Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, machรฉ, and more.
Jan of Daisy Janie shares how to use scraps of paper and cardstock to make these cute matchbook notebooks. I love that, because they are sewn by machine, the pages end up perforated and easy to tear out. Brilliant!
Shred your brown paper grocery bags and settle in for some paper mache-style fun as you make this bird nest from Ellen of The Long Thread for Alpha Mom.
iHannah shares how to add a custom cover to your sketchbook or notebook with decoupage and embellishments and includes a little corner pocket for stashing stickers and notes.
I never pick up the phone books when they are distributed around my building anymore but if I had one, I would love to make this recycled phone book pen organizer by Chica and Jo. Wouldn’t it be fun to just cut apart a big o’ phone book? [via Twitter SisterDiane]
I love stitching on paper, so this card from Emily of Red Bird Crafts makes me really happy. She walks you through the steps of freehand machine sewing on paper so you, too, can whip up a sprout card of your own.
Do you have a blue bin? They make recycling SO easy. My twitter friend Joscie documents arrival of her blue bin with this great scrapbook page. I love that she uses a photo with nice depth of field and repetition to anchor this “green” spread with a blue color scheme. You can check out her […]
This letterpress paper house kit brings out the little girl in me. I think I could probably spend an afternoon playing with this sweet setup! Or, if you wanted to be generous, it would be a fabulous housewarming gift. (Via Swiss Miss)
