Posts tagged: folding
Build a Folding Table
By DIY Maven
A folding table can come in very handy. This little fellow comes to us from Handy Man Wire, who says that it can be constructed out of any wood of your choosing. (Because the maker is using his table on a porch, he built it out of cedar. Stainless steel and brass hardware was chosen for the same reason.) Since you can make it in an afternoon or so, it would be the perfect weekend project. Here's your shopping list!
FREE Downloadable Paper Dock for iPhone and iPod Touch
By DIY Maven
Check out the FREE downloadable PDF of this minimal yet elegant paper dock for iPhone and iPod Touch.
How to Make Window Stars
By DIY Maven
These lovely, colorful paper stars come to us from Duo Fiberworks, who tells us they're 'a bit fiddly' but easy to construct. To make some, you'll need to gather up the following:
FREE Matchbox Templates
By DIY Maven
Just LOOK at this darling matchbox! Rachel provides free templates and instructions so we can make our own--both the regular kind of matchbox and the more sophisticated European variety. You can find PDFs and folding instructions for both on this page.
Laundry Face Art
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Bored at the the laundramat waiting for your undies to dry? Try biding your time with some strategic folding to create expressive faces and profiles to entertain your fellow laundry doers. Crooked Brains blog ha » READ MORE
Curbly Video Podcast: How to make an accordion photo album.
By DIY Maven
This is a really fun and effective way to make a little photo album--all without using glue or adhesive in its construction. It’s a great way to showcase your photography. It also makes a great ‘brag book’ for images of your favorite children--furry or otherwise » READ MORE
DIY Origami Cherry Blossoms
By DIY Maven
Capture a breath of spring with these gorgeous origami cherry blossoms. Although the blossoms themselves are folded paper, the stems on which they are attached are curly willow.
Go Origami this Halloween
By DIY Maven
Origami Club has no less than 12 (13 if you count the witch's broom) folds perfect for a little Halloween cheer. Each example includes a diagram AND and animation of the folds, which is perfect for beginners.
Make a pop-up paper garden!
By DIY Maven
Shelly at Paper Forest shares her technique for making these glorious pop-up garden greeting cards. Just follow her link to a PDF, which includes the cutting pattern, a list of materials, and hints and directions. Image courtesy of Paper Forest.
Free & Pretty Folded Box Templates
By DIY Maven
Check out the templates for these and other darling little folded boxes at Skabeloner. Print, cut out and assemble in no time. Via Craftypod.
Folding chair is less than an inch thick
By Doug Aamoth
Now THAT's a folding chair. The 2F chair from Finnish designer Hannu Kahonen folds to 25 mm flat, which is less than one inch. Better yet, one side of the chair is black and the other side is white, so you can change up the colors to suit your mood.
The entire thing is apparently made from birch veneer plywood, so it's probably not all that expensive. No word on whether these will be produced and sold to the public, though. You could probably » READ MORE
Free Fun Foldables!
By DIY Maven
Kids bored already now that school’s out? Tired of reconciling your WENUS? How about folding some paper people just for the fun of it? I’m particularly fond of the harmonica player. Note his Dickies shirt!
How to Properly Fold a Fitted Sheet
By DIY Maven
Okay, I’ll admit it. My folded fitted sheets look more like rectangularly shaped pillows rather than neat squares. Here’s a 4 stage method to help me make folding these confounding pocketed contraptions do-able, which will also make my linen closet look more orderly. The steps, according to BHG, go something like this:
“1. Folding fitted sheets works best on a flat surface, such as a table or bed. Lay the sheet right side down, elasticized cor » READ MORE
Fold a photobook.
By ChrisjobCheck out Jack Gurrad's instructions for folding a photobook. As Jack muses, "scrapbooking seems so forced, and well, last-century."
Jack desribes the process of using a computer layout program (like Photoshop, or even Word, if you're clever enough) to arrange the photos, and with a few clever folds, you've got a perfectly attractive and handmade memory.
How to Make an Origami Baseball Mitt
By DIY Maven
To honor this most holy of holy days, let us join together in the creation of a symbol of our joy: the baseball mitt.
What You’ll Need
A section of newspaper. (I’d suggest the sports section.)
Optional: a Sharpie
What You’ll Do
Fold 1/4 of the way in as shown below.
Fold corners to center.
Fold corners to center, again.
Turn over.
Fold up bottom about 2 inches three times.
Fold tip down and tuck into band.
Fold side as shown, tucking it into tip just » READ MORE
Folding sofa -uhm- chair -uhm- something
By balubaluI was not sure where to put this, so let's Talk about it :).
This is some kind of weird furniture that I really could need in my small appartment. Some kind of folding chair:
http://www.break.com/index/awesome_folding_chair.html
Weird.
How to Fold a Paper Rose
By DIY Maven
Make twelve of these roses for your Valentine and you'll know what it's like to suffer for love. If the instructions on Wikihow leave you scratching your head, try Bloom4Ever's tutorial. And if that doesn't work, check out the video of a very nimble-fingered fellow below.
And if, or when, you decide to give up, go to Bloom4Ever's home page where you can order bouquets of paper roses for your honey.
A Bed That Folds Out of the Wall
By gregoryjohnson
Imagine the convenience and efficiency of a bed that folds out of the wall! That's inspiring.
Now stop imagining. Introducing the amazing folding Murphy Bed!
Okay, perhaps I should say re-introducing the amazing folding Murphy Bed since they've been around since 1918.
Yet, many people may not have heard of them. Learn more at: www.MurphyBedCompany.com ~ Gregory
