challenge accepted + tiny treasures

As word of my obsessive crane-making travels through work, I have been left lovely little gifts of various sized cranes on my desk. Yesterday's crane, from a student, was about an inch long but I was able to match it, hurrah!

But then today's crane was even smaller (about half an inch wide) and was quite a challenge to beat...

...but I still beat it! (the yellow one is mine)

Despite my best efforts, I don't think I will ever get quite as small as these pretties...

tiny cranes by littlesketchbook - 100% of the proceeds from the sale

of these tiny cranes will be sent in support of Japan's disaster relief

tiny crane in a tiny bottle by LatentArcadia - all profits from the sale of

these tiny cranes will go to the Red Cross for the relief efforts in Japan

pretty tiny crane necklace from PaperPeaches

teeny tiny golden origami crane from luxely's Etsy shop

The world's smallest origami crane was made from a sheet of paper 1mm x 1mm and was made under a microscope using a sewing needle - no chance of beating that one then! Just in case you're interested, more origami world records can be found here.