I like the premise of this book - using paper from your various travels to make keepsakes. The designs and ideas are fun, and give purpose to materials you might not consider for origami, such as candy wrappers, paper bags, comic strips and more. Also included are a few paper currency folding ideas. All with nice write-ups, finishing and display ideas. The designs range from the decorative to the functional.

The book itself is beautifully produced, printed in full color on glossy paper, with nice photographs throughout.

All this being said, I was put off by the diagramming style, with non-standard notation, using the same lines for both valley and mountain folds, and being very flat, making it harder to differentiate edges from creases and to visualize the steps as they relate to the actual paper. Also, many of the designs are missing the final drawing showing the completed model, which can add to the confusion. This may be just me, but I'm not sure how comfortable beginning folders, who this book seems to be geared towards, will be with these diagrams. Somewhat conflicted about this one!