Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
I can’t wait to make one of these model Hubble Telescopes that are featured on the Hubble web site. There are three versions: a PVC pipe version, a basic paper model version, and an expert paper model version that even includes the internal structure of the telescope. Why not host a little Hubble-building party with […]
John Boak’s blog Wrap Artist is filled with ingenious ways to wrap items by recycling materials you have around the house from foam meat trays to bottle caps. Pictured above is the recycled-bottle lily wrap where Boak used a kefir bottle and cut off the printed wrap to tranform it into a white lilly. John’s […]
Seller Moonlight Bindery offers these cool hand-stitched books with upcycled green Lego baseplate covers in three different sizes. Shown here is the small version. This funky book is made from two 5″ (16 X 16 dot in geek speak) square green LEGO® base plates. The paper is 70 lb. 100% recycled white paper suitable for […]
This fantastic papercraft gift box for raw trail mix cookies tutorial was made by two of my students at Parsons, Kirsten Halterman and Cats McDaid-Kelly. Download and print the box template, fold it up, and stuff it with a cookie for your favorite friend! The walnut-cinnamon raw cookies are super easy and delicious.
This month, with our UpCraft theme in full swing, we’ve seen a lot of really clever ideas for refreshing the old while keeping the landfills light on materials that can be reused. I love Natalie Friedman’s crafty project from CRAFT Volume 09 on how to transform a detergent bottle destined for (at best) the recycling […]
Transform a musty old tome into a cute and useful new blank book.
Get these beautiful printable CD cases by Tomoko Suzuki for Canon. You can choose from 2 designs: music and travel. [via How About Orange]
