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Use the blank side of your cardboard!

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This reminds me heavily of an ID school modelmaking class assignment: Make a convincing pair of sneakers using an unexpected material. Craftsperson Sean Yan Muk might not be an ID student, but he proves here that patience and skill can yield good results:

There's not a lot of how-to in the video, but it gives you a decent look at his process:

This also reminds me of that Pensole Masterclass on Sustainable Design.

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I've been working with cardboard even longer than I've been sewing and working with fabric. One of my most-used toys as a kid was a roll of scotch tape, with which I assembled all kinds of structures with found objects around the house. Whenever we had access to cardboard, which wasn't as often as I wished, and certainly nowhere as often as I have now, I was practically in heaven. Because I never had formal cardboard-builing lessons or read any books on how to work with cardboard, I imagined that everyone else also just winged it with cardboard. The fun has always been in the designing, experimenting and making. But based on the many requests I've received from readers, I'm thinking maybe I assumed wrong.

So today I am happy to share with you as much as I know about cardboard.

Righto - now that we're all properly demoralized inspired, let's begin!

Why Work With Cardboard?
Duh. It is SUPREME.
Just in case that doesn't convince you, let's list other lesser reasons:

It is (in most cases) free.

It appeals to the environmentally-conscious, pro-recycling parts of our human nature.

It is disposable - toss it back into the recycling bin when you're done playing.

Where Can I Get It? Anywhere. And everywhere.

It sneaks into your home each time you bring groceries and sundries in from the store. Look for it housing cereal and diapers, on the backs of writing tablets, in between folded bedlinen.

If you know of people who've recently moved into your neighborhood, bring them a casserole and then beg them for their moving boxes - these are often made of exceptionally sturdy cardboard.

Bring your kids to supermarkets and members' clubs like Sam's Club and Costco, and ask the staff for cardboard boxes and the giant sheets that line their pallets. They are usually only too happy to oblige, especially when you say it's for a children's craft project.

Conduct surveillance on your husband's (I'm stereotyping here) home improvement adventures and ferret away all the packing boxes from lawn edging, shower doors, etc.

Wait for your freezer/TV/computer to die and then order replacements based on which ones come in the best cardboard boxes.

Save all the shipping boxes that come in the post.

Buy them - but only as the last resort, after scavenging all other free sources - from office supply stores.

How Do I Build A Cardboard Stash? Case 1: If you are lucky enough to live in a huge house:

Find a secret room.

Throw every cardboard box you find into it.

Case 2: If you are unlucky and have to think about space:

Cut open and flatten every cardboard box you find.

Slide them under beds. Or between the mattress and box spring. Or behind the headboard.

Save silly little things like the inner tubes of toilet paper, paper towels and wrapping paper.
and the occasional fancy paperboard (compressed layers of paper) gem that comes along:

Somewhere along the way, you might need to decide if you're more of a cardboard box refashionist or a bona fide cardboard freak. Here's what I mean:

You work primarily with cardboard boxes to turn them into things that retain the structure of the box. So stuff like cars, puppet stages, ovens, personal rocketships, that sort of thing. When you see a cardboard box, your first thought is what you could make out of it that has those dimensions. You love that the box already has corners and a flap and sides to work around. You're probably blind to regular sheets of cardboard lying around, or you think, "Hm, I wonder if I could use that as a cutting mat. Or maybe my kids might like to color on it."

If you were working with fabric, you'd be the one cutting up men's shirts and turning them into girl's frocks while retaining the button plackets, bottom hems and collars.

You will use any cardboard to make anything. When you see a cardboard box, your first thought is to check the flute size and then cut it up into flat shapes and make something. You hate, absolutely hate how the pre-existing fold lines of the flaps limit you to cutting out pieces of certain sizes. Whenever you see large pieces of cardboard, you froth at the mouth and begin to have visions of furniture and entire houses for victims of national disasters.

If you were working with fabric, you'd be the one buying fabric in ridiculously large yardage, with plans to sew every single garment in the most recent issue of Burdastyle.

Most of us vascillate between both roles, depending on what we can get our hands on.

What Kinds of Cardboard Can I Use?
Any kind, silly! They are all supreme. But some are more supreme than others.

Here are some common types:

Thin, cereal-box type- this is good for projects that require a lot of folding and rolling. Pick this for making cones, tubes and tiny boxes.

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Thicker, back-of-writing-tablet doesn't roll well, but folds nicely when scored (will discuss this later). Structures made from this keep their shape better than those made from the cereal-box variety.

single layer of flutes (those wavy things) between two layers (called liners) of cardboard.

Single Wall Corrugated Cardboard - which comes in different thicknesses. Check out the size of the flutes - the smallest flute (somewhere in the middle of the stack) is in a USPS priority mail box.

Double Wall Corrugated Cardboard- double layer of flutes:

See - compared to the single wall cardboard below it.

There does exist Triple Wall Corrugated Cardboard, but I haven't seen it yet (drats). Updated in Oct 2011: Yes, I have! Hurrah! Here it is:

Now this is one of my particularly precious stash treasures: it is extra thick, extra strong, surprisingly light

and has the prettiest pattern of corrugation. Quite different from the regular corrugated cardboard. Almost honey-comb like. I wish I knew what it was called. We found two of these strips in a box containing some household appliance, and used the first one for a ramp for matchbox cars. It lasted years.

Slightly less rare, but equally valued is White Cardboard. It's like the cashmere of cardboard. White on one side means the kids can have a field day coloring it in really bright colors. Whenever I find white cardboard, I save it for special occasions.

Then there are the other kinds of 'cardboard' like paper board, cardstock, poster board but you know those already.

What Tools Do I Need?
To each his/her own. I'll share what I use:

For cutting: kitchen shears and a craft knife/NT cutter/X-acto knife/box-cutter.

For gluing: hot glue gun, UHU craft glue, masking tape and packing tape. I've seen UHU glue sold in Michaels.

What Makes Corrugated Cardboard So Strong?

Corrugated cardboard gets its strength from the flutes between its liners. They dictate how you can manipulate the cardboard itself, but when used correctly, can add a lot of strength to a structure.

First, and most obviously, avoid including pre-existent creases, unless you want them for a particular reason. These are weakened areas in the cardboard.

Second, make fold, bend and roll lines parallel to the flutes.

Let's come back to that in a minute. First, let's work with regular cereal-box cardboard:

Suppose you want to join two little pieces at an angle, like the walls of a tiny box. First, you'd need to make a little overlapping tab for applying some adhesive. Sorta like a seam allowance.

For it to bend, you'd need to score a fold line. This just means you scratch a line with something thin that will weaken the surface but not cut through it. Like the back of a knife blade.

Then you can make a neat fold.

You'd put some glue on the underside of the folded tab

and attach it to another piece.

You could score and fold in any orientation because cereal box cardboard has no corrugation.

With corrugated cardboard, you'd have to pay attention to how the flutes are lined up.

You'd want your fold line to be parallel to the flutes- this way you only distort one or two flutes in the fold and the rest of the piece remains strong. If the cardboard is especially thick, you might need to score the fold line first.

Suppose you needed to fold in the perpendicular direction. With very thick corrugated cardboard, you might not even be able to bend it in this orientation. So you'd score

before folding. Notice the upper liner and the flutes have had to split in order for the fold to happen. This means the fold is only as strong as that bottom liner layer i.e. much weaker than if you'd folded it parallel to the flutes, as we did earlier.

Rolling
is like making a series of gentle bends to attain a curve. Again this is done with the bends parallel to the flutes.

This is a thin piece of corrugated cardboard rolled in the wrong direction (perpendicular to the flutes) - there is a horrible, uneven mess of creases in the middle.

Cutting
One of the questions I've most often been asked is how I cut cardboard.
If the cardboard is thin and small, I use scissors:

If the cardboard is thin but large and hard to manouevre with scissors, I use my craft knife on a cutting mat (yes, the same one I use for fabric). I draw the knife along a ruler edge for straight cuts, or free-hand around curves. This is especially helpful in cutting out holes and windows.

If the cardboard is thick, I use the same knife as a saw. I hold the cardboard away from the cutting board and use an up-down sawing motion all around the outline.

Assembling Without Glue:
If you are working with a cardboard box, you can assemble the usual box-way, for instance, tucking in the flaps:

or taping them down.

You could also make simple slot joints:

When making flat structures (like cardboard cookies and that fraction puzzle), Elmer's White Glue works OK. It's especially safe for children. When making 3D structures however, I don't use Elmer's White Glue. It's strong enough for wood, yes, but it dries slowly and requires either a clamp or someone to actually hold the pieces together in place overnight. If I am joining two pieces that don't require special, fiddly positioning, I use a hot glue gun. It's fast and strong. Otherwise, I use my UHU craft glue - it's fast, but not instant like hot glue. I can slide things around to position them for a few seconds before it dries.

If you remember, attaching thin cardboard together at their edges requires an overlap tab. Thick corrugated cardboard, having an actual edge of its own, doesn't require a tab. Glue can be applied directly to the edge to adhere it to a surface. Here is a series of pictures to show you how a curved surface was glued to a flat circular base - this was Rapunzel's Tower from here:

How Do I Design Cardboard Structures?

Ah, the million-dollar question.

I don't know. You'd have to look around you and get inspired, I guess. Look at architecture. Look at toys. Let the ideas percolate for a few months. Then sketch them out. Anything made of cardboard can be translated into wood for a sturdier and more permanent product. The converse is true - anything made of wood/plastic can be replicated in cardboard. Even furniture!

If you're new to cardboard, start with the cereal box kind of projects - cut out masks, make little teepees, retractable telescopes, indoor boomerangs, little cars for Playmobil.

If you're ready for something 3D, grab a box and cut holes in it. Turn it into a fishtank, a cage, a puppet stage, a washing machine, a castle.

Ask your children what they think the box should become. I guarantee you they will have very strong opinions. It doesn't matter if everybody starts out making a featureless tunnel out of boxes and calling it a space shuttle. Over time, you will find the motivation to add things to it - a round window, wings, a flip-up door, maybe even wiggly little control knobs. Sometimes make toys for your kids, but also make toys with your kids, so they get to see you think, plan, build and develop an idea. Fun has so many levels!

Here is a roundup of some old cardboard projects - child's play (literally!) compared to those real works of art I linked to earlier. I don't usually include templates or patterns because the size of the product depends entirely on the size of the cardboard sheet/box I have to work with. And much as I'd like to build giant cardboard structures, I've been banned by the husband due to space constraints. Click on each of the pictures to take you back to (where available) the original posts.

Also, here's a Cardboard Revolution post from 2009 linking to other people's amazing cardboard crafts that I've loved.

Coming up later this week: a simple cardboard catapult!

Updated 2019 to add: in response to many requests for instructions to make the cardboard mailchute, there is now a 2-in-1 pattern you can purchase here. Included are instructions to make that mailchute as well as a fabric mailbag for mail carrier/post office pretend play!

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A small portion of string can beautifully sculpt an installation, a piece of wall art or a Christmas tree decoration to beautify your splendid holiday. Wire art sculptures and wire wall art are known today in design thanks to their amazing naturalness and organicity as well as for their immense accessibility, ease of use and versatility, the little element can shape something extraordinary in minutes and the unimaginable in hours, weeks as numerous artists have previously showcased.

A selection of unique wire art pieces lies below, cast a glance and surge inspiration.

Wire Art Sculptures Ready to Emphasize Your Space

A simple swift shape that can be used as a thematic decoration or as a simple beautiful diy gift.

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2. craft a gorgeous earth GODDESS pendant

A circle sculpted by wire can contain a great deal of beauty. Simply choose the element of choice and start materializing it wire by wire.

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3. craft a splendid Wire rose

Suspension in art is a gift, notice how the wire gains power, strength in this simple 3D installation.

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4. craft a colorful tree of life

A simple process with great results, extraordinarily idea to materialize with children, family, loved ones.

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5. welcome your guests with adorable wire flowers

Wire will be there, whenever you need it, simple and sculptural. It can wear the color of choice or it can remain rustic, industrial.

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6. craft a beautiful wire heart for your garden

Anything can become special, spectacular and sculptural with wire, use simple elements to emphasize your piece of art.

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7. create adorable mini silhouettes

Wire with simple elements from our reality can sculpt extraordinary mini-settings that would nurture the creativity of little ones. Play along, nourish their creativity.

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8. tailor adorable mini christmas decor pieces

One star and a cone in wire can make a simply splendid piece of decor, enjoy every crafting session with family, loved ones.

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9. sculpt fine art with a piece of wire

A fine line can redefine a space entirely.

A simple string silhouette can shape a great bookmark.

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11. shape a tiny dog decoration

A tiny dog can be a quite adorable, specific decor piece for an enthusiast.

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11. shape a tiny dog decoration

Color creates contrast with white and black and this simple fact gives birth to extraordinary art pieces. The naturalness of the black wire surely stands out yet it`s the perfect balance of the over -all scheme the thing that really stands out.

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13. Design Bird sculptures with chicken wire

Beautifully simple project that can be scaled towards a great installation.

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14. create adorable wind chimes with wire and stones

Unlimited possibilities in a simple technique. Play and experience materials at their best.

15. attempt to replace the pencil with wire

An artist can experience great moments with wire and string in its artistic endeavors by simply changing the pencil with a different mean like string and wire.

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16. invite NATURALNESS in your decor

Break a pattern with something simple; above a simple power line with doves has brought a really cool, natural element in a very cozy and elegant woodish atmosphere thus creating a wonderful balance.

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17. sculpt an adorable lantern for the outdoors

String can function like a structure and textile can work as skin, needless to say that with these two into the picture, light becomes an interesting element.

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18. sculpt a candle holder

A candle chandelier like no other, designed with patience and care.

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19. shape artistic calder style portraits

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20. embrace wire with color in a sunny window

Color in gradients can beautifully function with wire, animate it through light.

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21. shape a beautiful balloon INSTALLATION

Textile and wire can shape a beautiful hot air balloon installation. Play with the scale, get creative !

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22. create decorations for candles

Embrace a candle with a simple sculptural wire piece, it has swiftly become a great diy gift.

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23. the right decoration can stun with beauty

A tree of great beauty, an effort that would transform your entire home.

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24. bring a new light in your decor

A sensible approach to a simple item shapes a swift wall art piece.

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25. draw a happy face where you need it

Welcome your friends and loved ones with a friendly smile !

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26. create simply impressive settings

Shaping city silhouettes, streets and complex ensembles can materialize the extraordinary, every day. Start with string at a small scale.

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27. craft a wire heart with the right message

A beautiful heart can reach your loved one, shape it as art on the wall.

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28. build a piece of coffee wall art to emphasize your kitchen

The classic more coffee please sign, reinterpreted with spring can be considered a swift, new approach.

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29. create a wire christmas decoration

Small angel silhouettes can enhance your Christmas tree swiftly.

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30. enjoy art in a sculptural form

The deeper you go the more roots in art you`ll find. String wires everything in nature, string wires us.

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31. spider art materialized with wire

Halloween can invite string decorations too, use simple motifs with wire.

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32. buttons and wire getting creative

Buttons and coins can become accent points in one`s decor, enjoy their beauty.

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33. design a sculptural bird mobile

A baby mobile can take any shape you might need or like through this mean of expression, give art a chance, embrace it.

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34. Design an adorable owl

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36. create an artistic setting

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37. chicken wire sculpting life

Sculpt something human with chicken wire, extraordinary the results will be !

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39. simple and creative installation

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40. INSTALLATION shaped by life

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41. shape a WRITING machine

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42. sculpt a different life

Your lamp can receive any volume, any shape thanks to string and wire. Use colored beans to create even more depth into the scene.

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43. shape a special birdie

Have fun with a small, simple, adorable birdy shaped with wire, the element can become a prize, a really cute figurine that will surely be loved by little ones !

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Wire art sculptures can be extraordinarily easy or complex but regardless of difficulty, in a matter of minutes, everything can be changed. How do you see this spectacular pieces of art, do you see wire art sculptures as special sculptures? We would love to hear from you in the comment section below !

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Somehow, everybody sees a cardboard box differently. Some people see it as a storage unit, some cats see it as a perfect home, and Japanese artist Monomi Ohno sees it as a building material for her amazing 3-D sculptures.

It all began during her studies at Osaka University of the Arts, where she decided to specialize in 3-D animation. Yet to get your hands on the necessary software, you'd have to pay a pretty penny first. So instead of spending all that money, she decided to use the stash of empty Amazon boxes laying around to hone her 3D modeling skills on.

What was supposed to be practice, has turned her into a cardboard artist! The empty boxes have become a canvas which she can now turn into literally anything. From tanks, rifles, and pop culture characters to even food! Take a look and don't forget to vote for your favorites!

More info: Website | Facebook (h/t: rocketnews24)

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Artist Joshua Abarbanel has recently introduced five new sculptures as part of the group show called Sticks & Stones at ArtShare LA.

Pod 01, 2015; 40"; fiberglass, stained and unstained wood

About the pieces

The works continue his exploration of form and pattern, using shapes, colors, and compositions evocative of biological, botanical, geological, and mechanical structures.

Reef 08; 2015; 41″ x 31″, stained and unstained wood.

Finding inspiration in fractals, accretive formations, and the Fibonacci sequence, Abarbanel creates art that often simultaneously evokes microscopic and aerial perspectives, such that the compositions serve as metaphors for archetypal relationships between people, between individuals and communities, and between humankind and the planet.

Reef 09, 2015; 26″ x 40″; stained and unstained wood.

His work also illustrates how disparate parts can come together to make a whole in beautiful and startling ways.

Mo-Flow 01; 2015. 36″ x 35″; stained and unstained wood

Mo-Flow 03, 2015; 41″ x 21″; stained wood

Artist: Joshua Abarbanel

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Hey, y'all! I'm back, as promised, with the other awesome project I did during my fab-o art teacherin' PD this week! In case you missed the "I Am" books post, let your fingers do the clicking and check it here. In the afternoon, the leader of our PD, Daryle Grenead, taught us how to make these super fun 3-D letters!

Full disclosure: a good buddy took Daryle's class a while back and gifted me her half-finished ART sign (thanks, Deb!). So I got to skip several steps and fly straight to the papier-mâché and painting. You know, the fun stuff. But don't you worry, I took several photos of my friend Jennifer's hands while she worked away on creating her letter so I could share them here with y'all. She's a glorious hand model, that Jennifer. You'll see. But first!

Check out the inspiration that Daryle created and shared with us! He recommended doing this project with middle schoolers. He also mentioned that if they do something like their name, each letter takes about one art class to tape and papier-mâché. For our time's sake, each of us did one letter (well, except for me).

To start, Daryle recommended using stencils to help the kids cut out their initial. We simply laid the stencils over the cardboard and traced. Two will need to be cut out with box cutters, one for the front and the back. Daryle said he cut the letters out for his younger students to save on instructional time and for safely issues. If you are doing an entire word as I have, you simply lay out the letters of your word on a large sheet of cardboard. Make sure each letter is touching, tape the letters together and trace onto the cardboard. This way, when you cut it out, it is one solid piece of cardboard, not multiple pieces.

Once you've cut out your two letters (or your complete word, cut twice), lay a piece of heavy duty poster board beside your letter. The width of the board will determine the depth of your letter. As you lay the board beside the letter, add tick marks as each corner of the letter. This is where you will fold the poster board.

As my friend Jennifer's lovely hands are demonstrating.

Once that is complete, fold the paper along your tick marks.

Which is easier to do if you score the board first with a dull pencil and then fold over matte board.

Ta-da! You can start to see the shape of the letter!

Using masking tape, start taping the edge of the letter to the poster board. You'll need to use a couple pieces of poster board to complete the letter so be ready.

While Jen was taping away, I started snapping pics of my buddy David working on his R. Notice that when he was done with one side, he fitted the other cut out into place and started taping that down. Also, don't forget to create that super fun inside piece!

And bring on the snotty papier-mâché! Layer the whole stinkin' thing. Now you see it would take the kids multiple days to do just a letter. A great art club/after school/summer camp kind of project, says moi.

I love that some folks skipped the letter idea and did things like this and symbol and we even had a dollar sign!

Of course, you can see here, I was pretty spoiled by my friend's half finished efforts. I just had a lil work to do and let it dry over night.

For the more advanced set, Daryle had created these amazing pieces for our TN football team.

Before painting, Daryle suggested painting everything with a coat of white acrylic. Then add color and seal with a clear coat.

I couldn't wait to get to school the next morning and finish my sign! The best part was splatter painting it. Seriously, y'all. I now know why ole Jackson had a thing for paint slinging, it was a blast!

And now it hangs proudly at my Art Supply Store. The kids loved seeing it today!

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Hey, y'all! I'm back, as promised, with the other awesome project I did during my fab-o art teacherin' PD this week! In case you missed the "I Am" books post, let your fingers do the clicking and check it here. In the afternoon, the leader of our PD, Daryle Grenead, taught us how to make these super fun 3-D letters!

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Have you ever seen large, decorative alphabet letters used as accents on bookcases, shelves or desks? In this project, you'll be designing and constructing a 3-D letter, then decorating it with words and images that are meaningful to you (or someone else). The surface decoration can reflect images or thoughts about your family, your friends, your profession, a favorite sport, or something else that defines or inspires you. Fun to create, these 3-D letters make great gifts and cost very little to make.

Instead of wet, messy adhesive, you'll be using paper packing tape to create a papier mache effect. Inexpensive and easy to use, it creates finished letters that are hard and durable. Design a logo or your own font - then make several letters to create words or even a phrase!

Process

Design the shape of a letter on drawing paper using a pencil. The outline of the letter should be a minimum of 2-1/2" thick in all areas, but it may be as large as 14" × 22" in overall size. Cut the letter out and use it as a pattern to trace onto both chipboard pieces, then cut out the chipboard pieces.

Take one chipboard letter, right side-up, and glue paper cups onto it, staggering them up and down so the cups fit together (see A). The more cups you use, the stronger the finished letter will be. Allow the glue to dry until it's tacky (or longer), then carefully glue the top letter in place. Be sure to align it with the bottom letter. Allow to dry completely.

Dampen a sponge and place it onto a plate. Cut the paper tape into a variety of lengths. Dampen the adhesive on the tape and press an end onto the top side of the letter. Smooth it gently around the side of the letter and adhere it to the back side. Continue until all surfaces are completely covered with at least two layers of paper tape. Apply the tape as smoothly as possible, avoiding excessive overlapping. The letter will look like (B).

As an option, apply two coats of acrylic gesso to make the surface white and help seal any edges. Allow the gesso to dry between coats.

Embelish the surface of the letter with descriptive words, images and symbols that are meaningful to you. Some options for surface decoration include:
Drawing: Coating the packing tape with acrylic gesso will create a smooth, white surface for drawing with colored pencils or markers; see example.
Collage: Collect photos, magazine cutouts, colorful paper, tissue and more. Apply them decoupage-style to the surface of the letter. Gesso is not needed as a primer for this technique.
Painting: Priming the surface with gesso first will make colors brighter and easier to apply. Use acrylic or premium-grade tempera colors to create designs.
Metallic/Gel Architectural Letter: Working on one side of the letter at a time, use a plastic knife or craft stick to spread gel medium to about 1/16" thickness across the surface. Use paint scrapers, modeling tools and other items to create words, textures and designs in the gel. The gel will appear white when wet but will be clear when dry. After all sides of the letter are textured and dry, paint them with black acrylic paint and allow them to dry. Sponge metallic color over the black paint.

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Art Supplies at Dick Blick Art Materials - Art Supply Store

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Have you ever seen large, decorative alphabet letters used as accents on bookcases, shelves or desks? In this project, you'll be designing and constructing a 3-D letter, then decorating it with words and images that are meaningful to you (or someone else).

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DIY Tutorial – Paper Mache 3D Letters | Make and finish with art!

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Fabric Bowls: Make a Beautiful DIY Gift with Recycled Fabric! - Mosswood Connections

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Make your own beautiful fabric bowl DIY gift. Turn fabric scraps into a fabric bowl DIY gift with a sensory activity that helps build fine motor skills.

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Stacked lids & bottle tops (Anything can be sculpture material!)

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Stacked lids & bottle tops (Anything can be sculpture material!)

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Stacked lids & bottle tops = Yarnbombing Consortium ...

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Stacked lids & bottle tops ... isn't this gorgeous? Artistic amazement ... courtesy Yarnbombing Consortium ... I'll post more fre...

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Marble runs make the perfect STEM activity for kids, whether it be at home or in the classroom. Here are 10 super awesome homemade marble runs to get you started!
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Now that we're on summer vacation, we have tons of time to really get into creative play, and one of the kids favorite play activities has always been marble runs! We have a couple marble runs at home that the kids love and take out almost every day to play with (one similar to this plastic marble run and almost exactly like this wooden marble run).

But one memorable activity that really got the kids thinking, creating, and immersed in fun was when they made their very own marble run right at home. I have seriously never seen both my kids so into an activity as they were the marble run they made. It literally provided hours and hours of creative play. So I figured, now that we have all summer, why not get busy making some more homemade marble runs! I was so inspired by all the ideas out there that I just had to share them with you!

Roller Coaster Marble Run from Buggy and Buddy: We used pipe insulation (for under $5) to make our super long marble run. The kids loved changing the various heights of the hills to see if the marbles could travel up them!

Recycled Marble Run from Lemon Lime Adventures: I love how this marble run was designed by a child on paper before actually being built. Be sure to visit Lemon Lime Adventures to see all the learning that took place along the way!

DIY Marble Run from Tinkerlab: Not only is this homemade marble run a wonderful learning opportunity, but I love the unique way they decorated the finished product!

DIY Marble Run from Toilet Rolls from Powerful Mothering: Here's a fun way to make a standing tower marble run rather than one on a wall!

How to Make a Junk Model Marble Run from Nurturestore: Now this is really the ultimate way to create a marble run using recyclables like food containers and boxes- I can see my kids becoming super immersed in this! Head over to Nurturestore to find out what materials they recommend and for some helpful tips when building your own!

Make Your Own Marble Run from Red Ted Art: Here's one way you can use some empty cardboard boxes to make a marble run track! Head on over to Red Ted Art for the tutorial!

Paper Towel Roll Marble Run from TPcraft.com: This is such a genius way to create a marble run from paper towel rolls! You'll love what was used to attach the tubes to the surface!

Marble Run Water Slide from Mama Papa Bubba: This is a great marble run for summer and the perfect way to use those old pool noodles! Check out the tutorial on Mama Papa Bubba!

DIY Marble Run from Craftulate: I love how this marble run is all on a flat surface like a maze. Craftulate shares some great tips for making your own and some awesome ways to use the finished marble run!

Lego Marble Run guest post from One Perfect Day on Octavia and Vicky: I love all the problem solving and planning that goes on while building this marble run. Head on over to Octavia and Vicky for the tutorial!

Refrigerator Marble Run from Inspiration Laboratories: I love that you can make a marble run right on the refrigerator using magnets. The post also includes a video so you can see it in action!

Paper Plate Marble Maze from Buggy and Buddy: This simple marble maze uses just a few simple materials and makes a great introductory marble run activity for kids of all ages!

Be sure to check out STEAM Kids book and ebook for even more creative STEM and STEAM ideas!

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10+ Awesome Homemade Marble Runs - Buggy and Buddy

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Marble runs make the perfect STEM activity for kids, whether it be at home or in the classroom. Here are 10 super awesome homemade marble runs to get you started! Follow our STEM and STEAM Pinterest board! (This post contains affiliate links.) Now that we're on summer vacation, we have tons of time to really get ...

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Here it is! The finished piece! What started as an experiment of 7th graders rolling paper tubes turned into a pretty cool collaboration 3D assemblage.

We spent a few spare minutes a couple of weeks ago rolling strips of paper into tubes. Each student rolled an average of 10 in the time given. We weren't really sure what we would do with them all but good thing we made so many! Assembling them all together took Mrs. Hare and her three-year-old son about 2 1/2 hours (Emerson helped dip them in glue). A little glitter spray and rhinestones complete the "super nova" look. This piece is going to be displayed at the district art show during the month of March. Come check it out at the Becker Public Library!

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Collaboration artwork: 94 7th graders, a three yr. old and Mrs. Hare

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Here it is! The finished piece! What started as an experiment of 7th graders rolling paper tubes turned into a pretty cool collaboration 3D assemblage. We spent a few spare minutes a couple of weeks ago rolling strips of paper into tubes. Each student rolled an average of 10 in the time given.

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This would be a great craft project to do with the kids and use as an example of recycling. Or maybe you just have a lot of time and extra plastic, this is perfect for you too! I am always amazed at how many creative things you can create from plastic bottles. Wow!

If I could make one as good as pictured above, I would use it to store toys or maybe wash cloths.

Happy crafting! Here's the link to the tutorial...

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This would be a great craft project to do with the kids and use as an example of recycling. Or maybe you just have a lot of time and extra plastic, this is perfect for you too! I am always amazed at how many creative things you can create from plastic bottles.

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Cardboard Portraits - All About Papercutting

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Cardboard Portraits - All About Papercutting

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Last Saturday our family attended the 2014 student art showcase at the California State University, Los Angeles. Our daughter Natalie has been taking art classes over there, as part of the Gifted/Talented Program that she is part of.

Sponsored by LAUSD, his program is a wonderful opportunity for children in the public school system to be consistently exposed to art .

I religiously take my camera to these events because there is always something surprising in them.

Imagine my excitement when I enter one of the classrooms and see these amazing cardboard portraits. I was literally blown away.

These artworks were created by a group of 12th graders under the brilliant guidance of their teacher Sergio Raygoza.

I want to thank Sergio Raygoza and his students for sharing this remarkable work with us.

I hope that this project inspires other art teachers out there as well as you, my fellow paper lover, to keep exploring the endless expressive possibilities of paper.

Photography by me ↑ (© LAUSD)

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Cardboard Portraits by 12th Graders. - All About Papercutting

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Last Saturday our family attended the 2014 student art showcase at the California State University, Los Angeles. Our daughter Natalie has been taking art classes over there, as part of the Gifted/Talented Program that she is part of. Sponsored by LAUSD, his program is a wonderful opportunity for children in the public school system to be consistently exposed to [...]

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Papier Mache - Galleries - Marcella Ferreira

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PapierMache.co.uk - The ultimate papier mache resource for tutorials, articles, books, galleries PLUS discussion forums.

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For my niece's Sweet 16 tomorrow (is there anything scarier than a teenager getting their driver's license?) I bought a huge chipboard letter "R" and covered it with metal tooling. I freehanded several words and her name (Rebekah, Singing, Faith, Books, Music, Fantasy), and then filled in the areas between with patterns. It came out GREAT! Look! (Click image to "embiggan")

I have loved metal tooling for a long time, but it was a post on Hels Sheridan's Ink on my Fingers blog that sparked this particular project. I had not covered chipboard before, and I assure you I'll be doing it again! Such fun! Quick too - the whole project, start to finish, took less than two hours.

First, I drew in wavy lines and the words between them, embossing from the back and refining from the front. Then I used molds from Ten Seconds Studio (cool tools for cool people - hey, I'm cool!) for the areas of pattern between the words. I alternated big splashy patterns with smaller regular patterns. The teflon tools make it so easy to work on the metal - much less hand fatigue. You can teach yourself all you need to know by watching their Taco Tuesday videos - irreverent, super funny and always inspiring! I used the "Controlled Squish Technique" (we are very technical around here!) to avoid having high relief areas that would have needed to be filled with spackle on the backside for support. Love that!

After adhering the metal to the chipboard, I took a patterned wheel and rolled all around the edges, ala Hels Sheridan. It really gives it a finished look! Then I took a makeup sponge loaded with black acrylic paint and sponged the whole thing and the chipboard edges. I turned the sponge to a clean spot and carefully dabbed the paint off the raised areas. LOVE this look. It went from aluminum to instant pewter!

Here is a view at a different angle where you can see the relief better (click to embiggan):

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think - I LOVE hearing from you!

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For my niece's Sweet 16 tomorrow (is there anything scarier than a teenager getting their driver's license?) I bought a huge chipboard letter "R" and covered it with metal tooling. I freehanded several words and her name (Rebekah, Singing, Faith, Books, Music, Fantasy), and then filled in the areas between with patterns.

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Another addition to Boo's playroom....a paper mache unicorn head! It took about 4 hours total to make....over 3 days. I love that it's whimsical 3-dimensional artwork appropriate for a child's room.

To make the animal head I started with newspaper and masking tape:

I crumpled up newspaper and kept wrapping it into a ball until it was the size needed and secured it with masking tape:

I made three different sized newspaper balls to make up the entire head.....

....and secured them together with tape.

I wrapped the pieces in newspaper to help secure them and used tape to contour different sections:

I formed a neck out of newspaper and attached it:

I cut a heavy piece of cardboard to be the backing for the neck (the flat piece that will lie against the wall when mounted):

The cardboard was secured with masking tape:

I use a boiled paste for my paper mache mixture. 1 part flour to 4 parts water works for best for me but you can experiment with your own mixture to see what you prefer to work with. I bring it to a boil stirring constantly until it's a soupy mixture.

Pouring the soupy paper mache into a bowl I let it cool for about a minute and then start tearing paper towels into small pieces. I use paper towels because they are easier to sculpt.

I dipped pieces of paper towel into the mixture.....

.....and then slowly covered the entire head.

I press and sculpt the head as I go to give it the shape I want:

Once the head has been coated completely I let it completely dry overnight:

The next day, I cut out some ears.....

.....and made a horn by wrapping a sturdy piece of paper into a cone. I used masking tape to secure them into place.

I made another mixture of paper mache and used paper towel pieces to secure the horn and ears securely to the head:

Paper towels are great for sculpting....so I used pieces to create nostrils and more bone structure. It doesn't matter what it looks like except for the basic structure because I'm adding another layer of nicer paper on top for the finish coat.

I built up layers and layers until the head looked like I wanted it to.

Then I let it dry overnight again!

After the paper mache form had ample time to dry....I took an old book and some Mod Podge and used it to cover the entire form.

I cut up the pages into small piece and just started layering them over.......

....and over.....until the form was covered entirely.

I bought a pre-cut wood plaque from Michael's for $5.00 using my 50% off coupon and spray painted it hot pink.

The final step was to attach the unicorn head to the plaque! I used industrial glue and a staple gun to secure it. The staples are easily covered with some more paper and Mod Podge.

I can't decide what animal to make next!

Check out the entire Project Playroom series by clicking the image below!

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Another addition to Boo's playroom....a paper mache unicorn head! It took about 4 hours total to make....over 3 days. I love that it's whimsical 3-dimensional artwork appropriate for a child's room.

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I just wrote another post over at Alpha Mom, showing how we made some window decorations and beaded butterflies using the plastic from gallon milk jugs. You can read about how we made them and get the free butterflies template here.

We'll definitely be making more to hang in our windows in the future, and I doubt a milk jug will make it into our recycling bin without being used for this purpose again! I just need to get about a thousand more suction cups to keep up with the girl's creating.

We used our butterflies to hang on a mobile for the third mini Filth Wizard, so in addition to the tutorial over at Alpha Mom, I thought I'd share with you a few pictures showing how we put the mobile together once we had made the butterflies. Here it is from the baby's veiwing angle, looking up from the chest of draws we have in our bedroom where the changing pad is.

I used a few things that I'd found in thrift stores to put it together. The main ring was part of a medium sized embroidery hoop that I wrapped in green cotton yarn.

Then used a random small wooden ring that Paul had found in a big bag of misc wooden items at the thrift store to hang the mobile up from a hanging basket bracket.

I'd also found some wooden curtain rings with little metal clips at the thrift store and thought if I covered those with some bright yarn remnants then they would look pretty and also allow us to swap out whatever was hanging from the mobile whenever we wanted. My two older girls are very into the idea of making new things to clip up there for the baby to see.

Once I tied all that lot on the mobile and hung it up, I thought it would be nice to have a little bit of decoration around the main hoop, so I cut out some felt leaves and made six little crochet flowers to attach using the mini flower tutorial over at Attic 24.

Here it is all finished and hung up in the corner of our bedroom along with the rocker and towel rail we put up for hanging her clothes.

Have any of you made your own mobiles for your babies? I'd love to see some of them if you have! It'll be interesting to see what my older two girls come up with to hang on this one when they get bored with the butterflies.

Thank you all for your congratulations and warm well wishing on the arrival of Delyth :) You're a lovely lot! It's nice to hear that a lot of you have more children than hands and are enjoying every minute of it too. Delyth is still an easy going little scamp and we're having a very relaxing and quite mellow start to the school summer vacation with her. She was two weeks old yesterday and Paul's been back at work this week, but thanks to some wonderful friends who have made us dinner on a few nights and another that had the big kids over to play for a few hours on Tuesday, I'm not feeling maxed out and have been able to have kids over to our place to play and get out a bit with them too. The trip I mentioned that we were going to attempt on Monday to the wild animal exhibit at the local library went much better than I had anticipated. No one was eaten by the artic lynx and no one broke the armadillo. Success!

She likes her recycled t-shirt sleep gown :)

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I just wrote another post over at Alpha Mom, showing how we made some window decorations and beaded butterflies using the plastic from gallon milk jugs. You can read about how we made them and get the free butterflies template here.

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Basic Paper Beads(Instructions) · How To Make A Paper Bead

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Basic Paper Beads(Instructions) · How To Make A Paper Bead

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Sylized Floral Quilled Paper Custom Monogram. 8 x 10. by aCoCC

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Sylized Floral Quilled Paper Custom Monogram. 8 x 10. by aCoCC

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GAH!!!!! That was almost all I could muster for this post. Either that or, GASP!!! This is the insanely beautiful paper work of Paris based artist Maud Vantours, and I love it all! Her color choices {that grey, yellow, coral piece is killing me}, all of those layers, the cutting?! GAH/GASP, indeed.

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The Jealous Curator /// curated contemporary art /// maud vantours

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GAH!!!!! That was almost all I could muster for this post. Either that or, GASP!!! This is the insanely beautiful paper work of Paris based artist Maud Vantours, and I love it all! Her color choices {that grey, yellow, coral piece is killing me}, all of those layers, the cutting?!

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Paper really is a fascinating medium, and book art has been popping up all over the place lately. The 2008 Holland Paper Biennial coming up later this month at Museum Rijswijk, where 27 international paper artists will be showing their work, so I thought I'd share some paper art I've come across lately, in the form of repurposed vintage books.

The beautiful folded books above and below, recently featured by Apartment Therapy, are from one of the inspirational window displays at Anthropologie.

Food and Interior Stylist, Paul Lowe of Sweet Paul has been styling a series called "The Written Word". The paper sculpture vases and the picture holder in the pics below show some of Paul's creativity.

These delicate decorations are some of Michael Bom's handiwork too!

The folded church book below is made by French artist, Lucille Moroni , who participated in the Paper Biennial in 2006. She first saw a book with folded pages in a shop window in Lyons, and knew at once that this was something for her. Now she works with 19th century church books and missals, taking care to fold the pages to correspond with the contours of the gilded decorations on the pages.

The Lehman Maupin Gallery features Italian artist Stefano Arienti. He lives in Milan, where he works with found images and printed materials. His 'Sliced Books' are surprising and fun!

Jesse of Jezzeblog recently featured the work of South African artist Rickus Ferreira . He took the pages out of the book before folding these delightful pigs!

I was inspired enough by all this paper folding to try it out myself, and I made this side table from folded magazines.

I've written up a tutorial on my blog, explaining how to make this side table with your own collection of magazines, so do pop over to see. And who knows, perhaps the dusty paperback novels on your bookshelf might just be ready for their Second Debut!

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Paper really is a fascinating medium, and book art has been popping up all over the place lately. The 2008 Holland Paper Biennial coming up later this month at Museum Rijswijk, where 27 international paper artists will be showing their work, so I thought I'd share some paper art I've come across lately, in the form of repurposed vintage books.

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Des que vam descobrir els flextangles, fa una setmana, en el fantàstic blog Babble Dabble Do, els nens no han parat de fer-ne, de portar-los a l'escola... Reconec que és un vici i un repte crear nous dibuixos que evolucionin, que es trobin en el centre i es tornin a obrir.

La plantilla la trobareu aquí. Només cal imprimir el dibuix en una cartolina (millor que en paper normal), pintar (simètricament) els rombos (cada fila amb un motiu diferent), tallar per l'exterior, doblegar en acordió (amb el dibuix cap a dalt) i després per les línies (amb el dibuix cap a baix). Per fi, s'han d'enganxar les parts, cosa que hem solucionat amb cinta adhesiva pels dos costats (millor que amb pega). Hem fet les pestanyes laterals una mica més llargues i triangulars, i les hem fixat per dintre de la part contrària abans de tancar completament les parts del mig.

Si en feu uns quants, n'aprendreu el truc, que pot ser diferent del nostre. Aquí està el vídeo d'ells i, a sota, les nostres fotos. ¡És un vici, creieu-me!

Desde que descubrimos los flextangles, hace una semana, en el fantástico blog Babble Dabble Do, los niños no han parado de hacerlos, de llevarlos a la escuela ... Reconozco que es un vicio y un reto crear nuevos dibujos que evolucionen, que se encuentren en el centro y se vuelvan a abrir.

La plantilla la encuentraréis aquí. Solo hay que imprimir el dibujo en una cartulina (mejor que en papel normal), pintar (simétricamente) los rombos (cada fila con un motivo diferente), cortar por el exterior, doblar en acordeón (con el dibujo hacia arriba) y después por las líneas (con el dibujo hacia abajo). Al fin, se tienen que pegar las partes, lo que hemos solucionado con cinta adhesiva por los dos lados (mejor que con pega). Hemos hecho las pestañas laterales un poco más largas y triangulares, y las hemos fijado por dentro de la parte contraria antes de cerrar completamente las partes del medio.

Si hacéis unos cuantos, aprenderéis el truco, que puede ser diferente del nuestro. Aquí está el vídeo de ellos y, debajo, nuestras fotos. ¡Es un vicio, creedme!

Desde que descobrimos osEncontrar ão o modelo Se fizerem uns quantos vão aprender o truque, que pode ser diferente do nosso. Aqui está o flextangles, há uma semana, no fantástico blog Babble Dabble Do, os miúdos não pararam de fazê-los, de levá-los à escola... Reconheço que é um vício e um desafio criar novos desenhos que evoluam, que se encontrem no centro e se tornem a abrir. aqui. Apenas é preciso imprimir o desenho numa cartolina (melhor que em papel normal), pintar (simetricamente) os losangos (cada fila com um padrão diferente), cortar pelo exterior, dobrar em acordeão (com o desenho para cima) e depois pelas linhas (com o desenho para baixo). Finalmente, têm de se colar as partes, o que solucionámos com fita adesiva pelos dois lados (melhor do que com cola). Fizemos as pestanas laterais um bocado mais compridas e triangulares, e fixámo-las por dentro da parte oposta antes de fechar completamente as partes do meio.
vídeo deles e, em baixo, as nossas fotos. É um vício, acreditem em mim!

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Des que vam descobrir els flextangles, fa una setmana, en el fantàstic blog Babble Dabble Do, els nens no han parat de fer-ne, de portar-los a l'escola... Reconec que és un vici i un repte crear nous dibuixos que evolucionin, que es trobin en el centre i es tornin a obrir.

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Express Yourself- Paper Mask Sculptures | Art lessons elementary, Elementary art projects, Paper sculpture

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Jul 22, 2015 - I have four third grade classes this year and each class is at a completely different stage of the paper sculpture mask unit we have been working on due to two-hour delays, federal holidays, and snow days. As my student teacher put it, we have been doing masks forever. I thought I would share some…