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Tag Archives: origami
How to Make a Wind Spinner
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
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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Happy New Year 2023!
It finally warmed up a bit this past week … and then it snowed.
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Tagged art, book arts, calligraphy, lettering, origami, paper cutting, paper folding
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: The Index
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
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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This Could Be The Start Of Something Small
The Saskatchewan Craft Council has put out a Call for Entry and I am thinking about making something. This members show is open to Saskatchewan Craft Council members in good standing (excluding Patrons and Organizational memberships). The Saskatchewan Craft Council … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: The Index
To make it a little easier to find that post you vaguely remember seeing earlier in December, here’s the index for the 2021 Advent Calendar. Posts with an asterisk at the end contain instructions for DIY artist’s books. (Clicking on … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day Twenty-five and Seven Stars
A post from Byopia Press featuring seven stars couldn’t begin with anything but the Chinese Lucky Star. It is part of the reason that my website/blog exists. If you would like to fold a few (they look best in groups), … Continue reading
Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day Sixteen and a Jacob’s Ladder
Back to accordions today, and another accordion with cuts. This time the cuts are longer and permit the creation of a Jacob’s Ladder. Here’s a picture of a decorated Chinese cardboard and ribbon version intended as a toy.
Some Degree of Success
I accomplished a few things this week. I re-strung the prototype wind spinner, back on cotton cord. It was more complicated than the previous time since the three parts of each unit were now glued together, and therefore I had … Continue reading
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