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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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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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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Thirteen and More Stars in Circles

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s post re-visits Stars in Circles but adds a third dimension to the star.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Ten and Some Flower Balls

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s ornament is a close relative of the one I posted on December 1.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Nine and Stars in Circles

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s post brings stars in circles and several ways to use them.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Six and Some Thaumatropes

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Byopia Press

Since they are circular in outline and spin in a circle, it’s time for thaumatropes again. This Advent I have a new set of three seasonally appropriate ones for you to make.

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