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19 May

Today, we are going to be making a paper sloyd sliding pencil box.  If you've been following along with us as we work through the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich, you'll know that we are in the third grade, and this is the 15th model.   This project was a bit of a break from our increasingly difficult ones from the past few weeks.  There was minimal cutting and measuring, and it came together quickly.  Our favorite part?  It's totally useful!  It's important to us that our craft projects are useful - and we plan on using this paper...

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11 May

We have reached a big goal today! Today we will be making the model featured on the front of the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades - a paper sloyd twine holder. When we first began paper sloyd, I remember looking at that diagram and thinking how complicated it was. In fact, I even hesitated to start because of the complexity of that image. I couldn't imagine having the skills to complete it. Yet today, my children and I worked through it like we did all of the other projects. We often encounter a...

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04 May

When my daughter and I initially sat down to do Project #13 from the 3rd year from the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades, I may have inwardly groaned. Even my daughter, astutely expressed what I was thinking: "Is a blotting pad something we would ever use?" By this time, we all know that our arts and crafts should have some use, and when using a book published in 1905, you are bound to come across some projects that have no practical application to our world today. We giggled a little together at the thought of...

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27 Apr

Our craft project for today is a paper sloyd round frame. This simple-to-make model is a 5" circle with the inner opening measuring 2" across. It's just the perfect size for a picture of our little hamster, DesirĂ©e. We invite you to gather together the following materials and to craft along with us! Materials Needed The book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich A cutting mat A hole punch A pair of scissors A compass A pencil A ruler Glue Quality paper (the book recommends Royal Melton, which is 70 lb paper, which can be compared to Cardstock). We used a scrap piece of thick scrapbook paper. Happy Handicrafts...

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21 Apr

We've made several boxes on our paper sloyd journey. The complexity of each grows as we progress through the course. However today's model, a paper sloyd box with cover, seemed to be a bit of a break from the recent challenges that we've had in creating our models. It was fairly straight-forward and simple. There was some detailed measuring involved, but the cutting was minimal, and it still came out beautifully. The paper (or cardboard) recommendations in the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades tend to be antiquated (being that it was published in 1905), and perhaps...

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13 Apr

I love our paper sloyd model for this week! Project number 10, from the third year from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades, is an extension envelope. That doesn't sound so amazing, but when you pick some beautiful paper, and it all comes together perfectly, it's hard not to get excited! Putting together this paper sloyd extension envelope was a bit of a challenge because the instructions were not always clear. However, we now enjoy the effort of figuring it all out. I think you'll enjoy this project. And - great news -...

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