Paper Crafts

Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.

Roundup: Silhouettes

I’m drooling over the inspirational silhouette post filled with tons of photos over at Apartment Therapy SF. So I decided to add a couple of crafty how-tos so you can create your own photo silhouettes to add to your home decor. On design*sponge, Stu and Janet at three potato four have a tutorial on making […]

CRAFT Video: Paper Making with Lisa Jacobs

CRAFT Video: Paper Making with Lisa Jacobs

At the last Phoenix DIY meeting, art teacher and avid crafter Lisa Jacobs ran a paper making workshop. We learned how to use recycled office paper as the base for art papers, to which we added colored napkins for pigment and dried flowers, glitter, conductive thread, and many others as “inclusions,” the things that jazz up the paper inside and out. With some simple supplies, this is a really easy, fun, and kid friendly project. Thanks to Conspire Phoenix for hosting! More info: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/papermaking_with_lisa_jacobs_c.html