Decorative paper craft Origami, paper cutting, papier mâché

Paper is an ideal craft supply-it's inexpensive, abundant, and available in an assortment of styles, weights, and colors. This collection explores the possibilities of paper crafting via projects using basic techniques such as cutting and folding, collage, weaving, and papier-mâché. The projects include paper flowers, a bowl made from cut and rolled catalog pages, greeting cards, a papier-mâché bank shaped like a polar bear, and a memory book that uses a page from an old atlas as a base. The directions are straightforward, with plenty of photographs to guide visual learners. VERDICT Crafters who are just getting started with paper crafting will find a nice sampler of techniques, while those with more experience will find fresh ideas for tried-and-true supplies. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.