How-To: Gift Card Wallet
If you are giving gift cards this Christmas, but want to add a handmade touch, check out this gift card wallet tutorial from Dina of Hambly Screen Prints.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
DIY Lego Hole Punching Card
There was a lot of excitement over the Lego paper punch kits I posted about last month, as well as some upset that they aren’t currently available in the United States. Filth Wizardry took matters into her own hands and started experimenting with using a standard hole punch and paint chips. After a few tries, […]
How-To: Paper Teardrop Ornament
I love the simple elegance of these paper teardrop ornaments from Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut. She shows you how to make them with the most basic of supplies.
Cardboard Safari
Sean @ MAKE writes: If, like me, you’ve been stressing out about where to find a cardboard rhino head before Xmas, I bring glad tidings: Ye need look no further than Cardboard Safari. They also have cardboard moose heads, deer heads, whole rhinoceri, and, predictably, rocket ships.
Non Dairy Diary’s Advent Calendar
Delphine at Non Dairy Diary has a new advent calendar in PDF form she’s sharing each week for 2009. The first week features this cute house with rabbit in her signature illustration style I love. You can also download last year’s calendar which featured twenty-five cute house ornaments to cut and fold.
Cereal Box Houses
Cassie at Bella Dia shows you how to make these adorable cereal box houses. I love that this can be any kind of box (cookies, oatmeal, etc) that can be reused and made into fun toys for the kids, holiday decor, or gift boxes for presents.
How-To: Fabulous Photo Bookmarks
By Christine Koh Coming from a family of seven kids (+ spouses and partners), it was a blissful day when my siblings and I decided to stop exchanging holiday gifts amongst our generation, instead focusing on time spent together and only gifting the wee generation and elders. And while it’s wonderful to be relieved of […]
