Handmade gifts

Once I was given a wonderful gift — a bag of walnuts. Each nut was carefully split into two parts, it was enclosed with quotes from songs and some souvenirs — a pendant, a glass ball. Then the nut was glued — it was possible to open it only with a knife. There were 14 nuts for two weeks and a ...

December is the month when everyone is preparing for the upcoming New Year. Someone does it a little earlier, someone a little later. We complete everything that needs to be completed, we complete our work, and, of course, we are looking forward to a long weekend that we can devote to what we want. ...

New Year (and all other holidays) in Russia occurs suddenly. On the 29th of December. Well, okay, 28 :) Hence, on the Eve the crowds frantically empty stores according to the principle "PLEASE, JUST SOMETHING!!!". And it is logical that they have no time and energy and sometimes no money ...

A little less than 30 years ago, a magician of origami, Akira Yoshizawa, invented a new technique of working with paper. He took a damp cloth, paper, a tablespoon of glue and... something fabulous happened! Ordinary graphic origami gained smooth lines, softened. And now it's not origami at all ...