Origami Butterflies, Birds & Bees - by Mari Ono (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Take a step into the mindful, calming world of butterflies, birds, and bees with this 64-page project book and 250 sheets of origami paper.

Explore the best that nature has to offer with 250 sheets of specially-designed printed paper and a 64-page instruction book that guides you step-by-step through 15 wonderful paper projects. From penguins, pelicans, and puffins to three different butterflies at varying difficulties of construction, you're spoilt for choice on where to start! The friendly critters can be crafted as lovely gifts for friends or as delightful decorations to leave throughout the house. Origami is also the perfect tool for anyone interested in taking the first steps toward a mindful lifestyle--by focusing on the experience of creating beautiful paper models, you can enjoy improved connectedness, awareness, and emotional health. Plus, the feelings of joy and satisfaction you feel from completing a model can help bring you inner peace and balance, and what could be better to encourage those emotions than a little butterfly, bird, or bee friend?

About the Author

Mari Ono is an expert in origami and all forms of papercrafts. She and her artist husband, Takumasa, were based in the UK for many years and worked there to promote Japanese arts and crafts, but have now returned to Japan where she was born. Mari is also the author of the best-selling Japanese Origami, Origami Flowers and Birds, Mindful Origami, Origami Animals in the Wild, Origami Pets, Mindful Japanese Origami, Essential Origami, Origami for Children, More Origami for Children and Origami Dinosaurs, all available from CICO Books.