Ever since I was a kid, I've always been intrigued by the art of paper folding, or what we call origami.

As you can tell, the word origami derives from a japanese word which means 'folding paper'.

It's one of the most intricate & beautiful art forms that doesn't cost much to make but requires a lot of patience, skill and time. I've only ever gotten around to making paper boats, airplanes and swans - even a paper bra that a boy once taught me to make in kindergarten - but that was as far as my advancement went.

I came across a really interesting photostream on Flicker and I found a whole load of beautifully crafted origami pieces that I just could not resist browsing through. The photostream belongs to Origami Roman and these here are some of my favorites. :) I hope you'd get as inspired as I did looking at all these amazing crafts.