Origami Jewelry: More Than 40 Exquisite Designs to Fold and Wear

Since I am a beginner in the “origami world”, I thought I would purchase this book to help get me started. The easy-to-read instructions with nicely drawn illustrations make it simple to follow. There are also beautiful photos of so many new things to create, which has inspired me to continue learning this fabulous art.

I appreciated the clear instructions. The beautiful examples presented. Will continue to get better with the gluing process.

Hermosos proyectos para hacer. Ideal para regalos creativos.

I bought this book to give as a gift, but I liked it so much I kept it for myself. The photos in the book are striking: they are bright, colorful, and ultra-crisp. The photos almost seem to jump of the page and beg you to get folding.The illustrations that accompany the setup-by-step instructions are also well done. The drawings are very detailed, and the "paper" in the drawings show patterns and shading that make it easy to understand the direction of the folds and creases. The written folding instructions accompanying the illustrations are well written and very easy to follow. I’m a total beginner at origami, and I had no trouble creating recognizable projects. I used larger pieces of photo-copy paper to practice on so my finished projects are too big to use as jewelry, but they look great just as decorations at my desk. When I feel confident enough with my skills, I will use so of my pretty Yuzen Chiyogami paper.So this is a great book for someone new to origami. And the projects are so appealing they can be used in many different ways. This book is not just for jewelry makers.

Wish it would open a little flatter so I can easily lay it down and follow instructions, but the quality of each paper and color and everything is good !

As someone who is a novice I found this book relatively easy to follow. I have been doing origami for a long time, but I am not consistent with it. It is something I love and I know basics, but not something I am constantly working to excel at, even though I wish I had the time to. With a stressful job I needed an outlet and so have taken origami up again to relax and have a creative outlet. I saw this book and thought, wow how cool. I really want to try this. I am more than happy with my impulse purchase. The pictures are clear and concise. She gives you all the basic folds in the front so you don't have to go looking in other materials for them. The author also allows your creative juices to flow. She shows many different project pictures with the same origami shape. This allowed me to take her projects one step further and really make them my own. I have never made jewelry before (other than macaroni necklaces in kindergarten) and she details all the tools and materials you need. Really, if this peeks your interest, the take the plunge and buy it. You won't be disappointed.

I'm in no way and origami expert. I can do modular origami and some basic/medium figurative designs. The designs in this book are easy to fold and the directions are very clear for those who are taking a first step in origami or jewerly making, which is very positive. It has a useful prologue to teach us different paper characteristics, toold needed and some basic techniques.However, for somebody who is a little more experienced, it might be a bit dissapointing to realize that the "more than 40 designs" are not 40 different origami designs, but 40 things you can do with fewer origame shapes just by mixing and matching.

This book is one of the best purchases I've ever made! I've only learned how to do the crane and heart earrings so far, but even just knowing those two I can make some amazing earrings that everyone loves! (I suggest buying 3 inch origami paper and cutting it in 4 for earrings.) Also, I found that using nail polish hardens and protects the earrings well, plus it adds that extra sparkle to them =] (It can sometimes bleed through the paper though so try to only put it on the colorful side of the paper.)

Great

Lovely designs that are quite easy to follow. There is a useful list of things you will need at start of book

Nice book but tricky with small papers

A facinating book with very easy to follow instruction. I have gone on to produce a fabulous piece of jewellery

great book. well explained