Hand-Drawn Gift Wrap
I adore the simple elegance of this hand-drawn gift wrap from Mini Eco. Using a silver paint pen to draw on brown packing paper looks great, and it would be a fun way to personalize gifts for any occasion!
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Oak Leaf Stamps
Autumn leaves are my go-to inspiration for fall crafting. With so much variety in color, texture, and shape, they’re the perfect starting point for so many projects! Maya at maya*made always devotes a lot of time and creativity to crafting with nature, so it’s no surprise that she used real oak leaves as the template […]
How-To: Quilled Snowflakes
One of the best crafty ways to capture the delicate beauty of a snowflake is with quilling. The thin paper coils seem to be perfect for reflecting the intricate designs of snowflakes and offer great opportunity for variation in design. You can see how to make three different kids of quilled snowflakes (two pictured above) […]
Amazing Paper Art Installation
Can you even believe that this is paper? Design for Mankind featured this insanely rad piece by Peter Combe that was created by shredding and layering thousands of architect/designer size paint chips.
Miniature Envelope Template
The team over at Jet Pens realized that holiday card-making season is upon us, so they sent me a variety of pens and stationary tools to try out (check back this week for a sample of just a few of the many pens they offer). Included in the package was the Kuretake Handmade Mini Envelope […]
Paint Sample Garland
Grace and Light shows us an adorable way of re-using those colorful paint samples we have left over by making them into heart garlands. Way easy and super cute!
Steamed Clams with Truffled Lady Apple and Sunchoke Cream
I’ve been harvesting my first sunchokes from the garden (and what a harvest!) and trying to figure out interesting ways to cook them. To my delight, I came across this amazing-sounding recipe for steamed clams with truffled lady apple and sunchoke cream. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but Wow! (Plus, have you […]
