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How to Make a Tabbed Accordion

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Byopia Press

The latter part of the week I spent playing with tabbed accordions.

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In Praise of the Binder Clip

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Byopia Press

I like stores that sell tools and materials: art supply stores and fabric stores and hardware stores and stationary stores. One of the often overlooked treasures in the last-mentioned is the humble binder clip.

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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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Another Band Closure for Books (and other things)

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Byopia Press

As a demonstration that this structure works for things other than books, I’ll begin with an image of a wrapped present —without any plastic tape— held closed with today’s band.

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The Faceted (Map) Ring

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Byopia Press

I was going to post instructions for another band closure for books (and other things) this week, but I attended Helen Hiebert’s Zoom mini-workshop on Thursday and got distracted. (I couldn’t resist learning another star fold.) Here is what I … Continue reading →

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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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How to Make a Memory Pocket

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Byopia Press

This is my Memory Pocket for World Book Night, April 23, 2023. It was mailed to Bristol this week and should get there in plenty of time.

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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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Friday Night Flicks: Kathryn Holt

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick is really a slide show introducing Kathryn Holt and her collage process.     Perhaps you will make some paste papers this weekend for use in collages. If you haven’t made paste papers before, here’s a video from … Continue reading →

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Heart-In-Hand

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Byopia Press

My maternal grandfather was Pennsylvania Dutch, so it is possible that he made a papercut valentine or, perhaps, a heart-in-hand love token for my grandmother.

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