Origami Anywhere: Why Throw It Out When You Can Fold It Up?

Description

One man's trash is another man's treasure" was never truer! With this remarkable book, you can recycle throwaways into origami art. Twenty-nine well-illustrated projects explain how to make an autumn leaf from a lotto ticket, a 3-D heart from aluminum foil, a flower from a tea bag wrapper, and other unusual keepsakes and charming gifts. Each item includes a brief introduction with suggestions for the paper's color and texture, and every step of the numbered instructions features simple text accompanied by a clear diagram. You'll discover how to transform brown wrapping paper into a fox, a supermarket receipt into a dachshund, and other ordinary bits of paper into an arrowhead, jumping frog, pill box, rocking cradle, koala, and other treasures.

Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator, and songwriter. At the turn of the 20th century he began writing stories about Raggedy Ann to entertain his ailing daughter.