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Diane Gilleland has not one but two great tutorials for turning a crafty eBook into a perfect gift. As she puts it: Last year, I didn’t talk much about crafty ebooks during the holidays, because let’s face it – as cool as they are, it can be hard to give them as gifts, since there’s […]
Tektonten writes: “Bit” is a character from the 1982 Disney movie, Tron. Considered by some to be the first CGI character in a movie, Bit communicates by speaking only “yes” or “no.” The orange shape above is the form Bit takes when answering “yes”. The spiky red shape is the form when answering “no” and […]
Michelle Min updated the traditional Korean board game, Yut-no-ri, with this stylish and adorable print-at-home version. It’s a lot like Parcheesi, but played by tossing wooden sticks (or 3D paper sticks in this case) and moving a set of racers around the board. It’s great for families playing in teams. Print-at-home and gameplay instructions included […]
Ever thought of making your own action figures out of construction paper? Austin Shyu is a pro at it. Owner of AusGerCo. Paper Action Figures, he makes well-known and one-of-a-kind heroes. Learn more about his lineup here.
The holiday season is in full swing! Everywhere I look there are twinkle lights, ornaments, and Christmas trees. Even us design junkies get into the holiday spirit and want to make our homes festive while still keeping in the classic retro look we all know and love. Last year I made this DIY Silver Retro […]
As we get our presents ready to wrap, I love going to John Boak’s web site, Wrap Art where he comes up with the most ingenious ways to use trash to wrap gifts. This tree wrapping above is made up large paper from a marketing flyer, a green web wine bottle sleeve, red metallic shopping […]
Do you celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah? Check out illustrator Phil Scrogg’s lino print featuring this well-known holiday icon himself and send a double helping of holiday wishes.
