Origami for Busy People
Subtitle: 27 Original On-The-Go Projects
By: Marcia Joy Miller
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Tuttle
Published: 2011
Place of publication: North Clarendon, Vermont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9784805311486
Subjects: Origami
First sentence: You're a busy person and it's not easy to find time for leisure activities
Description: *Origami for Busy People* is the perfect book for people who love to fold for fun and relaxation, but have trouble finding time. Readers can select a time slot in their schedule —coffee break, lunchtime, after work or on the commute— and author Marcia Joy Miller provides a creative and interesting folding projects for each, many of which can be folded in five or ten minutes. These folds can be used as decorations, to five to friends and family, to show colleagues, or as conversation starters. They are a great way to take an "origami break" to relax and recharge. *Origami for Busy People* provides everything you need: an overview of basic techniques and 27 delightful projects. It also includes 48 beautiful designs tear-out sheets to get you started.
Table of contents: title: Discover Your Inner Folder
pagenum: 4; label: Chapter I
title: Getting Started
pagenum: 5; title: Supplies
pagenum: 6; title: Other Supplies
pagenum: 7; title: Terms and Symbols
pagenum: 7; title: List of Symbols
pagenum: 9; title: Folding Tips
pagenum: 10; title: Reading the Diagrams
pagenum: 10; title: Basic Techniques
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter 2
title: Coffee-Break origami
pagenum: 19; title: Duck Glider
pagenum: 20; title: Placard Bird
pagenum: 22; title: Seahorse
pagenum: 24; title: Aquatic Plant
pagenum: 26; title: Parrot page Clip
pagenum: 28; title: Ghost
pagenum: 30; title: Lake Monster
pagenum: 32; title: Oval Leaf
pagenum: 35; title: Topsy-Turvy
pagenum: 36; title: Friends
pagenum: 38; title: Twirlie
pagenum: 41; title: Trigon
pagenum: 44; title: Floating Star
pagenum: 46; label: Chapter 3
title: Lunchtime Origami
pagenum: 49; title: Noisemaker
pagenum: 50; title: Extraterrestrial
pagenum: 51; title: Reversible Star
pagenum: 54; title: Crater
pagenum: 56; title: Blossom Blow-Top
pagenum: 59; title: Trophy Bowl
pagenum: 64; title: Name-It Box
pagenum: 66; title: Jack-O'-Lantern
pagenum: 73; title: Morph Ball
pagenum: 77; title: Carnival Spinner
pagenum: 82; label: Chapter 4
title: After-Work Origami
pagenum: 85; title: Fluted Vase
pagenum: 86; title: Spring Flower
pagenum: 89; title: Foliage
pagenum: 92; title: Starry Sky
pagenum: 94