Good Deeds is a super simple idea. You have write down an address where you can receive mail on a postcard and apply postage. Then perform a good deed for someone and write down what you did. Then you give the postcard to them. They do the same. When the postcard is full of good deeds, all the last person has to do is drop it in a mailbox and you get a list of cool good deeds you inspired.

The very talented VJ Brown put together a lovely set of four pre-done postcards layouts you can use to print your own cards to cut out and send into the world.

This bee was inspired by listening to the Mouse Guardians podcast and the delightful "Chilibee" who has stolen my heart. This model uses the bird base with the head and tail split to create the flaps necessary for the legs and antennae.

I jotted down the ideas for how to approach it over a few minutes and then folded atop a local mountain!

Origami bee resting on back of hand in front of mountaintop view

Origami bee diagrams part 1

Origami bee diagrams part 2

Today's chopstick wrapper doodle became a triplane! Using a pair of waterbomb bases to form the wings frees up the rest of the length for the body and tail. Open sinks give the wings a sense of height and presence.

Origami triplane made from chopstick wrapper

Origami triplane diagrams

This one was a request while I was waiting around at Comic Con. I think it could still use a little tweaking, but it's undeniably a Starfleet vessel!

Origami USS Discovery

Origami USS Discovery diagrams

Inspired by meeting TallSquall from the Tutncloaks podcast, I did some more doodling at Comic Con. This time a crow mask like his character Alastair wears.

Origami crow mask

Origami crow mask diagrams

I was super excited to be able to meet Ana from the WanderQuest podcast at Comic Con. She plays Lily Moon, a half-orc barbarian with a signature axe. Armed with a pad of 4″ x 6″ plain paper, I started doodling.

Origami battle axe

Origami battle axe diagrams

Made this little critter as a doodle while playing Dungeons & Dragons as a druid with a pet mouse. It uses a simple fish base to start with, turning the fins into ears. With a little work out could easily turn into a mole, with the ears turned down to form clawed feet.

Origami mouse

Origami mouse diagrams

This was entirely a doodle based on trying to use a frog base for a humanoid form. The arms made the wings and the thickness of the head/beak made a simple fold the only thing readily feasible with standard printer paper.

Origami sea bird

Origami sea bird diagrams

I've seen several people doing drawn and painted artwork for #MerMay and #mermaychallenge, so I decided to try my hand at it.

Dollar origami mermaid

Dollar mermaid origami diagrams

It came around time for my sister-in-law's birthday, and rather than getting her gift cards this year, we decided to go with the gift card accepted everywhere: also known as cash. I whipped up a French Bulldog by modifying a dollar origami (standard) bulldog model by @JanessaMunt to give it the right ears. Needing a second model for a second bill, I decided to go with BB-8. My original design used a $50, which gave it a nice coloring but required folding a small strip along one of the long sides to center the black circular mark (on the front of the bill) in the center before following the steps down below. I did diagrams for a more affordable version. Luckily the back of the $1 bill has a huge nicely centered circle on it.

The affordable version:

One dollar origami BB-8

Diagrams:

Diagrams for dollar origami BB-8

The antannae take a little adjusting to get right. Don't be afraid to let the back get a little messy while you massage them into place.

The expensive original:

50 dollar origami BB-8