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INTRODUCTION

Kirigami, the creative art of paper-cutting, is a surprisingly easy craft that requires only paper, a pair of scissors, and sometimes glue. In Kirigami Home Decorations you will find step-by-step directions for table centerpieces, wall pictures, flower bouquets, baskets, mobiles, and sculptures to brighten your home or fill up an odd corner.

For many designs a piece of paper is folded one or more times, with cuts added through all layers. When the paper is unfolded an unexpected symmetric design is revealed.

Cutting paper seems to be an instinctive pleasure. At an early age many children like to snip paper into small pieces. Before long they design pictures by pasting the shapes on a background. Papercutting is well recognized to provide educational benefits in the areas of art, math, graphic design, and hand-eye coordination. In Kirigami Home Decorations this experience has been expanded for enjoyment by children as well as adults, who can achieve magic results with just a few cuts.

My objective in writing Kirigami Home Decorations has been to provide projects that are simple to make, I though they may look complex, and that will appeal to all ages.