I swear it's an orgami discoball, but I may be wrong.
(Breaking News! I am wrong. Joan just emailed me this Kusudama linkie and said this is what they made me. How cool is that?!)
It was made for me by two of my beautiful fake nephews. (Our Joan's two sons.) Aren't they lovely and fabulous?! :D

that is so cool.
i want a billion of them now.
Posted by: Sairy | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Very cool! What talented fake nephews. They are fabulous!
xo
Posted by: Marilyn | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 12:39 PM
It is fabulous, indeed! The fake nephews are very sweet.
xo
Posted by: Sarah | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 01:27 PM
It's beautiful and your fake nephews rock!!!!
Posted by: Cindycindy | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 01:31 PM
You have the best fake nephews! They're so creative!
Posted by: margene | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 01:41 PM
I'd still call it a disco ball. Way cool.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 01:46 PM
What fun - really bright & cheery! Wonder if they need any more honorary aunties ;o)
Posted by: Joy | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 01:55 PM
Now I must ask them to make one with the foil paper I just bought them. I loves a disco ball.
And the boys love you.
xo
Posted by: joan | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 02:07 PM
Very fun! It's good to be a favorite (fake) aunt!
xo
Posted by: Nora | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 02:13 PM
Mercy yes, Fabulous! I'd have called it an origami ball too. Those two young men are two of The Finest, and of course they love you, as you love them.
Posted by: marianne | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 02:21 PM
Way cool what a small world this is. One of the sources/links in the Wiki article is one of the books my husband wrote.
Posted by: Judi | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 02:52 PM
Such fabulosity!
Posted by: Diane | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 03:00 PM
Yes, a very colorful, fabulous disco ball!!!
Posted by: DataGoddess | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 03:11 PM
that truly is fabulous! i used to do origami when i was a kid. it's a lot of fun. :)
Posted by: opal | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 04:05 PM
That is awesome! I'd call it a disco ball, too :)
Posted by: kmkat | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 08:33 PM
Oh! Want one, too!
That is really fabulous!
Posted by: gayle | Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 05:27 AM
another vote for disco ball! It is a lovely gift!
Posted by: Jennifer | Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 09:19 AM
Man, I never get cool mail like you do. I need to get crankier, I think! Love in the mailbox. Pretty, too!
Posted by: Gretchen | Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 04:04 PM
Very lovely and those fake nephew guys are marvelous.
Posted by: Angie | Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 08:04 AM
definitely lovely and fabulous :o)
Posted by: JessaLu | Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: Anne | Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 07:54 PM
That is really really awesome! And yes, I'm home.
Posted by: Carole | Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 03:33 PM