How-To: Painted Parasol
A sweet parasol can be the perfect spring accessory, and Alisa Burke shows how to transform a paper parasol into a stunning work of art with nothing but a sharpie and some white acrylic paint.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Learn to Make Plantable Gift Tags
GreenPost is selling a PDF tutorial sharing her method for making plantable gift tags. Tiny seeds are embedded into beautiful handmade paper. Instead of discarding them, literally plant them in the garden and watch the seeds sprout. I love this project, and I love that she is offering this tutorial for less than the price […]
Embroidered Wedding Invitations
These gorgeous hand embroidered wedding invitations from Anna of Rifle Paper Co. are just the kind of thing I’d be giddy to see in my mailbox, and would set an incredibly fun tone for a wedding. For their invitation we decided to play up their love for handmade with a hand sewn invitation design. I […]
Papercut Diorama in Starbucks Cup
This intricate papercut diorama is delicately assembled at the bottom of a Starbucks cup. Shannon of Auntie Em’s blog created the piece while watching the NCAA final four and the movie, 500 Days of Summer. Quite impressive!
Paper Cut False Eyelashes
The art of Chinese paper cutting (jian zhi) goes to a whole new level with these papercut false eyelashes featured on Ecouterre. For more on Chinese paper cutting, see my previous post from February for Chinese New Year.
Modern Printable Papercraft Easter Basket
This is genius. Don’t stress if you still need to get some Easter projects done. Download the pattern for this sophisticated yet simple paper Easter basket designed and sold by The Posh Event on etsy. Then print as many as you need to make for your whole family.
How-To: Build a Model Hubble Telescope
I can’t wait to make one of these model Hubble Telescopes that are featured on the Hubble web site. There are three versions: a PVC pipe version, a basic paper model version, and an expert paper model version that even includes the internal structure of the telescope. Why not host a little Hubble-building party with […]
