HOW TO – 3-D Stars
Learn to make these colorful 3-D stars you can use as holiday decorations or giftwrapping accents with the tutorial on High Hopes. They sell a variety of papers you can use to make them as well.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Hand Turkeys
This is one of our Thanksgiving traditions – we have card stock and colored pencils out for people to make hand turkeys. Yep, just like you remember from grade school, you trace around your hand and fill in the features. Kids and adults both really enjoy themselves, and it’s fun to see people get creative […]
Martha’s Vintage Squirrel Party Favors
Folding Trees tips us off to Martha’s wondeful retro-style squirrel party favors, which you can print out and assemble at home. Perfect if you need to make some quick treats for party guests.
Jewelry from Books
PT @ MAKE points us to Betty Pepper’s jewelry made from books: Never judge a book by its cover. Originally inspired by a poem this collection looks at what we choose to hide about ourselves and what we reveal to others, a secretive library where things are not always what they seem. Books are interesting […]
Thanksgiving Papercraft Turkey
Macula offers a free download of this boxy little Thanksgiving turkey papercraft – a fun holiday project for kids!
Cheetah Paper Craft
Tracy of Snuffykin’s Journal made this large cheetah paper craft from a pattern designed by Ayumu Saito/Craft Pocket. The pattern is available for download and measures 13 inches long and 7.25 inches tall.
“Give Thanks” Garland
The Crafty Crow shares a wonderful Thanksgiving project you can do with the family: everyone cuts out a paper leaf and writes down something they’re thankful for, then you hang the leaves from some string as a doorway garland. I love a project that looks great and is also interactive.
