Twenty projects for folders at every level of experience feature butterfly models inspired by real-life species as well as a caterpillar, envelope, and more. Includes step-by-step instructions, illustrated with color photos and diagrams.

Fold beautiful papercraft butterflies with this easy origami book. Whimsical, exquisite and fragile, butterflies and moths have enchanted and inspired people for centuries. Origami artist Michael G. LaFosse is no exception. His original butterfly paper-folding techniques are a dramatic new development in origami--which some have hailed as the most important advance in origami since the first paper cranes appeared centuries ago. Hundreds of LaFosse butterflies have been featured in exhibitions around the world and his iconic designs are now eagerly sought and widely imitated by folding enthusiasts everywhere. Michael LaFosse's Origami Butterflies presents original paper folding projects from LaFosse's extensive butterfly and moth repertoire, including all his personal favorites. This collection has many rarely-seen origami designs, and several of the models illustrate new technical and design achievements made possible by the ingenious "LaFosse Origami Butterfly Folding System." This exciting new book represents the culmination of a lifetime of designing and perfecting the art of origami butterflies. It contains everything you need to create your own unique collection. This origami book contains 112 page, full-color book 26 original designs Step-by-step instructions Colorful diagrams and pictures Advanced paper folding techniques and tips Streamable or downloadable online videos These elegant forms--each created from a single square sheet of paper without cutting or glue--showcase the versatility of the origami folding system. All are deceptively simple, yet provide a solid foundation for creative flights of fancy in the hands of an experienced folder. Clear step-by-step instructions show you how to make hundreds of different variations by making small adjustments to a few key paper folds! Whether dry-folded from recycled candy wrappers or wet-folded from expensive handmade papers, these designs exemplify the best aspects of the paper folder's art today. Origami butterflies include: A Butterfly for Vanessa Gould The Butterfly for Robert Lang A Butterfly for Eric Joisel A Swallowtail for Guy Kawasaki The Boston Butterfly The Mudarri Luna Moth

Make colorful and fun origami butterflies with this easy origami kit. Anyone would look twice at a flower with one of these paper butterflies perched on it! This unique collection of origami designs will help you create folded paper models of familiar and exotic butterflies from around the world. All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way for beginners to learn origami. The origami kit contains: Two full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams A butterfly design system and tips 12 simple origami butterfly projects 2 1/2 hours of streamable or downloadable video instruction Origami Butterflies Kit provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating a butterfly house in no time! Origami projects include: Fritillary Swallowtail Zebra Longwing And much more…

Thirty full-color designs to fold include simple instructions and fun facts about each species. Patterns are perforated for easy removal and offer accurate portrayals of variations in insects' top and bottom sides.

You won't need a net to catch these beautiful butterflies! Fresh out of their chrysalis state, these beautiful origami butterflies will add color to any space, or can be used as a special touch on gift packages. Twenty widely recognized species flutter into existence when you follow the detailed, illustrated instructions. Specially designed paper makes these beauties realistic! Field guide information introduces the most popular types among enthusiasts, including monarchs, swallowtails, blue morphos, and painted ladies. Fold your way to a conservatory of delicate beauty!

Offers twenty-three designs to make with standard sticky notes, from quick and simple to fiendishly complicated.

Eek! Insects and spiders everywhere! Origami enthusiasts with a passion for tiny, many-legged creatures will love this guide to creating origami insects and spiders. Step-by-step instructions with examples of each fold make each project easy and fun, while accompanying photographs help readers visualize every step. As they craft, they�ll learn fascinating facts about these itsy-bitsy critters. This hands-on approach to learning helps readers retain interesting and essential science information. Origami is a peaceful pastime, leaving readers with a sense of calm and accomplishment. They�ll love creating their own collection of paper creepy-crawlies!

Make beautiful and decorative paper flowers with this easy origami kit. World-renowned origami authors and artists Michael G. Lafosse and Richard L. Alexander present this new take on the origami art of flower folding. The flower projects range from simple to challenging. A variety of paper folding techniques are presented, which folders can modify to create their own combinations. These unique and original designs allow you to make greeting cards, gift boxes, bouquets, and stunning jewelry. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home--or as a wonderful gift for paper craft lovers. All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. All of these projects use the simplest household tools so just unpack the origami paper and start folding right away! This origami kit contains: 96 page, full-color origami booklet Step-by-step directions Colorful diagrams and photographs Paper folding basics and tips 180 sheets of origami folding paper A variety of brilliant colors 2-1/2 hour downloadable or streamable instructional video Authors LaFosse and Alexander together founded Origamido Studio, a learning center and design studio specializing in exquisite handmade origami paper. Their works has appeared in window displays and museum exhibitions around the world, and are made available to a wider audience for the first time in this kit. Origami projects include: A striking Rose for Irene with interlocking Calyx Module The gracefully-curled Plumeria and Star Flowers The modular six-piece Day Lily Blossom And Many more… About the Author: Michael G. LaFosse has been an origami artist and teacher for decades, and co-curated the Origami Now! exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The recent award-winning film Between the Folds by Vanessa Gould features LaFosse and his work prominently. Richard L. Alexander holds a degree from Cornell University in biology; he also studied landscape architecture and design. Together, Alexander and LaFosse have created dozens of origami exhibitions, and over 70 books, kits, and videos about paper making and paper folding arts.

Advanced techniques of experienced folders