Papercrafts and other fun things

Friday, April 3, 2026

A STEM Project: A Frozen Kingdom Comes to Life with MicroBlocks and the MakerPort

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From Walmart Toy Sets to an Interactive Masterpiece Watch the video to see the scene come alive! There are four touch points that play diffe...
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Saturday, March 21, 2026

A STEM Project: Fabergé-Inspired Easter Eggs

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Fabergé-Inspired Easter Eggs Easter is a time for beauty, renewal, and wonder. And nothing captures that spirit quite like the legendary Fab...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Under the Acacia Tree: A Paper Safari

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Under the Acacia Tree: A Paper Safari Here is a video of my paper safari. Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, is home to some of the continent'...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Grey-Crowned Crane Diorama

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Uganda Diorama - A Grey-Crowned Crane This diorama depicts a grey-crowned crane, Uganda's national bird. It is a strikingly beautiful bi...
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Monday, February 16, 2026

Pursuing Kepler's Inscribed Solid Model

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Kepler's Inscribed Solid Model In my last blog posting, I made a nested inscribed Platonic model. I was fascinated by its structure and ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Nested Platonic Solids: From Kepler to the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meeting

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A nested model of all five Platonic solids with windows cut into the outer layers to reveal the inner solids. At the center is a metallic si...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Torus Blossoms in a Sliceform Vase: Where Mathematics Becomes Art

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Torus Blossoms in a Sliceform Vase I’m thrilled to announce that my model Torus Blossoms in a Sliceform Vase has been accepted into a juried...
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Friday, December 12, 2025

12 Days of Christmas Decorations: Day 12 - Poinsettia Centerpiece

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A Poinsettia Centerpiece Welcome back to my 12 Days of Christmas Decorations series! For twelve wonderful days, I've shared festive proj...
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Elaine Wolfe
I design paper models that integrate art, architecture, engineering, mathematics and technology to create unique designs. Adding technology, especially coding in TurtleStitch, has broadened the scope of my work and allows me to design more quickly and precisely. As a retired math teacher, I enjoy showing how creative projects can turn abstract ideas into hands-on experiences. I use a Silhouette Cameo to create precise scale drawings and to cut out my paper model parts. I post my free designs and detailed assembly instructions on my blog, papercraftetc.blogspot.com. In addition to papercraft, I create digital embroidery designs in TurtleStitch, combining coding with traditional embroidery techniques to highlight the beauty of mathematical ideas and show how code can become art. My projects translate these concepts into unique stitched and cut designs. You can find examples and tutorials on my dedicated TurtleStitch blog, TurtleStitch.blogspot.com. I am also a collaborator for MakeToLearn.org, a project that brings the art of making into learning environments by blending digital tools and hands-on creativity.
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