Papercraft Drink Umbrellas

I don't usually post projects from the "crafty" branch of the papercraft family tree, but I thought these little gems were worthy of attention. Nothing says "festive" like a umbrella in your drink, especially when you are at a summertime party. These do-it-yourself papercraft drink umbrellas come in six different patterns all contained in a single printable PDF file available for download here. In addition to the paper shades, all that is required is wood skewers and some plastic beads for the top.

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Functional Papercraft Camera

It amazes me sometimes all that you can build with cardstock. Such is the case with this working papercraft camera. The template for this camera originally appeared in a 1979 issue of the Czech magazine ABC which is known for its excellent papercraft models. Using the same principle as pinhole cameras, this papercraft camera takes real photographs using 35mm film. A download of a scan of the template is available here at pinhole.cz, a website run by Czech graphic designer and pinhole camera enthusiast, David Balihar.

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Customizable Papercraft iPod Cover

I think it's cool when people come up with programs that create custom papercraft. iPapercraft.com has an online program that allows you to create custom papercraft iPod covers. First, enter what size iPod you have. Second, upload an image. Third, hit the button and out comes a PDF template. For the template pictured above, I chose an iPod Nano size and uploaded a colorized version of the 1888 Flammarion Woodcut. If you look at the template closely, it is obvious that some trimming will need to be done to get the cover to fit together correctly, but that shouldn't be too difficult for the average papercrafter to figure out. :) You can try making one yourself here.

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