Category Archives: DIY

Heart-In-Hand

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Byopia Press

My maternal grandfather was Pennsylvania Dutch, so it is possible that he made a papercut valentine or, perhaps, a heart-in-hand love token for my grandmother.

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Cut Paper Valentines

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Byopia Press

I learned something this week: when designing a papercut I think like someone who works with a knife, not like someone who works with scissors.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: The Index

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Byopia Press

In the hope that this will make it easier for you to find things that you remember seeing in this year’s Advent Calendar, here is an Index. Clicking on the title will take you to the post. ***** Byopia Press … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Twenty-five and a New Year Star Kusudama

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Byopia Press

Perhaps this isn’t the best day to make the New Year Star Kusudama, but there might be time during the next week to complete it and have it ready for your New Year celebrations.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Twenty-four and the 2023 NASA Moon Phases Calendar

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Byopia Press

I have posted about the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator before, but since it fits so nicely with the Circle theme of this year’s Advent Calendar, here it is again.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Twenty-three and a Perpetual Calendar

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Byopia Press

Weeks and years go around in a circle. This means that it is possible to make a perpetual calendar, a calendar that will work for every year.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Twenty-one and Singing in Circles

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. In The Before Times we would celebrate the beginning of longer days by getting together with friends for a potluck supper followed by singing. I like part singing, and one of … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Nineteen and a Paper Moon

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s project is a round book with pages made from folded circles. It opens from two sides and can be unfolded into a sphere.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Eighteen and An Asterisk Snowflake

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Byopia Press

This snowflake structure was an accidental discovery made while I was making the Asterisk Garland. Here’s the very first iteration.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Sixteen and Squares with Circles

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Byopia Press

It’s the sixteenth day of Advent 2022 and time for another set of polyhedra!

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