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Category Archives: DIY
Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Two
Last Sunday I ended the description of my paper experiments with this structure. But wait … there’s more!
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An Early Start
It seems that 2021 might be a year when more people than usual will be sending postal valentines to loved ones, so I thought I would present this year’s Byopia Press valentine to allow time for making and mailing.
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty-four and Colouring Stars
This is the fourth, and simplest, iteration of the December 1st star.
Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty-two and Cube Stars
This is an up-dated version of a post from 2017 with instructions for an unusual star folded from strips of paper. ***** I found the instructions for these stars on a Danish website.
Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty-one and Paper Rockets
A paper rocket is a more active toy than a tangram or a thaumatrope, particularly if you have a cat in the house to chase the paper rocket after it is launched. Shown below is the last remaining rocket from … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty and Some Paper Chains
This is not your traditional paper chain made from strips of coloured paper. This kind of paper chain uses no glue or tape or staples, and can come in a variety of shapes.
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Nineteen and Masu Box Variations
Although I did not know then that they were called Masu Boxes, I learned to fold these when I was nine. Not liking the creases across the lid left by the traditional folding method, or the uneven thickness in the … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Eighteen and Lucky Stars
Chinese Lucky Stars were the reason I started this blog. It was one of the ways I collected wishes for my installation piece The Persistence of Hope. Every Lucky Star I folded for the labyrinth had a hand-written wish on … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Sixteen and a Game of Tic-tac-toe
Tic-tac-toe —or Noughts and Crosses, or Xs and Os — is a widespread game, usually played on a scrap of paper with a pencil or pen. More permanent boards for Tic-tac-toe or similar three-in-a-row games have been made for centuries.
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Fifteen and a “Hidden Page” Book
More and more instruction in the book arts has been moved online because of Covid-19. For those of us who live far from major centres, this has been a real bonus. In April of this year the Minnesota Center for … Continue reading
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