This how-to-guide--complete with clearly illustrated folding diagrams and simple directions--makes it easy to add a personal touch to your holidays with handmade ornaments and other decorations. In no time at all you'll be trimming a Christmas tree with bright origami stars, candy canes, and other traditional ornaments, and decorating rooms with paper stockings, colorful Santas, and little gift boxes. Ideal for children but equally appropriate for beginning paperfolders of all ages, this excellent introduction to origami takes you step-by-step through twenty-eight festive projects.
With this handy how-to book, you can combine all the fun of paperfolding with the satisfaction of creating your own Christmas decorations. Clear directions and detailed diagrams show how to make more than 40 projects -- from simple to complex. You'll learn how to fold such traditional tree ornaments as origami candles, stockings, bells, and stars; construct a train out of paper to put under the tree, along with some cleverly folded gift boxes. You'll also be able to make a Nativity scene with Mary, the Wise Men, and Baby Jesus and create a winter wonderland with a snowman, pine trees and a Santa, accompanied by reindeer and a sleigh. Perfect for home or classroom use and appropriate for paperfolders of all ages and ability, this easy-to-follow guide offers an entertaining way to welcome in the Christmas holidays.
Based on the design of traditional Japanese Kusudama ceremonial spheres, Origami Ornaments offers step-by-step instructions on how to create colorful paper folding decorations--from disco balls and unique cubes to lovely globe and lantern shapes--while remaining true to origami purist standards. Featuring four basic model designs--base, joiner, clip, and hinge--that can create limitless, unique ornaments, this orgiami book offers do-it-yourself designs small enough to hang on a Christmas tree or large enough to hold aromatic potpourri. As the ornaments rest they will open gently, like flowers, but still not come apart. Additional instructions for incorporating strings and tassels, as well as suggestions for utilizing different wrapping paper colors and patterns, will make these original ornaments dazzle. Origami Ornaments is the perfect book for holiday crafters and origami enthusiasts alike.
Deck the halls with origami! It's fun, thanks to this cheery holiday pack. Along with an easy-to-follow book that teaches all the basic folds and projects, it contains more than 500 pullout sheets of origami paper featuring 32 festive motifs. Create a striped candy cane, seasonal wreath, and elegant star ornament.
Decorate the Christmas season with origami. You can fold scenes from the Twelve Days of Christmas and make models for the Christmas tree. There are 36 simple and intermediate models. Most are original and a few are traditional favorites. With the Partridge, you can also fold a tree with pears to create a complete scene. The two Turtle Doves are shown with a heart. The Ladies and Lords bring more spirit as intermediate level models. Along with Santa Claus, there are toys, boxes, and tree ornaments. The ambitious folder can make Christmas cards by pasting the models on the cards to make familiar scenes. This work is ideal for children and anyone interested in origami.