How-To: Hexagon Quilt Stamps
Into stamps and stitches? You’ll love this hexagon quilt stamps tutorial from Mollie at Wild Olive!
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
How-To: Faux Lampwork Paper Beads
Get the look of handcrafted glass beads—and use up those pretty little paper scraps that you’ve been saving—with DIY faux lampwork paper beads!
How-To: LED Origami Lotus Flowers and Frogs
Give your paper crafts a fun electronic upgrade with this LED origami tutorial!
Cyclist Chic: Turn a Wooden Crate into a Cool Cargo Box
Our friends at Dark Rye, an online magazine from Whole Foods, have come up with a project for turning a wooden crate into a retro bike cargo box. It’s a simple, but useful bike mod. The project comes from Dark Rye’s latest “Future” issue. It’s a great read featuring forward-looking innovators in architecture, urban agriculture, energy production, and transportation.
Paper Mache` Animal Head
I love a faux animal head and this paper mache` bust by Lil Blue Boo is even better because it’s a unicorn!
Paper Resistor
Instructables user science4u used this simple arrangement to create an ad hoc paper resistor — a strip of heavy paper with pencil lead limiting the flow of current, with precisely spaced paperclips serving as leads. Desperate for a 10K? Draw your own! [Thanks, Laura!]
Funny Pregnancy Announcement Printable
Anything that makes me laugh out loud on Monday morning is a good thing, and I thought this free pregnancy announcement printable was absolutely hilarious.
