Category Archives: free printable

A Pocket Placard

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Byopia Press

This week’s project is my contribution to the #AreYouBookEnough_Protest challenge.

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A Slide-together Rose Kusudama

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Byopia Press

Both the recent projects posted here were books —The Orihime Binding with a Drumleaf Variation, Part One and Part Two, and The Language of Flowers (a little drumleaf binding). It’s time for a different sort of paper project, though still … Continue reading →

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The Language of Flowers

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Byopia Press

As promised a while ago, this week’s post includes the instructions for making a little book called The Language of Flowers. The text is based on a digitized copy of this book:

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The Orihime Binding with a Drumleaf Variation, Part One

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Byopia Press

The anniversary of this blog is coming up —July 7— and I post a special project every year to celebrate both this event and Tanabata. This year I am re-visiting the Orihime binding which was created for Tanabata in 2017. … Continue reading →

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A Model Reversible Box with Attached Accordion Book

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Byopia Press

Time for another paper project: this one falls in the field of book arts.

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A Card for Mother’s Day but Not Necessarily A Mother’s Day Card

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Byopia Press

Since Mother’s Day is coming for many readers, here’s a card project that might be suitable for the day, but could be used for any occasion.

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Making a Square Unit into a Round Object

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Byopia Press

I have been sidetracked once again. Rather than continuing with the piece I was working on last week —it will happen eventually— I started playing with a different sort of interlocking square. It can even be used to make an … Continue reading →

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Not Really Very Much, But With A Cookie Recipe

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Byopia Press

It was one of those weeks where I didn’t seem to accomplish much. I did get a storage box made for the thirty-six ‘drawings’ that make up On A Clear Day. Here it is, front open, with all the drawings … Continue reading →

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Euclid’s Dream: a DIY Pop-up Tunnel Book

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Byopia Press

If you love the tunnel book format but hate folding accordions, today’s model may be the structure you have been looking for. It’s a simple pop-up that eliminates the need for all but a few folds to create the book.

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How to make a Modular Tri-Hexaflexagon

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Byopia Press

As promised last week, this week’s post shows how to make a modular version of a tri-hexaflexagon like the one I made for #AreYouBookEnough_Folklorico.

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