HOW TO – Make a Valentine’s Day Wreath from Paint Chip Cards
Stephanie pointed us to a cool project made by LishDDorset of Handmade Detroit on making a Valentine’s Day wreath out of paint chip cards! Link.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
DIY Wall Decals
With only paper and glue you too can make some cool looking wall decals like the ones made by Two Straight Lines. [ via ] Link and Link.
Lollypop Covers
Laurie shares with us her cute technique on how to make lollypops even cuter — make some lollypop covers! Link.
Origami Idea Index Blank Sketchbook/Journal
benben says, “Books created from vintage index tab dividers. This one also uses a bit of origami paper for its cover. She has some others that are just the vintage dividers. The books also come with a set of insertable tabs to change depending on your mood! Lots of other neat books on her [ […]
Easy DIY Valentine Gum Dispenser
From the CRAFT Instructables group, GregDDC has a tutorial on how to make a simple Valentine’s Day gum dispenser. “When you pull the ribbon the gum will pop out. These could be mass-manufactured for an entire classroom or you can make just one for that special person in your life.” Link.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Origami Star Vase
Phillip Chapman-Bell of The Fitful Flog brings his amazing origami skills as a new contributor to our weekly CRAFT Pattern Podcast. This week’s pattern is a new craft added to the mix, Origami! Phillip’s Star Vase is a beautiful piece of Origami and the pattern includes a sequenced crease pattern as well as a photo […]
HOW TO – Tea Stain Valentine’s Day Cards
The Feb how-to on The Sampler is from Aida of Two Busy Bees on how to tea stain your Valentine’s Day cards. Link.
