How-To: Paint Chip Boxes
Jessica of How About Orange shares another project using the versatile paint chip. I’d love a little rainbow row of these sweet boxes along a window ledge. More: Pixelated Art From Paint Chips Embroidered Paint Chip Cards
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Stunning Collection of Notes and Lists
Salon.com has a post up from Imprint, detailing some of the outstanding pieces in the Morgan Library and Museum’s current show, “Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists’ Enumerations.” I will confess to being a compulsive note scribbler. Sometimes they help me stay organized and on track, but mostly they just serve as […]
Retro Paper Walkman
The Awesomer points us to this amazing recreation of a Walkman by Zim and Zou. Make sure to check out the post for a video on how they made it happen.
Paper Flower Gift Topper
Want to make someone special feel like a million bucks? These lovely paper flower gift toppers by Evie S. are the perfect way. A little extra time will bring your gift to the next level, and will really make a statement that says “Thank you for being a friend.” Rose, Dorothy and Blanche would approve.
Turning Phone Books Into Sculptural Gift Toppers
Michele Pacey occasionally embarks on crafting series on her blog, Michele Made Me. She takes one creative technique and makes a string of projects that explore its possibilities. In her gum wrapper chain series, she adapted this time-honored technique into a beautiful gift topper (pictured above), a lampshade, a picture frame and wreath, and a […]
Cardboard Box Mini Album
I’m not much of a scrapbooker, but this mini album made out of cardboard boxes by Bursts of Creativity really caught my eye. I can totally see myself making something like this out of all of the odds and ends that I collect while traveling, then can’t quite seem to throw away once I’m back […]
Cake and Presents Birthday Letterpress Card
It’s my birthday here in Detroit today, so I’ve got card and presents on the brain – thanks to this card from Lisa Krowinski, I won’t have a hard time reminding folks!
