Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Yup. There it is. That stack of old magazines you’ve been saving to … hmmm, what was the plan again? Coffee table? Collage? DIY dollhouse? Cut and paste cookbook? Well, there’s really no shortage of what to do with printed paper goods, and Maria of PaperBling reminds us that upcycling paper is fun. All her […]
I’m swooning over these awesome postcard gardens from PostCarden. They arrive ready to open, plant and grow and come in three distinct styles (allotment, city or botanical). The stop-motion video shows the entire process, and you can see pictures of each PostCarden on their web site gallery. [via Benevolent Postcard Society]
By Jessica Wilson The mister likes to joke that I can turn anything into a needlebook, or at least I talk about turning pretty much everything into a needlebook. Not that we all need that many needlebooks but I think they’re handy to have multiples of (I tend to misplace them). I have Macgyvered oodles […]
Matt @ Make: Online found this gem in the MAKE Flickr pool: it’s a rhombidodecadodecahedron! Try saying that twelve times fast.
These clever little paper “candies” from the folks at Nice Package can adorn giftwrap, hang as a garland, or even spruce up an outfit as a brooch. See how to make them over on Nice Package.
Gareth @ Make: Online points us to this F1 race car made entirely from shoeboxes (for a Puma promotion). Nice slotted construction!
By Matthew Borgatti I love folding paper. I especially love how a few elegant curves and pleats can turn a plain sheet of paper into something that is beautiful, at once organic and mechanically precise. Looking at those simple shapes and beautiful lines inspired me to make this paper lamp, which resembles some kind of […]
