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~ Margaret Van Sicklen (Author)
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The origami book, reinvented. From Margaret van Sicklen, author of the Origami Page-A-Day® Calendar and a tireless proselytizer for her craft, The Joy of Origami brings a delightfully fresh twist to the ancient art of paper folding. Traditional in spirit—she reaches back to origami’s original aim, as a way to share unique gifts with friends and family—yet contemporary in look and feel, with 100 sheets of paper featuring bold, often whimsical patterns specially designed to complement the models, it’s a jazzy, essential book for every origami hobbyist, whether an old hand at folding or new to the craft.

The 57 models range in difficulty from a simple Elephant in Pajamas to a more challenging Tyrannosaurus Rex. There are models for special occasions (Stars and Stripes Pinwheel), action models (the Foxy Puppet), models for kids (One-Trick Pony) and models for friends (the Kissing Cranes). The Everyday Paper section includes models using found paper: four cool ways to fold a dollar bill, an awesome newspaper baseball mitt, and fun ways to turn unwanted business cards into origami creatures.

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Margaret Van Sicklen, self-described "origami swami," is the author of Joy of Origami and the bestselling Origami Page-A-Day calendar. She lives in New York City and Santa Barbara, California.

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  • Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (October 24, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761139885
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761139881
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book!!!, November 23, 2005
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This is SUCH a cute book! What a great idea to package the models, directions and paper all in one book. The choice of models range from the basic to the more complex (for those serious folders) and the paper (included in the back) is FABULOUS--from the super colorful to the super fun. I am almost through the whole book and am buying a few more copies as gifts for Christmas.
If you liked her calendar, you will totally love this book. I hope she is working on Volume 2.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the beginner, nice paper for the experienced, October 13, 2007
This is a nice book of general origami figures. For those who have never done it before, the book gives clear instructions and a good introduction to the basics of folding the most common and enjoyable of the figures. To you I would suggest reading ahead before you complete a fold. It will make the concept clearer for you and prevent frustrating mistakes.

For those who have practiced origami for a while, there's probably nothing new in the book except the delightful papers provided at the back of the book. While not the traditional designs, these papers provide some pretty new ones motifs and some thoroughly delightful scenic designs that fold up into a shape that presents a unified image. You'll enjoy them, I think. I plan on using my copier to duplicate them for use in projects so that I can kept them nice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly suggested for beginners, August 20, 2008
My 8 and 10 year old daughters really enjoy this book. It makes a great gift. The instructions are very good but you might need to help a child do a reverse fold for the first time. I would definitely suggest this for creative children or for a beginner at origami.

The papers in the back of the book are extremely nice and designed full color and labeled in the margin for each page. Each set of instructions has two sets of paper for it so my kids don't even argue about who gets to use which paper.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't recommend
Of the 10 models attempted, I was only able to complete about 5. Thinking it might be me, I had a few friends try. Alas, they too were confused. Read more
Published 18 days ago by The DL in SD

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Being new to Origami, I think I choose the perfect book to get my family started, great instructions, pictures and my family and I have had a great time learning together. Read more
Published 29 days ago by T-Bone

5.0 out of 5 stars Paper Folding
I was surprised at how quickly this book came. It was in good condition.
Published 4 months ago by Christa Gibson

5.0 out of 5 stars Origami book
Great book. Easy to read directions. Received before the date specified. Packaged nicely, no damage.
Published 5 months ago by C. Rydlewski

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This book is colorful and seemed promising for a beginner to self teach. Read more
Published 16 months ago by xchng

4.0 out of 5 stars great book for the beginer
Great book for the beginer in origami. Many great and fun projects.
Published on April 10, 2006 by Eric Matteson

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