How-To: Moustaches on a Straw
Perfect for any carnival themed party or “just because”, these moustaches on a straw by Allison of She’s Krefty will surely be a hit! I love the colorful striped Kikkerland paper straws she used.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Half-Birthday Paper Crafts
Today is my half birthday – I am approximately 30.5 today and absolutely nobody cares. Even Wikipedia says “most half birthdays go unremarked.” I love half birthdays, but getting family members, significant others, friends, and even co-workers to acknowledge this day usually never happens. So this year I put about a half-hour’s worth of effort […]
Tile Photo Coasters
Right now at my desk I have a lightweight foam coaster with a thin plastic coating on top. It was free, but it’s not a very good one, because when I pick up my cup, often the coaster sticks to the bottom due to moisture. I like these tile photo coasters by Christine Alvarado of […]
Paper Tattoos
Artist, Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen, uses a tattoo machine to create three-deminsional art on paper. You can watch him in action in a video on his web site. [via Claire Chauvin]
2011 Kids Activity Calendar Download
Tali of Growing Up Creative shares how using a family calendar and weekly family meetings helped bring her family a greater sense of togetherness and stability over the last year. Now she’s created a really cool calendar download that you can use to replicate the process for your own family. The PDF is full of […]
“Inception” Paper Sculpture
This fantastic paper sculpture by Lynne Dhenson of the fight scene from Inception is even more impressive when you learn what her self-imposed “rules” of paper cutting are. It’s all one continuous piece of paper (in fact, aside from several sections taken out of the base no paper has been removed at all, which is […]
Basic Tools for Paper Crafting
I’ve long admired the sleek details of Patricia Zapata’s paper craft designs. On A Little Hut, she shares with us her basic tools for paper crafting. The Martha Stewart bone folder may have to be a little New Year’s craft treat to myself.
