Papercrafts and other fun things

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Our Vacation Album

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This summer, my husband and I went on a 15 day trip on the Viking Prestige from Nuremberg to Oxford. We visited so many cities that I wanted...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Dreaming of Santorini...A Windmill House

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Santorini is a beautiful Greek island with white-washed houses with blue roofs. My husband and I went there a few years ago.  I would love t...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Fall is in the Air and It's Pumpkins, Apples and Football Season

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The leaves are starting to change color and I wanted to add some fall color to my house.  I decided to create paper pumpkins, apples and a f...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Six Square Pyramids Can Fit Perfectly Into a Cube

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Six Square Pyramids Can Fit Perfectly Into a Cube  A few years ago, I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt with my family.  ...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

The Leaves Are Starting to Fall and It is Time for a Math Bulletin Board

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I created a fall themed bulletin board for my math class.  I bought the bear in the wagon and the crows in the basket from the Silhouette on...

I Now Love Making Paper Houses

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Paper House with Sliceform Trees I love making all kinds of houses.  First gingerbread houses...I have made more than a hundred ginger...

A Circle Within a Circle Slice Form

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A circle within a circle sliceform. I created this slice form with geometry.  I made a circle and divided it equally into parts.  Each slit ...

A Cube Within a Cube Slice Form

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This summer I explored origami and I was fascinated when I folded a cube within a cube.  I tried to replicate this idea using a slice form. ...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Would Anyone Like a Cup of Tea?

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We just got back from a trip to England to see Downton Abbey aka Highclere Castle. I learned that tea was a luxury and it was kept under loc...
Monday, August 5, 2013

A Cube Making Cubes Toy

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I think this cube is really fun to play with.  Eight little cubes are taped together to form a bigger cube.  It is fun to see the little...

A Bascetta Star Origami Which is Similar In Structure to a Great Stellated Dodecahedron

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This is my favorite origami model.  It is called a Bascetta Star because it is named after its inventor, Paolo Bascetta.  It is assembled i...
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More Folded Cards

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I finished cleaning up my craft desk but I am not finished cleaning the room.  I am stuck on the idea of this circle, star and heart fold ca...

More Slide Together Experimention with Two Different Types of Shapes

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I wanted to use the word polygons in the title.  However, a circle is not a polygon because it does not have any straight sides. Polygons ar...
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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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