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Natasha Fialkov has a great tutorial on making cool looking paper beads which I found through Whip Up. I love the variety of paper used from origami papers or old books. The patterns created are quite unique and colorful. [ via ] Link.
Continue ReadingI’ve posted this to the MAKE blog but I know that this will interest the Crafters too. There’s some new photos up on flickr (and in the MAKE and CRAFT flickr pools) showing the building process of Institute for Figuring exhibit, “The Business Card Menger Sponge” by Dr. Jeannine Mosely which is now on display […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great tutorial on making quilted fabric cards from craft apple (I’m loving this craft blog now). What a great way to use up all those fabric scraps to make some unique cards. I love the zig zag stitching used in some of the pieces. Link.
Continue ReadingShelterrific has the tutorial on how to make this photo collage tissue box cover. This project is an excerpt from the new book, Photocraft: Cool Things to do with the Pictures you Love by Laura Lovett. From the description, it looks like a great project based book with lots of ideas on how to turn […]
Continue ReadingTake a look at some of the amazing wedding dresses created out of toilet paper in the 2006 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest. The rules were simple — only toilet paper, glue and tape could be used in making the dress. This dress created by Hannah Kim won 2nd place and $200. The detail of […]
Continue ReadingSteph Hung of Curiously Crafty has posted up a great tutorial on making handbound journals on Whip Up. Link.
Continue ReadingI love paper! The prints and patterns that adorn the paper from American Crafts are really great. Check out the Bookshelf paper named after famous authors and the Sixth Avenue line named after NY places. Perfect for making your own cards or embellishments. They also make ribbon too. [ via ] Link.
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