Acknowledgments
Big and heartfelt thanks to my family (Yolanda, Tyler, Janet, Dennis, David, Perri, Rachel, and Erin), and my friends and neighbors, for supporting me throughout the writing of Origami from the Heart. I wish I could thank everyone individually, but would like to express my special appreciation to John Cunliffe and Elsje van der Ploeg of ELFA, the International Evelope and Letter Folding Association, and to Amanda Dupuis, my editor.
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Copyright © 2007 Florence Temko
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Temko, Florence.
Origami from the heart / by Florence Temko. —1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-8048-3879-5 (pbk.)
1. Origami. 2. Valentines. I. Title.
TT870.T442 2007
736’.982—dc22 2007009853
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ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3879-5
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1668-9 (ebook)
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Contents
Introduction
Basic Folding Information
About Paper
Copyright and Use of Designs
Further Information
“Seal It with a Heart” Valentine
Unfold Me! Secret Note
Let Our Friendship Grow!
A Card That’s an Ornament
Photo Frame
Two Love Birds
Mystery Note
Flower Power
Just for You!
Diamond Note
Love Knot
Note with Pockets
Stand-up or Send-it Valentine
Rosette Card
Folded Money Heart
Envelope for Any Note
Introduction
In Origami from the Heart you will find unusual ways to send messages of love. Obviously love notes are associated with Valentine’s Day, but they can express warm feelings at any time of the year and will be welcome on many occasions as a sign of friendship.
In Origami from the Heart I have tried to combine the technique of origami—which means folding paper without cutting or gluing—with hearts, flowers, and other symbols of love to help you create fun and meaningful handmade cards. Some of them are simple enough that they can be made in a very short period of time to be sent to a whole class or office, or to a number of friends or family members. One or two, such as the Folded Money Heart, are more of a challenge, but the results will be well worthwhile.
It’s fun to create handmade cards, and doing so will give you a great feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment as well as another way of telling the recipient that you care.
—Florence Temko
About Origami from the Heart
“Origami” is a Japanese word consisting of ori meaning to fold, and gami meaning paper. According to the rules of origami, a piece of paper is transformed by using your hands as the only tool, without even scissors or glue. By this means a piece of paper can be turned into all kinds of things, such as animals, boxes, airplanes, toys, decorations, and letterfolds.
Letterfolding is an aspect of origami that will allow you to fold a sheet of paper on the spur of the moment, as an alternative to a greeting card or to highlight a page in a scrapbook with a hidden message. Many people enjoy the creative fun of folding a note in an unusual shape, knowing that the recipient will have a surprise when it is opened.
Most letterfolds in Origami from the Heart are self-closing and do not need an envelope for passing by hand. Before the nineteenth century most mail was sent in this way, folded and secured with sealing wax rather than being enclosed in an envelope. Envelopes became popular in the mid-nineteenth century when the English Post Office assessed mailings by weight and it became cheaper to send several sheets in one envelope. Previously postage was assessed by the number of sheets sent.
Since then, the sending of cards and notes has become an important tradition around the world. The custom of sending valentines on February fourteenth was especially popular in Victorian England. Printed greeting cards weren’t available, so people made their own cards by hand. These cards were usually embellished with a lot of decorative details and sent anonymously to only one person