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Over the summer, I went to art class with my mom, who is an artist. Her art teacher showed me a project that really interested me – colorful bracelets made out of paper and glue. She showed me how to cut and roll the paper to create a bead. Each bead was then strung onto clear elastic thread and – voila – a bracelet was born.
Grab your scissors, because you definitely won’t want to miss this tutorial for making your own gorgeous paper succulents!
The delicate, detailed twists and shapes in paper quilling can add wonderful depth, texture, and visual complexity to paper crafts.
Artist Yusuke Oono tells stories by constructing entire books of cut out paper illustrations, which expand into entire dioramas, like this amazing Jungle Book.
A rose is a rose, unless it’s duct tape, electric LED rose.
Use the books that once illuminated minds to illuminate your next reading adventure with these ingenious handmade lamps made from used books by Michael Bom and Antoinet Deurloo of Dutch studio Bomdesign.
Still looking for that perfect printable Valentine’s Day card? I’m loving this charming bicycle valentine from German illustrator and designer Tina Kraus!
