How-To: Make Pens Much Prettier
Here’s a smart and dead-simple way to turn plain old clear pens into something customized and fancy. Visit Chocolate on my Cranium‘s photo tutorial, bust out your pretty paper scraps, and say goodbye to boring pens!
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, machรฉ, and more.
Vintage Book Expanding File
I’m digging this expanding book file from Cathe Holden – make sure not to miss her this weekend at Maker Faire!
Amazing Iron Man Origami
Brian Chan‘s origami pieces depict insects, plant life and figures, but this intricate Iron Man has me gobsmacked. If you visit the link, you can print a folding diagram and try it out for yourself. (Via Toxel.com)
How-To: 3D Stamped Paper Garland
Of course, the out-of-this-world subject matter of this paper garland from Guusje Wannet of Ontwerpfabriek Appeltaart on Oh Happy! appeals to the space geek in me. The technique for turning stamps and paper into 3D garlands, though, can be applied to almost any stamped imagery. See how it’s done over on Oh Happy! [via @zakkalife]
How-To: Cross-Stitch Stamped Card
I love this simple stamp project from Jessica of Zakka Life. She created a tiny cross-stitch stamp that can be used to make all kinds of cross-stitched designs on cards. [via @allthingspaper]
Ruby Slippers/Wicked Witch Bookmark
Craftster member noooitaremybirthday came up with this polymer clay and paper project while reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. And how genius! I can’t help croaking out, “Heeeeeelp meeee, I’m reeeeading!”
How-To: Paper Bird Mobile (video)
In this Etsy video, Joel Henriques shows us how to make a simple paper bird mobile, demonstrating why this is a great project to do with kids.
