Origami: The Art of Paper Folding [Hardcover]

Gay Merrill Gross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

Anyone who entertains knows that for a special occasion the dinner table should look really sensational. Decorations with a personal touch are always worth the effort, and with this book a host or hostess can make simple, step-by-step origami projects that will add color, style, and fun to their table settings. Invitations, place cards, serving boxes for nuts and sweetmeats, individual gift boxes, and flowers for decoration are only a few of the elegant items covered in this book. The kit contains sheets of art paper, pre-printed with easy-to-follow instructions, from which a stylish gift box can be made.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Glen Publishing (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592231934
• ISBN-13: 978-1592231935
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,882,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware! The cover is not what you will get!, August 9, 2004

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L. Cousins "Ana Cousins" (Rhode Island, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami: The Art of Paper Folding (Hardcover)

This new origami book comes with a different cover, which display the simple models that will be presented in the book, they are all extra easy to do.
Do not buy this book, if you expect to get the diagrams for the models in the photo which are: a hearth postcard, a Kawasaki'rose,and an advance box,because none of them are in the little book, it has 22 very simple and easy models. This is a very expensive book, not worth the price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, August 8, 2005

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Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami: The Art of Paper Folding (Hardcover)

This is a delightful little book. The only negative I have to offer is that it comes--in a growing tradition--grossly over packaged. Although described as "hardbound," in fact it is a soft bound book of 64 pages inserted into a hardbound cover which includes a huge plastic pack that would easily accomodate about 200 sheets origami paper. There are only 25 sheets, however. While I admit that this would allow the enthusiast to store additional sheets safely, I feel that the intent was more to impress the purchaser. That always irritates me, irrational as that may seem.

That said, however, I have to admit that there is very little to complain about. 25 sheets of origami paper might easily cost a dollar or two, depending upon variety, so the book, it's admittedly attractive packaging, and the paper are very reasonably priced. Most of the designs are rework of those seen elsewhere, but the updates are attractive. Even more attractive are the author's suggestions for use. So often one finds very clever folding patterns with little apparent application. I admit that to the purist, the challenge of the design is an end in itself, but I'm one of those practical types who needs to find a "use" for most crafts. Ms Gross seems to have the same turn of mind, for she has presented a wide variety of suggestions.

There is something here for almost everyone. For the flower enthusiast, there are several floral arrangements, and several clever containers for them. For the card maker, there are a number of very clever objects intended for cards, placecards and envelopes. For the scrapbook crafter, there are a number of items that might well decorate your pages. For the purse maker, there is a lovely handbag, a little coinpurse, and a small book suitable for an address book. For the book crafter, there is a design for a small book that might be made to any size desired. For those who like making their own ornaments, there are several items that would make delightful Christmas ornaments. If you enjoy making clever toys and moveable objects there is a totally magnificent "slinky."

All in all a delightful little volume.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gem of a book, May 3, 2005

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Rachel Katz (Smithtown, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami: The Art of Paper Folding (Hardcover)

Gay Merrill Gross has done it again. This gem of a book has delightful projects that are so clearly diagrammed and explained that success is all but guaranteed.

No special paper is needed so once the supply that comes with the book was exhausted, memo cube paper, copy paper etc. made for charming results. The picture index at the back is particularly helpful and the full color plates are inspiring. Also, there are diagrams for everything pictured in the book and on the covers.