Papercrafts and other fun things

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

A STEM Project: TurtleStitch Coded Flowers in a Square Vase

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TurtleStitch Coded Flowers in a Square Vase and Cut with an Electronic Paper Cutter  (I have included all of the cut files. No coding is nec...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10 Songs for the 30 Note Music Box

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The 30-note music box with paper tape is a charming mechanical instrument that plays melodies encoded on a strip of punched paper. As the ta...

The Crab Canon as a Möbius Strip – A 30-Note Music Box Experiment

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The Crab Canon as a Möbius Strip – A 30-Note Music Box Experiment A few years ago, I created paper tape music for my 15-note music box and s...
Monday, March 10, 2025

A STEM Project: A Dancing Leprechaun Using a MakerPort

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A STEM Project: A Dancing Leprechaun Using a MakerPort  In my previous blog posting, I used a Makerport to animate a clown.  In this posting...
Saturday, March 8, 2025

A STEM Project: Using a MakerPort to Oscillate a Bow Tie on a Clown

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Using a MakerPort to Oscillate a Bow Tie on a Clown  In a previous blog posting, I used a  Brown Dog bit board with a Microbit to oscillate ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

A Clover Cottage With Gnomes For St. Patrick's Day - A Rubber Band Pop-Up

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A Clover Cottage With Gnomes - A Rubber Band Pop-Up - Side View #1 Side View #2  Here is a video of the pop-up in action.  This rubber band ...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

A Valentine Cottage With Gnomes - A Rubber Band Pop-Up Card

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A Valentine Cottage With Gnomes - A Rubber Band Pop-Up - Side View #1 Side View #2  Here is a video of the pop-up in action.  This rubber ba...
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Sunday, January 26, 2025

A STEM Project: Using A MakerPort To Animate a Valentine's Gnome Tree

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Using A MakerPort To Animate a Valentine's Gnome Tree Here is a video of my Valentine's Gnome Tree This Valentine's box is anima...
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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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