Paper Castle
This incredible intricately designed paper castle was created over the span of 4 years by Japanese art student Wataru Itou. This is so exquisite, so beautiful, and SO gives a new meaning to the word patience.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
How-To: Embroidered Note Valentine
This embroidered note valentine from StitchPunk, the Urban Threads blog, is like a fun, grownup version of passing notes in class. Plus, if you’ve got stitching skills but less-than-pretty handwriting, you can pick up the pattern for their note design right on the site. More: Project: Sewing Kit Valentines Card @Craftzine.com blog What Crafters REALLY […]
How-To: Make a Miniature Paper Typewriter
Let’s see, I love 1) things that are wee, 2) things that are paper, and 3) typewriters. Yep, this project from Jacqueline Wagner covers all those things. Sign me up!
Anatomical Cross-Sections Made from Paper
Lisa Nilsson makes these incredibly intricate illustrations of cross-sections of the human body from paper filigree. She discussed the process of making her work in a recent interview with All Things Paper: I’ll use anything close to hand that gets the job done – pins, needles, dowels, drill bits. I have a bona fide quilling […]
Project: Sewing Kit Valentines Card
By Haley Pierson-Cox Get cute and crafty this Valentine’s Day by sending your pals, lady-friends, and gentlemen callers a handy sewing kit valentine!
Handmade Giant Flowers
Green Wedding Shoes is a wedding blog, but this tutorial for making DIY XL flowers is so pretty it can be used for all sorts of occasions. Photobooth backdrop or props, a big boquet on a table, several clustered and mounted on a wall. How would you use them?
Project: Quilled Hearts & Flowers Valentine
By Ann Martin If you enjoy making Valentine cards, quilled hearts and flowers are a great way to add dimension. At first glance, quilling might seem complicated, but it honestly isn’t hard to do once you’ve learned the basics. An added bonus is that it’s one of the least expensive hobbies I’ve come across, and […]
