Origami from the Heart Kit Ebook. Florence Temko

lifespan. The elaborateness of a design is a sign of respect afforded the recipient.

      You can use Origami from the Heart as inspiration for your own note cards. In addition to this instruction book, the Origami from the Heart kit provides origami paper for cardmaking. You can further personalize your note cards by adding bits of doilies, lace, hearts, ribbons, stars, and any other small oddments. Your imagination is the essential ingredient!

      Here are some appropriate messages of love you may wish to use on your note cards:

      You are my valentine

       You put a smile on my face

       I love you

       Thank you for your help

       Let’s celebrate our love

       Here’s a gift from my heart

       I’m thinking of you

       This is our day for romance

       I appreciate…

       Here’s a love coupon for (a big hug every day, etc)

       From a distant friend

      Basic Folding Information

      To help you make sense of the lines and arrows on the diagrams, it will be well worth your while to take a few minutes to study the explanations of the following basic techniques that are international standards for origami.

      Basic Procedures

      1. Valley Fold

      Folding the paper toward you is called a valley fold and is shown by a line of dashes in the diagrams.

      a. Fold the square in half toward you, matching it to the opposite edge.

      b. You have made a valley fold.

      2. Mountain Fold

      Folding paper to the back, away from you, is called a mountain fold and is shown by a line of dashes and dots in the diagrams.

      a. Fold the square in half by guiding the paper to the back, matching it to the opposite edge.

      b. You have made a mountain fold.

      3. Existing Crease

      A crease made previously is shown in the diagrams by a thin line that does not touch the edges.

      4. Arrows

      In the diagrams you will see four kinds of arrows. They indicate the direction in which to fold.

      a. Make a valley fold.

      b. Make a mountain fold.

      c. Double Arrow—Fold and unfold the same crease.

      d. Curly Arrow—Turn the paper over.