Origami no okurimono (Origami Gifts) by FUSE Tomoko, 68 pages, ISBN 4-900747-16-5.
This book is different from most other books by FUSE Tomoko - it has no polyhedra, just a few boxes, and mostly other stuff, like chopstick rests, coasters or baby shoes (very cute!). All models are pretty simple.
| Model Name | Info |
| Doll | traditional; a version from a 1x2 rectangle was created by FUSE Tomoko |
| Baby Quilt | Thanks to Ramona for telling me what okurumi means:-) |
| Baby Shoes | just adorable:-) each shoe is made from a square of paper, and the shoelaces are made from a smaller square |
| Flapping Bird | traditional |
| Turtle | |
| Simple Santa | REALLY simple; variation: Santa's Head |
| Kabuto / Goldfish | traditional; cuts are required to make the goldfish |
| Medetai | fish from 2 squares |
| Card Package | a way to make a sort of "frame" and an envelope for a card at the same time |
| Small Bird Chopstick Rest | looks sort of like a crane |
| Strawberry and Persimmon | |
| Symbol Flower | several different versions, one makes a chopstick rest |
| Octagonal Coaster | from a square and a 1x2 rectangle |
| Flower with Many Petals | several different versions; each is made from 2 squares |
| Flower with Many Petals and Stand | a flower with even more petals and the stand to go along with it (from a separate square) |
| Kusudama from Flowers with Many Petals | looks like it can be assembled without glue or thread |
| Mascot Monkey | |
| Stylized Kitten | from 1/4 of A4; the diagrams show a cut, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary |
| Thousand Year Crane | |
| Ten Thousand Year Turtle | |
| Pyramid Box (bottom) | from 4 squares |
| Pyramid Box (lid) | from 4 squares |
| Basic Square Box | from 4 squares each for lid and bottom |
| Trapezoid Shaped Divider | from one square |
| Square Box 2 (lid) | from 4 A4 rectangles; many variations |
| Square Box 2 (bottom) | from 4 A4 rectangles |
| Masu/Masu Box | unusual box; from 2 squares |
| Masu Cake Box 1 | from 2 squares (one is 1/4 the size of the other) |
| Masu Cake Box 2 | from 2 squares |
| Rectangular Cake Box | from 2 squares |
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