Barbara Feldman: Toilet Paper Origami

that is hilarious! how do you get it to stay in place?

Your MIL must work at the hotel where I stayed a few weeks ago in Bonita Springs, Florida. They had the very same origami on the bathroom's toilet paper.

I was glad not to have a hidden camera on me as I fumbled, stumbled with what to do with the...errr...fan once I removed it from its nesting place. For the record: I didn't "use it"...instead I lay it on the countertop.

At least your MIL is not wasting away her years. Mine made patterns out of old, discarded Christmas cards, then crocheted the pieces together to form paper booties for Christmas candy. Anything to keep the mind active... Don't fault her.
Gramma (comin' close to 60)

I think this is where the saying, "That's why there is chocolate and vanilla," comes from. Or as my husband says, "Whatever floats your boat." Hey, your mother-in-law could spend her time telling you what an awful mother you are, or how you have ruined her son! Let her make origami to her heart's content!

What a creative idea.

I think it's extremely pleasing to the eye and a cause for pause and enjoyment. If you know how to do it and have the time to do it, why not?

It takes great skill to do these patterns/designs and it gives her something to do. It's one way to pass on a skill as guests may want to try it.

Stop picking on your mother-in-law! I'm sure she kept extremely busy with many responsibilities in her younger years. I think it's great that she has a hobby - anything that keeps the mind busy, keeps that person healthy. Would you rather she sat in a rocking chair staring out the window day and night? I'm retired and work with plastic canvas using ideas/patterns from knitting, embroidery, plastic canvas books and create my own patterns. It's a real challenge using the brain, especially trying to recreate a pattern not meant for canvas. I collect patterns and books for my "reference library." Would you care to donate to my hobby? Wait - some day you will retire! My love to your mother-in-law.

If it was like the picture here, I would take out the origami & leave it on the back of the toilet because I too would feel bad using it. I think it strange that people spend time on such things. I long to have the time to volunteer at our local pregnancy crisis center, & CASA, but with 4 grown children, 3 still at home, & work, I don't have time yet. But at least she does something; my retired in-laws watch TV & that's it, & wonder why they fight depression!

As strange as it may seem, toilet paper origami is used quite often in hotels. My mom and my great Aunt do the same in their homes. I worked in a hotel where we were required to do something similar but not quite as fancy. As far as others house I would feel the same as you and not wanted to use the pretty toilet paper. (especialy for what we use it for LOL) I don't think I would ever make it a part of my bathroom skills. It seems a waste of time to me.

I just worte a post about paper for simple origami at http://simpleorigami.tblog.com/ but I never thought about the bathroom.