🦋 Origami Butterflies Kit with Books, Projects, Papers, and DVD: Ideal for Kids and Adults - 2 Origami Books, 12 Fun Projects, 98 Origami Papers, Instructional DVD Review

LOVE LOVE LOVE this package! The only thing that could improve it is some Michaels handmade paper. OK. The diagrams are clear, but be sure to start with the first few lessons rather than the middle if you've never made a butterfly before. Many mistakes can be avoided.

I've put together some basic butterflies and this set seems to be just what I need to create more realistic butterflies! AND CAN! However, there were a few things that let me down: 1) The COLORS used in the instructions for some of the butterflies were FLIPped photos of the finished model (all paper in the set is colored on BOTH sides). Therefore, when you do it for the first time, it is easy to get confused. 2) For EACH model, the first few steps are made by a series of folds shown…

- This book is marketed as a beginner's book, but it's not a very good book for beginners, mainly because the instructions are actually pretty poorly written. I was going to post a few examples in the now defunct client gallery, but to be honest it seems to me that the instructions were not a fully tested draft for Lafosse's later butterfly books. In particular, his 2013 DVD book charts much better. The reader is constantly referred to instructions in other parts of this book, which in itself…