Origami Parasol Made with Winston Cigarette Packs mid-century pottery vase green and yellow stripes

green and yellow stripes

5" tall x 3

I especially love the high concentration of homes in Massachusetts

very light spots on the glass

Origami Parasol Made with Winston Cigarette Packs mid-century pottery vase green and yellow stripesWhen I found this little parasol at a recent estate sale small but quite heavy for its size I added to my pile just because I liked it. Not until I got home did I give it a close look and realize that its canopy is made entirely of painstakingly folded Winton cigarette packs. With a little research I learned that these origami parasols were once a common craft among Japanese American women, who would save up cigarette packs and then complete them with