Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Look how ethereal and sweet these paper tree garlands are that I found over on Bloesom. A collaboration between Monique from studio-mhl and Frank from ijm studio for Inside Design 2010. I want a million of them lining my ceilings, they are just so lovely.
I recently got my hands on a Silhouette SD electronic cutter. It’s a little computer-controlled craft robot with very sharp teeth! Use it to cut out designs for all sorts of things: paper crafts and scrapbooking, vinyl lettering, glass and metal etching, stencils, and anything else that involves precision cutting of small planar materials. There’s […]
Today was my mom’s last day of teaching after 42 years. Since she’s been her school’s library lady for close to 30 years, the students took the old book jackets she saved from damaged books and turned them into quilt squares, decorative paper chains, pinwheels and even mini paper-folded books. Not a bad idea for […]
Here’s a simple way to dress up plain newspaper as gift wrap: check out this woven paper ribbon how-to on Mini-eco. Switch from rainbow colors to your dad’s favorites, and you have a cool Father’s Day wrap.
I love this letterpress hand-drawn robot from Satsuma Press. The robot was drawn by Lynn’s son, Liam, and has such quirky charm! It looks fantastic; there’s something about the childish lines and the gravity of letterpress that play well together. If you think she should offer it as a card, hop on over to Lynn’s […]
Aimee Baldwin’s Vegan Taxidermy, aka incredibly lifelike sculptures of birds and plants, really knock my socks off. Her background “ranges from a degree in digital media and theater arts, to professional experience in monument sculpture and prototyping mass-market Halloween merchandise.” And yet, all that is translated into incredibly detailed and delicate birds and flowers, made […]
Fans of Ruth Singer’s Sewing Bible, take note: she doesn’t just sew fabric! Ruth took the proof pages from her book (known as Sewn Up in Britain) and has turned them into an amazing paper textile. I love the intricate geometry and incredible way the paper drapes when sewn like this. She says: “I’ve been […]
