The Cellar / Tapecraft

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/06/2022 12:01 pm

Neat. The next one (for me at least) was also pretty cool.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/30/2022 2:20 pm

Christmas 2022 Tapecraft

Here it is on a lit turntable:

Small ornaments that fit onto Christmas lights (or can just be hung normally)

Christmas 2022 Tapecraft

**Posted by fargon** 12/30/2022 4:33 pm

Very pretty.

**Posted by glatt** 12/30/2022 5:11 pm

Impressive, as always.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 1/03/2023 2:01 pm

Thanks!

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/26/2023 11:00 pm

Open dodecahedron - two faces are open, and the remaining ten are "3M ESR (Enhanced Specular Reflector) Film", a film design for extremely efficient reflection.

Rotation view with and without lighting:

And a twisty ornament to take advantage of that reflectivity:

**Posted by monster** 12/26/2023 11:54 pm

I was wondering about what you'd made this year just last week. nice work!

**Posted by fargon** 12/27/2023 3:52 am

Beautiful.

**Posted by griff** 12/27/2023 1:03 pm

Neat

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/28/2023 11:29 am

Thanks!

**Posted by Flint** 12/28/2023 1:50 pm

cool. twisty guy is like a shark egg

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 5/14/2024 12:09 pm

Same as the last one, but this time I colored the frame black, and used some theater gels generously donated by xoxoxoBruce instead of the reflective film.

Dodecahedron

**Posted by glatt** 5/15/2024 6:57 am

It came out really well. What size is that? are those taped joints the width of regular tape, like half an inch?

**Posted by fargon** 5/15/2024 8:56 am

It looks like something that Darth Vader would drive. Cool!!!

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 5/15/2024 9:16 am

The strips are narrower; two together are about half the width of wide scotch tape. The whole thing is about softball sized.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 6/06/2024 12:14 am

Sticking with dodecahedrons....

Spiral Dodecahedron

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/26/2024 12:54 pm

Present for a new niece

Tapecraft 2024

Video Here

Tapecraft 2024

Last edited by Happy Monkey (12/26/2024 12:54 pm)

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/26/2024 12:57 pm

And the main project this Christmas is actually papercraft

Papercraft Ornaments

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**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/26/2024 12:58 pm

Inspired by this Youtube video

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/26/2024 1:02 pm

I made these progress pictures

Papercraft Ornament Steps 1 and 2
(left) Print the stripes with Silhouette cutter registration marks, then (right) use a silhouette cutter with a marker instead of a blade to draw (and emboss) the creases in silver.

Papercraft Ornament Steps 3. 4. 5
(left) Cut off the margins, then (middle) fold the columns in a stairstep pattern, and finally (right) fold the rows in a regular zigzag, with fully visible large rectangles forming a mountain fold on the top right.

Papercraft Ornament Steps 6, 7, 8
(right) Pinch one of the large rectangle mountain folds on the right, and the one immediately next to it. Carefully pull it to an angle, and then pinch the new fold tight. Repeat for the whole column.

(middle) Repeat for the remaining columns.

(left) Pull open to reveal the curve.

Papercraft Ornament Step 9, Complete
(Trickiest part)
Carefully glue the opposite edges together to make the ball.

**Posted by fargon** 12/26/2024 2:48 pm

WOW!!!

**Posted by Flint** 12/26/2024 3:32 pm

dang man it's going to take me a minute to absorb this process. I love the full flow diagram

**Posted by glatt** 1/02/2025 12:53 pm

Wow! Those look fantastic.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 1/02/2025 1:52 pm

Thanks all!

**Posted by griff** 1/02/2025 4:09 pm

Whoa!!!!!!