#pocket puzzles

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Pocket Puzzles Rubik's Snake Key Ring

1998

Found on Ebay, seller patricklayla7123

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These Japanese Pocket Puzzles make your brain play twister

How many times can you say you’re really, actively using your brain? When you’re in school, you have to constantly stuff new information in your head, and then study it so you can apply it to tests and homework. Once you get settled into a job, you may come across a few problems now and again, but it’s nothing like the constant critical thinking that school puts you through. If ... http://dlvr.it/9brNTZ

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These Japanese Pocket Puzzles make your brain play twister

These Japanese Pocket Puzzles make your brain play twister

How many times can you say you’re really, actively using your brain? When you’re in school, you have to constantly stuff new information in your head, and then study it so you can apply it to tests and homework. Once you get settled into a job, you may come across a few problems now and again, but it’s nothing like the constant critical thinking that school puts you through.

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Pocket Puzzles as Valentines Cards!

While tumbling around on Tumblr, I was looking for unique ways to create my own valentines cards, and look what I found! These are simple to make, even though they look difficult. They can be really cute when using the right kind of paper. 

The tutorial is off of MarthaStewart.com. Pretty easy walk through too!

Step 1: Create an "X" by folding your square paper diagonally with the pattern facing down.

Step 2: Now, fold the paper into thirds from the left and right sides. Unfold both and do the same to the top and bottom. You should now have 9 squares and an "X".

Step 3: Turn the paper over with the pattern facing up and then pull each corner to the opposite corner of the inside square. This should create a diamond. 

Step 4: Unfold the sheet and turn it back over to the pattern facing down. This is the tricky part, and I'm going to take Martha Stewart's explanation word-by-word: Grasp opposite corners, placing your index fingers inside the valleys, with the thumbs and other fingers supporting both sides of the corners. Gently bring corners slightly toward center of paper, letting the folds peak and recede naturally.

Step 5: Now fold the points over on top of the already folded paper and push the last point in, under the first point that you folded over. 

Done! How cute, right? The different sizes of the paper changes the different sizes of the squares. You can write anything on the inside of the paper to give to your valentine, such as a poem, letter, or even a cute little heart!