Hey, everyone!

I haven't posted in a long time and am sorry for leaving people without news.

Now that we're up to about 1,000 cranes, I'm mulling how best to deliver them. I'm looking into using frequent flyer miles to actually go to Japan (!!!). I'd like to take along a Japanese-language version of the Yay! Scales that I make. (See voluptuart.com.) The dial of a Yay! Scale reads compliments instead of numbers. The outside is sparkly and fun. I'd like to invite people in Japan to step on the Yay! Scale and enjoy a free compliment. Everyone who participates would receive a fat origami crane as a thank-you gift, complete with accompanying tag of authenticity/explanation. I would love to get media coverage of this action.

If you know anyone in Japan (esp. people who speak Japanese and who might enjoy joining me in the streets for an hour or so of fun Yay! Scale outreach), please let me know!

Also, I've set up a Mixi website (like myspace only in Japan) in my name. If you or your friends are on Mixi, please link with me!

Whew!!!

Fat origami crane inventor Sandy Schaffer sent in a new flock of about 50 fat cranes made from diet ads in magazines, complete with origami fat guys as companions/riders. Too cool!!!

Loving Who I Am sent 100 of the most beautiful, full-bellied fat cranes ever from Lansing. Flying south just in time for winter, huh!?! Thank you soooooo much, LWIA!!!!!

And San Francisco's own Nellie has about 20 cranes waiting for me, which brings the grand total to...

775 cranes!

Dang, we're almost up to 1,000. I'm gonna fold some rad fatty cranes this week, too.

If you want your fat crane to be one of the thousand, mail it on in...

box 423464
San Francisco CA 94142

When we hit 1,000 fat cranes I'll reveal some exciting news about the possible delivery method for this project...

Thanks tons!!! - Marilyn

I just got back from the mailbox and was so delighted to find big, bulging envelopes and boxes there from Cindy, Tillie, Worth Your Weight, and PortiaAngel!

Big fat thanks to all of you wonderful fat crane folders!

The count is now over halfway to 1,000 fat origami cranes!!! So get yours in now!

Thanks!!! - Marilyn

Hey, great news! We're one third of the way to 1,000 fat cranes!!! Plus, I haven't checked the mailbox in a week or so and I hear from a few fabulous people that they've sent new flocks in. I'll update the count over the weekend.

Keep folding! - Marilyn

I went to the mail box today and found gigantic boxes full of fat cranes from the brilliant and total-fun Joy Nash and from the compassionate and busy-fingered Kathy Barron. Sandy Schaffer also sent along a nice, fat envelope full of cranes!!!

I will start counting tomorrow, but I have a feeling we're getting near to 500 cranes.

Thank you to everyone!!!

Wheee! - Marilyn

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Yay! - Marilyn

Hi!

You're invited to a fat crane folding party in San Francisco this Sunday afternoon at 2pm at a cozy location near 24th St. & York. (E-mail me for the address: marilyn@fatso.com.)

Also, I hear rumors that the super-fabulous Joy Nash will be hosting a fat crane party in LA the same day. How cool is that?

Yay! - Marilyn Wann

Thank you to everyone who has mailed in fat cranes or folded them with me in person!!!

Sandy Schaffer, Tillie, Michelle, people from BellaOnline and Chunkebusiness, Sondra, Linda, my buddy Praxis and I have all contributed cranes.

I've posted photos of the gathering flock in a folder here called "Your fat cranes!"

Thank you!!!

Big fat thanks to Michelle for sending in the very first fat crane to the P.O. Box. You can even see her crane in her comment, on this site. It's made from the flyleaf of her FAT!SO? book, which is so very cool.

Michelle makes me realize that it's totally okay to mail cranes flat, in a regular envelope, rather than all poofed up, in a shoebox. Way easier! Hurray, Michelle!!!

Hi:

The Fat Cranes project is up now! Please join in the fun of celebrating weight diversity with squares of paper!!!

All of the instructions for folding a fat origami crane should be available in the photos and videos area of this site. If you go through the photos, whenever a slightly difficult fold happens, there will be a video to demonstrate that move. If you double-click on the photo, you will find a link in the first comment box for that photo, making it easier to go directly to the video for that fold.

If you encounter any difficulties, please let me know! I'm happy to explain the fat crane fold.

I would like to thank and honor Sandy Schaffer, who invented the fat origami fold, with 3 key alterations to the traditional flying crane. Sandy is a fat activist and fitness trainer in New York City. Thank you, Sandy!

Thank you to *YOU* for getting involved with the 1,000 Fat Cranes project!!!

Yay! - Marilyn