I am blogging again after an unjustly long break. It turns out I am ditzier than I thought I was so Im afraid the photos are still not mine, but I am going to cope for now. So for now I am go...

27 oct 11

In which I am in London

I’m sorry I have delayed again in writing another blog post. I was having a pretty bad week and I felt sure that whatever I did write would end up being tainted by misery and one sad blog post is eno...

09 oct 11

In which I disappointed by my life and by rejection emails

This blog post is mostly just me crying to the world. I’m giving you a warning. Maybe this isn’t appropriate for my blog, but this blog is about me so why not get all of me? I thought I was getting a...

29 sep 11

In which I discuss life in the countryside

This is a blog post about living in a village. You see when you live in a place where you know nobody and there is nothing to do you have to find pleasure in the small things. In my case I have disco...

25 sep 11

In which I have a birthday (almost)

When I went to Edinburgh I persuaded my boyfriend to take some pictures of my outfits. However he kept taking pictures of my face instead, forgetting the point that it is supposed to be a secret iden...

15 sep 11

In which I ask questions about my blog

I want to ask some important questions about my blog today. I have been doing this blog for over a year and I have maintained around 20-ish followers for some time now. I’m very grateful for the foll...

12 sep 11

In which I list frivolous birthday wishes

It is my birthday coming up soon so I thought it would be fun to do a little wish list. The thing is that the list below is not the stuff that I really want, like a light box or a kindle, but the thi...

06 sep 11

In which I talk about the Edinburgh Fringe

I had a beautiful four day holiday with my boyfriend. It was perfect in so many ways and only slightly tainted by the knowledge that I won’t see him again for about a month, maybe more. I experienced...

30 aug 11

In which I wear turquoise

This outfit is typical of my obsessive use of turquoise. I have so much in this colour, but it is my favourite: somewhere between green and blue and reminds me of a shimmering clean sea. Beautiful. I...

24 aug 11

In which I come back from the North

I haven’t posted in a few days because I have been having a mini-holiday with my parents. Im being terribly cheeky with my unemployed life because I am having another mini-holiday with my boyfriend n...

20 aug 11

In which I offer some bows

I thought it was perhaps time to mention my creative outlet of jewellery0making partly because it has been a while and also because I had an idea.I know that not a lot of people read this so doing a ...

13 aug 11

In which I list my childhood obsessive collections

When I was a kid I had an obsession with collecting things. I also felt that if you gained a number of things, no matter what they were, they became A Collection. Once a group becomes A Collection it...

10 aug 11

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