Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, machรฉ, and more.
Fabulous Flowers, by Anne Akers Johnson Klutz is out with a summer-y new project book/craft kit for kids, Fabulous Flowers. Inside are printed and perforated shapes to build 20 different paper blooms, along with all the stem wires, sparkly centers, glue and tools you’ll need. Want to try this craft out? we have a project […]
Here’s a fun, 1-minute how-to video by printmaker and Etsy merchant Beside The Willow Tree. You’ll be amazed at how much you can learn about the process in such a short time, and you’ll be soothingly entertained at the same time (or at least I was). The lovely final product looks like this: How to […]
I used to associate tissue paper with “kindergarten” projects. Not anymore. There are so many wonderful ways to use the colorful and inexpensive material and achieve sophisticated results. This colorblock notecard project from A World of Color is a perfect example.
Last year, I posted about Jordan Ferney’s awesome birthday postcard/poster project. She’s back with a beautiful, downloadable version that you can use to create your own fun birthday surprise for someone. You download the pdf … made up of 25 different pages that each have a part of the poster or “piece of the puzzle” […]
We editors and authors here on CRAFT have been oohing and awing over these cute Little Leftover Note Cards. Kristin Roach over at Craft Leftovers has done an amazing job with her step-by-step how-to; she makes these elegant cards look easy-peasy to make. I’m now thinking of all the odds and ends I have in […]
It’s June already? Wow. Summer is almost here, school is about ready to end, and Father’s Day is just around the corner. I love this quilled cat Father’s Day card over on All Things Paper. My dad is a secret cat guy, so this might be a good option for him!
At Maker Faire, there are always opportunities for “fangirl” moments. Celebrities like Mike Rowe and Adam Savage will be around this weekend, but my big fangirl moment came yesterday when I stumbled in to Sylvia of Sylvia’s Super Make Show. If you haven’t seen Sylvia’s videos before, take a moment to go watch them. She’s […]
