Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Happy tax day, everyone! I love the quilled paper art of Nava Lubelsky, particularly this stunning piece made up of her 1998 tax file. (Talk about turning trash into treasure!) The pieces almost look like lichen or some kind of bacterial growth, not detritus from our ordinary lives. I’m always so inspired to see art […]
A sweet parasol can be the perfect spring accessory, and Alisa Burke shows how to transform a paper parasol into a stunning work of art with nothing but a sharpie and some white acrylic paint.
GreenPost is selling a PDF tutorial sharing her method for making plantable gift tags. Tiny seeds are embedded into beautiful handmade paper. Instead of discarding them, literally plant them in the garden and watch the seeds sprout. I love this project, and I love that she is offering this tutorial for less than the price […]
These gorgeous hand embroidered wedding invitations from Anna of Rifle Paper Co. are just the kind of thing I’d be giddy to see in my mailbox, and would set an incredibly fun tone for a wedding. For their invitation we decided to play up their love for handmade with a hand sewn invitation design. I […]
This intricate papercut diorama is delicately assembled at the bottom of a Starbucks cup. Shannon of Auntie Em’s blog created the piece while watching the NCAA final four and the movie, 500 Days of Summer. Quite impressive!
The art of Chinese paper cutting (jian zhi) goes to a whole new level with these papercut false eyelashes featured on Ecouterre. For more on Chinese paper cutting, see my previous post from February for Chinese New Year.
This is genius. Don’t stress if you still need to get some Easter projects done. Download the pattern for this sophisticated yet simple paper Easter basket designed and sold by The Posh Event on etsy. Then print as many as you need to make for your whole family.
