Cocktail Napkin Tutorial
Karrie at Girl on the Rocks shows you how to make your own Zakka style cocktail napkins by weaving the napkins and cross stitching cute drinks on them. Link.
Japanese Crafts
Labor Day Fabric Sale
Modern Craft is having it’s first sale this Labor Day weekend! Modern Craft sells all Japanesee imported fabrics ((Echino, Nani Iro, en plus de) and craft books. All fabric by the yard is 20% off as well as a discount off selected books. Sale starts Saturday at 9am PST and runs to 6pm PST on […]
Offset Square Wrist Pincushion
June at Craftybits has a cute Zakka project ot make this offset square wrist pincushion. Just look at that cute pig printed fabric! Link.
HOW TO – Fold Mini Paper Stars
Learn how to fold cute paper stars from Zakka Life. You can use the Japanese paper star paper or cut your own strips. Link.
Toilet Paper Origami
The Origami Resource Center has a page full of toilet paper origami projects, including this one above which you can fold while it’s still on the roll. Link.
Whip Up Whiplash Contest for August: Zakka
Ooooh! I am loving the August theme for Whip Up’s Whiplash contest – Zakka! Kath has posted up her famous roundup of inspirational links like this bunny above from Bloom Zakka. Link.
Origami Exhibit at Columbia College Chicago through August 25th
I met Judy Coates Perez, an amazing quilt artist at BlogHer in Chicago. While at lunch at the Arts & Crafts table, she told me about this paper exhibit called “It’s All In the Fold: More Than Just Origami” that was opening that night at Columbia College Chicago, Center for Book and Paper Arts. Her […]
