Paper Crafts

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

How-To: Origami Star Lantern

How-To: Origami Star Lantern

Jessica at How About Orange made this simple and lovely origami lantern from a tutorial on Passengers on a Little Spaceship. I love that such a beautiful piece of home decor can be fashioned from paper. More: How-To: Origami Cat Bookmark @Craftzine.com blog Interactive Origami Jellyfish Swarm @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Jello Origami @Craftzine.com blog

DIY Piñata

DIY Piñata

Spring is definitely in the air here at Make/Craft headquarters, in northern California. It’s time to start thinking about outdoor parties again. And if you’re going to have an al fresco soiree, you might be wanting a piñata! Sure, you could visit the local corner store and buy a donkey or a star, but if […]

How-To: Book Page Pockets

How-To: Book Page Pockets

I’m always drawn to the colorful and decorative covers of old Readers Digest Condensed Books at thrift stores and garage sales. Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made shares my affinity for them, and is sharing projects she’s made with her impressive collection of them. These book page pockets are fun for altered books, scrapbooking […]