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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part Two

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last week I posted instructions for a model of a book structure that combines a pocket/modular accordion book with the panels from Hedi Kyle’s Panorama Book. This week’s post shows you how to make two projects based on that structure: … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part One

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have been posting teasers about this project for a few weeks, and it’s finally here: the Pocket/Panorama Book. It is a combination of the pocket (modular accordion) book structure I played with at the start of this year and … Continue reading →

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99 and Done

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Byopia Press

My #99DayProject is now complete. I finished the last square ahead, so you can have an advance peek at tomorrow’s square.

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A Little Game for Hot or Wet Weather

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Byopia Press

While Covid restrictions are easing in lots of places, many people are still staying inside because of the weather — either too hot or too wet to spend time outdoors. It seems appropriate to post a little two-player game this … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Seven Years (and Seven Stars)

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Byopia Press

July 7 is the nominal ‘birthday’ of this blog and I celebrate every year by posting a DIY star-themed project. This year I decided to share a planisphere.

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Saskatoon Berry/Applesauce Cake: a DIY artist’s book and a recipe

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Byopia Press

The May book arts challenge on Instagram is #areyoubookenough_fruit. Since I live adjacent to a city named for a fruit —Saskatoon— and since the bushes grow wild where I live, I chose the Saskatoon berry. Although they are usually baked … Continue reading →

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The Bluebird of Happiness

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Byopia Press

These days just about everyone could use a visit from the Bluebird of Happiness, and today’s post makes that possible.

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A Four-Sided Wrapper From One Sheet With No Glue And No Waste

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Byopia Press

When I was preparing my post on Hedi Kyle’s Diagonal Pocket Folder at the end of March, I noticed her Self-closing Wrapper in The Art of the Fold. It reminded me of something I had seen in my early days … Continue reading →

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DIY Cabbage Pie (Again)

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Byopia Press

This is a slightly adapted re-post from 2016. If you have read this before —and possibly made either the book or the cabbage pie— you might want to skip to the end for a new recipe: David’s Thin and Crispy … Continue reading →

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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Two

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last Sunday I ended the description of my paper experiments with this structure. But wait … there’s more!

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