How often have you required a simple decorative ornament for some purpose and then spent 2 – 3 hours fooling around with some paper before coming up with something?

No longer will this be necessary. Ms Barbour has produced an excellent collection of simple yet effective ornamental origami.

In this book there are over 60 different designs which can be used for earrings, brooches, tree decorations, gift packaging, greetings cards, etc, etc.

None of the designs are very difficult and, to help you choose which one you might wish to do, there is a very handy colour photograph of most of them on the front and back covers and on an inclusive and useful bookmark all with numbers to find them within the book.

The book begins with an exhaustive and highly detailed explanation of the various origami symbols. I was glad to see that she has not re-invented any that already exist. Although she has added a couple of her own for particular moves. The 36 pages of introduction and explanation are perfect for a beginner. Every move is explained carefully and drawn clearly. She even explains how to make the end results into earrings.