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

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.

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 bought this as a gift. My friend loves it and we've had a lot of fun with it. Thankfully it has a range of difficulties and really good beginner instructions in the front. There are a wide range of designs and multiple applications for the designs and plenty of color photos for inspiration.

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.

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 !

I bought this gift for my 12 year old daughter hoping that she would make me some jewelry but I couldn't put it down once I started looking at it. Not really geared towards a 12 year old but it's beautifully photographed and the projects are really great! We're fairly experienced so the techniques were not new to us but they are MUCH smaller in scale than usual. The only down side is finding the paper they recommend. It's rare and pricy. If you have an avid folder, it's a great way to make something useful rather than having thousands of cranes, elephant, boxes all over the house!

The book appears to cover every aspect of producing origami jewelry. I am not a crafter, so the very specific instructions about materials and step-by-step descriptions of how to use them are essential. Many nice projects to make.

I loved this book! I have been making jewelry for a few years and am a novice to origami. I have been fascinated by origami and have taught myself via the internet. This book allowed me to use my basic origami skills and learn new techniques to make beautiful jewelry. My only problem is that I have to work and can't spend every minute making more!