Category Archives: free printable

Boxing Day and an Index for the Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019

Posted on December 26, 2019 by

Day One and How to Make a Square Piece of Paper Day Two and an Origami Bookmark Day Three and a Menko CD Case Day Four and Jam Tarts Day Five and a Modular Star/Wreath Day Six and a Modular … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: A Quiet Activity with some Squares

Posted on December 25, 2019 by

Merry Christmas!

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty-four and Paper Crowns

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

If you have the kind of festive gathering at which people like to wear paper crowns, you might consider making your own.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty-three and Some Modular Stars

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

If you have both the time and the ambition, you might want to tackle today’s star. It is a cut-and-fold design inspired by the modular origami of Tomoko Fuse. The completed star measures about 23 cm/9 in high by 24 … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty-one and a Simple Modular Ornament

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

Today’s offering is extremely simple to fold and, because it is made from two squares of paper, offers the opportunity for bi-coloured ornaments.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty and a Tiny Paper Dreydl

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

  Chanukah (Hanukkah) begins soon —sunset on December 22— so I thought it might be nice to make a paper dreydl. Here’s the first model I made. It was an inch across, and I decided that it was a bit … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Eight and an Unusual Christmas Card

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

It’s not too late to mail Christmas cards to some destinations. If you like making your own cards, here’s one that’s a little different.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Seven and a Little Star Book

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

Today’s post re-visits a post from May of last year. It seemed fitting to include it in this year’s Advent calendar since it starts with squares, is square when closed, and can be used as a Christmas ornament.

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Sometimes My Life is a Little Too Fluxus, Part Two

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

Last week I wrote about some of the works included in Sometimes My Life is a Little Too Fluxus, the Flux-kit conceived and assembled by Amy Spencer. This week I will show the rest of the works from the little … Continue reading →

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It works, it works!

Posted on October 20, 2019 by

Last week I showed the first stages in designing an artist’s book using a hexatetraflexagon — a square flexagon with six faces. The project is complete, although there was a point at which I had my doubts.

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