Origami Flowers

by Soonboke Smith

Soonboke Smith, whose lucid and lovely Origami for the First Time® explained all the basics of the craft, now shows how to use simple techniques to create lavish bouquets of paper flowers. With detailed, lushly photographed instructions for making more than thirty projects, the possibilities for origami floral arrangements are virtually endless. Make poppies, purple stars, perfect peonies, irises, lilies, pinwheel daisies, charming anemones, carnations, morning glories, and tulips, plus pretty petals and beautiful blossoms. Color photos present the finished products on display in pots, vases, baskets, and other containers--just like the real thing. Of course, all the fundamental folds and forms are covered, as there's advice on choosing papers, so important to the flower's final effect. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Genres: Origami, Art, Nonfiction, Crafts

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2005

Reviews

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely collection of flowers! My only complaint with this book is most of the flowers were either modular or made from non-square paper. I like both of these things, but it was not the kind of flowers I was looking for (wanted more of the traditional Iris or Lily style)

[Jenny K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much cutting to feel authentic. Also each flower uses multiple papers that are then glued into a circle. And there doesn't seem to be much difference between the petal shapes when assembling in this manner.

[Dana * · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful believable flowers

[Rebecca S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very pretty flowers. They take a long, long time to make. But great instructions.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Complicated designs include glue, paint and flower centers. Lovely creations but not simple.