Paper Crafts

Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.

Stunning Collection of Notes and Lists

Salon.com has a post up from Imprint, detailing some of the outstanding pieces in the Morgan Library and Museum’s current show, “Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists’ Enumerations.” I will confess to being a compulsive note scribbler. Sometimes they help me stay organized and on track, but mostly they just serve as […]

Paper Flower Gift Topper

Want to make someone special feel like a million bucks? These lovely paper flower gift toppers by Evie S. are the perfect way. A little extra time will bring your gift to the next level, and will really make a statement that says “Thank you for being a friend.” Rose, Dorothy and Blanche would approve.

Turning Phone Books Into Sculptural Gift Toppers

Michele Pacey occasionally embarks on crafting series on her blog, Michele Made Me. She takes one creative technique and makes a string of projects that explore its possibilities. In her gum wrapper chain series, she adapted this time-honored technique into a beautiful gift topper (pictured above), a lampshade, a picture frame and wreath, and a […]

Cardboard Box Mini Album

I’m not much of a scrapbooker, but this mini album made out of cardboard boxes by Bursts of Creativity really caught my eye. I can totally see myself making something like this out of all of the odds and ends that I collect while traveling, then can’t quite seem to throw away once I’m back […]