Magical Animals - 100 Designs to Make Yourself - From Fascinatingly Simple to Artistically Advanced - Templates for Copying or Printing. Kirigami combines traditional paper cutting with the folding technique of origami: This creates surprising animal motifs reminiscent of captivating snowflakes. Suitable as window decorations or wall art, the range includes simple starfish, dolphins, and frogs, as well as easy-to-cut birds, bears, and butterflies, all the way to challenging sharks, deer, tigers, and eagles. Children will love these snowflakes made from animal motifs! The author, Marion T. Nichols, initially worked as an art teacher in preschool and is known for her ability to transform a piece of paper into unique snowflake cut patterns. She has been teaching for several years and sells her self-published books.