Category Archives: paper toy

How to Make a Wind Spinner

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Byopia Press

It has been blustery here for a couple of weeks, but I discovered how to make the wind stop blowing: build a wind spinner and try to make a video of it in action.

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Hither and Thither

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Byopia Press

A number of things were accomplished this week but the biggest project was selecting the images for my upcoming Zoom presentation for the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.

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A Lucky Shamrock Bookmark

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Byopia Press

Although I am about one quarter Irish, Saint Patrick’s Day was never a big deal in our household. My father once made green shamrock-shaped pancakes when St. Paddy’s Day fell on a Sunday, but that is the only time I … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Byopia Press

I have been working on another piece about childhood memories. (You can find a DIY version of Fragile, a previous memory-based work, here.) I am using a folded structure that I created four years ago. This model has been floating … Continue reading →

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A Last-Minute Valentine Bookmark

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Byopia Press

Pinterest has been offering me bookmarks lately. I couldn’t resist adapting the two-part butterfly for a Valentine bookmark.

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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 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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