MAKE Flickr pool member Whymcycles cross posted the above image to The DIY Bride pool. As it turns out, there are loads of great things that the clever maker can do to spice up that most special of days. You and your family can create some wonderful materials for your wedding, from hand-made invitations, personally-crafted […]
C’mon, tell me that doesn’t make you go “awwww” and wanna cavort with butterfly swarms and woodland creatures. Get the hi-res template here. [Via the MAKE Flickr pool]
We have our five winners for the Crown Publishing giveaway of The Paper Architect. They are: Kelly Faerie Sleep Goblin Daniel Dorsen WoofBoy111 Richard Kaufman Congrats you guys! I’ll send you an email and you can return your mailing addresses. And after you make some of the projects in the book, please send us pictures […]
Although it’s been years since I’ve done much papercraft to speak of, it’s always been a craftform that’s fascinated me. When I was a kid, I used to get those Dover Publication papercraft books, of castles and other historical buildings, and I’d spend countless hours cutting, folding, and gluing. I made an entire Medieval castle […]
Flexagons are neat little paper models that can be folded in different ways to show different surfaces. There are dozens of different types, and this site gives a good overview & patterns. So, besides a fun plaything, what else can you do with it? You can take a regular flat maze and draw it on […]
Also from Chung Da Lam, this cool, innovative ways of folding paper to create CD cases. While you’re on his site, also check out his wonderful papercraft projects on his Paper Art page. Chung Da Packaging Design
In this video and blog interview, pop-up book designers Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart show some of their secrets for creating truly impressive pop-up effects. Their cyclone pop-up, using a string and a dowel, for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz book, is amazing. [Thanks to MAKE subscriber Brent, of Eightlines Creation, for sending this to […]
