"Origami Kusudama Garden" will show you how to make delightful floral paper spheres, called Kusudama. Kusudama is a decorative paper ball usually made of several modules, folded from paper and then connected together to form an attractive sphere. Do-It-Yourself - fold delightful kusudama models, originally designed by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov, which incorporate flowers like Roses, Bellflowers, Lotus, Sunflowers and more, even a Poinsettia: a Christmas flower, to create special seasonal decorations. Most of the kusudama designs in this book use no glue, just clever folded paper locks in their assembly. In some designs, modules are sewn or just glued together to shape a sphere.
There are 334 detailed step-by-step colorful diagrams with written instructions and photos of examples of completed projects that will guide you through folding the 18 original origami designs. In each article, there are recommendations on paper type and size including an indication of the size of the completed model. The designs are from simple to intermediate / complex level of folding.
The article "Magic of Kusudama" introduces the kusudama, shedding some light on how they were used in ancient Japan and how kusudama designs keep their charm in the present.
You can use these kusudama designs to decorate for a shower, wedding reception, or birthday party - these beautiful spheres will bring a magic touch to your event. The origami floral spheres can be a treasured gift for your friends and family too.
Have a wonderful and fun time with this book creating a whole garden of hanging kusudama delights Happy folding
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In Origami Pop-Ups Jeremy Shafer dives into the world of one piece pop-up cards where card and subject are folded from the same sheet of paper, no cutting or gluing. Filled with clear step-by-step instructions for how to fold each model, as well as comedy routines for performing them in front of audiences, these models will entertain not only origamists, but their family and friends too

Practice, in a novel way, the time-honored tradition of giving tips for good service by learning how to make a dozen origami money folds with eye-catching geometric designs. Clear folding steps with photographic detail enable you to fold all or most of the tips in a reasonably short time. The tips involve one, two, three, four, or six one-dollar bills, and all of them clearly display the face or faces of George Washington.

In Mette Units 8, Mette introduces twelve new modular models. There is a fun mixture of stars, flowers, rings, 3D models and a box. All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow.

The Curlicue is unique origami, an endlessly fascinating kinetic sculpture. Play with it and you'll discover ever-changing kaleidoscopic spiral patterns. But how do you make a Curlicue? Within these pages Assia reveals the secrets of her invention. You are carefully guided with detailed diagrams and colourful photographs for 20 original designs. The Curlicue is a joy to be experienced by beginner folders and origami enthusiasts alike.

If you've ever wondered how an origami designer thinks or wanted more information on how to create new models yourself - this book is for you. In "Creating Origami" J.C. Nolan brings you inside the creative process in glorious detail. Nolan describes his experience of exploration, trial, error, struggles and successes as he worked out the origami design process and documented his experience during his growth in knowledge and expertise. The first 100 pages of the book document his thoughts on the creative experience, strategies, tools and tricks of the trade. This is followed by more than 50 models that Nolan designed or was inspired by through this process of discovery. The models range in difficulty from simple to complex, represented by well-drawn diagrams, with designs from famed creators Fred Rohm, Patricia Crawford and others. Included are beautifully detailed instructions for his popular "Andrea's Rose" and "Braided Paper" as well as the famous two-color "Clownfish and Sea Anemone," amazing, classic designs for origami enthusiasts of all ages. After 15 years of being out of print, Creating Origami is a rare, sought-after classic, original copies of which are jealously guarded by lucky collectors who were able to obtain them upon its first release. Now, after a successful and well publicized re-launch campaign on Kickstarter.com, Creating Origami is once again available to a new generation of fans, folders, and designers.
A must-have book for the technical folder or budding creator

Paper Crystals are enchanting sculptures made from simple units folded from ordinary paper which lock firmly together without any need for sticky tape or glue. Paper Crystals are enchanting to look at, fascinating to make, and seem to have the ability to focus harmony and peace wherever they are displayed, making them ideal ornaments for your home or workplace and perfect gifts to share with your friends. Everything you need to know is explained in pictures and words in the clearest detail. This fully revised and much expanded Second Edition is a must for the collection of every origami aficionado but will also appeal to those who are interested in partnership art.

Contemporary Origami Decorations contains easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to fold innovative origami flowers and modular decorations. The book is filled with full-color diagrams and pictures of each model. Contemporary Origami Decorations is organized in three chapters: * Flowers: This chapter contains the instruction to fold flowers that can be used as ornaments, or to construct the modular decorations explained in the last chapter. * Connectors: This chapter contains the instruction to fold the connectors used to join the different flowers. * Modular Decorations: This chapter contains the instructions to construct modular decorations by joining the flowers with the connectors. It also has a "Mix and Match" section that will help you create your own decorations.

Fold...crease...smile Add joy and memorability to any bathroom with an artfully-folded roll of toilet paper. Learn to make snow-capped mountains, shooting stars and swimming swans; palm trees, tropical fish, and ships at sea; fantastic fans, flowers and foliage; birthday cakes, candles and bows-plus assorted holiday and hospitality motifs. Toilet Paper Origami on a Roll is a whimsical way to brand a business, make a hotel distinctive, or surprise your friends and family. It's a perfect potty-training reward for toddlers, and a delight for anyone. Illustrated with more than 300 black and white photographs, step-by-step instructions teach 32 fanciful designs for styling the end of a toilet paper roll.

Now available in a go-anywhere paperback you can take on the field Become a big bug hunter without fear of being bitten or stung. With a piece of paper you can start to create an insect world of your own. The uses of these little paper critters are almost endless, be it educational or for simply playing a practical joke. A scorpion ready to strike under someone's pillowcase is not my idea of funny, but others will disagree A fat brown cockroach always gets a lively reaction. And when the jokes have worn a little thin, a fluttering mobile of brightly-colored butterflies is just the thing to make amends. - Introduction - Folding Techniques - Base Folds - Caterpillar - Scorpion - Dragonfly - Snail - Cockroach - Butterfly - Bee - Fly - Spider - Grasshopper So start folding and build your collection of arachnids, molluscs, orthopterons and homopterons (to name but a few) today First published by Harper Collins (Sydney, New York, London) as a print edition. This paperback edition published by Big 1 Productions, all rights reserved. Size: 6 x 9 inches, 93 pages.

In Mette Units 5, instructions are provided for eight origami models. In addition to an origami unit based on the Sonobe' unit, which can create many different geometric shapes, there are also a couple of quilt units, a two rings and two stars. All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow. This book was previously self-published.

In Mette Units 7, instructions are provided for nine models of modular origami rings, boxes, and geometric shapes. In particular, the Santiago Ball (cover model) and Santiago Flower are included. These were created at a convention in Spain. All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow. This book was previously self-published.

In Mette Units 4: Rings, Mette introduces twelve new models of modular rings. She also explores using non-typical paper types and sizes such as self-sticking notes, A-4 paper, 8 1/2 x 11 paper, and business cards. All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow. This book was previously self-published.

As featured in Wired Magazine (UK) January 2014... Back by popular demand, this book has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide and continues to sell to this day. Many have tried to copy the models over the years but these are the original and the best as reviewed by many aircraft enthusiasts and critics over the years. First published by Harper Collins (Sydney, London) as 'Advanced Paper Aircraft' and by Putnam (New York) as 'The Best Paper Aircraft', this handy print edition has all these famous models: - Long Distance Glider - Super Wing - Long Distance Glider MKII - Super Dart - Super Looper - WWI Fokker Eindecker - Glider with Landing Gear - Sea Plane - Shuttle Copter - Spinner - Super Stunt Plane - Jump Jet - Concord - Simple Stunt Plane Essential paper plane base folds are included, so you can design your own if you wish Stephen Weiss, author of 'Wings & Things' states in his bibliography, "This appealing book contains fourteen origami models of airplanes, darts and wings. Only three models are cut." Models in this book have also appeared in several airline in-flight magazines. Instructional text and diagrams are well-placed as your folding progresses. Aimed at recalcitrant students, flight engineers, office workers or anyone in need of stress relief and fun, there is a paper aircraft to suit every purpose So get folding and start flying

This is a step by step how-to book for making modular origami models based on polyhedra. You will be amazed that these stunning models are made out of something as ordinary paper. Author Meenakshi Mukerji is the winner of Origami USA's 2005 Florence Temko Award. You are bound to love this book if you love origami, polyhedra, symmetry, geometry, and mathematics. Or you will simply love it. The models presented here are proven favorites, the diagrams having been wanted by fans worldwide. Expect hours of enjoyment folding over a dozen models and learn about polyhedra while you enjoy. Remember to visit the author's popular origami website, http: //www.origamee.net. Some praise for her previous books in the same subject, Marvelous Modular Origami (2007), Ornamental Origami: Exploring 3D Geometric Designs (2009), and Origami Inspirations (2010) is below: "Meenakshi's work is both intricate and lovely. She's greatly respected in the origami world, one of the well-known world leaders in modular origami. Her books offer a nice exposition of the mathematical elements, but you're not being hit over the head with math lessons. You learn things without even realizing that you have." -Robert Lang, world's leading origami artist "A whole book Origami Inspirations] full of amazingly attractive new modular pieces, highly recommended to all modular folders and those wanting to dabble in this pastime. High standard of diagramming and model novelty applied throughout." -David Petty, British Origami Society "Mukerji presents yet another colorfully illustrated book, Origami Inspirations, showing in clear diagrams how to make complex three-dimensional figures by folding paper." -SciTech Book News "Ornamental Origami is a wonderful book for both math and origami lovers alike. The author provides, clear descriptions and beautiful photographs." -MAA Reviews "Ornamental Origami is essentially a study of polyhedra but in a way that brings out the symmetry in subtle ways. It builds up very complicated results from simple modules so that even a beginner in origami can follow and learn about polyhedral symmetry by assembling them. It should definitely find a place in school teaching or mathematics clubs." -John Sharp, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter

Paper aircraft brought to new heights Fold and fly fantastic paper space craft models such as the Millennium Falcon, X-Wings, Origami Cylon warships and more. The most original paper aircraft book in the universe, build these 16 models, from simple to moderately complex: - Simple Flying Saucer - U-Wing Early Warp Drive Craft - Rocket Glider - UFO - CFO (Crazy Flying Object) - Two-In-One Rocket - Lunar Lander - Simple H-Wing Cruiser - Bow Tie Fighter - Star Orbiter - Cigar Shaped UFO - Cylon Warship - X-Wing Fighter - Star Blazer Star Fighter - Millennium Falcon MKII - Stealth Wing Written by a mad scientist, electric car builder and best-selling author of over 35 books including Advanced Paper Aircraft Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (Harper Collins), Fold Your Own Jumbo Aircraft (Harper/Angus & Robertson), and The Best Paper Aircraft, (Putnam), this book is now available in this handy compact paperback to take anywhere. Her paper aircraft books have sold hundreds of thousands worldwide and you can see why, these models rock Full instructions and folding diagrams are provided, with introduction by retired hard-hitting military commander Dwight Edwards. Got the right stuff? This book is for you 16 models with instructions, folding guidelines and symbols, preface and introduction.

In More Mette Units, instructions are provided for eleven models. In addition to many origami units based on the Sonobe' unit, which can create many different geometric shapes, there is also a quilt unit and a wonderful spiral (pictured on the cover). All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow. This book was previously self-published.

In Mette Units 3, instructions are provided for nine origami models. Similar to her previous books Mette Units and More Mette Units, there are a few origami units based on the Sonobe' unit, which can create many different geometric shapes. There are also three quilt units, a ring with variations and a star. All assembly instructions are in color. And, as in all her books, Mette Pederson's instructions are clear, straight forward, and easy enough for even beginners to follow. This book was previously self-published.

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