How-To: Yarn Stamps
Get the kids involved in creating their own gift wrap by making these brilliant yarn stamps. Check Lion Brand Yarn for the complete tutorial.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
Origami Soma Cube Blocks
Sean @ MAKE points us to this nifty polycube puzzle folded out of paper by Qiao Chang.
Ribbon Tree Holiday Cards
By Ann Martin Are you planning to make cards to send this holiday season, but running out of time? Or perhaps you’ve been toying with the idea of giving paper quilling a try, but have hesitated because you think it must be too complicated? Worry not … these retro ribbon trees go together quite quickly. […]
How-To: Recycled Wrapping Paper Bows
Here’s a brilliant way to use up scrap pieces of wrapping paper to make coordinating bows for your packages. Tuppence from Momfetti shows you how!
Downloadable Matryoshka Calendar
I love this downloadable Matryoshka calendar from A Print A Day. She’s omitted dates so the calendars can be used again and again, and each month has a different color scheme.
How-To: Make a Twirled Paper Octopus & Angel Fish
Excerpt from Twirled Paper By Jacqueline Lee It’s amazing what you can make with simple paper strips! With this project, kids can learn the art of quilled paper by creating these adorable paper versions of an octopus and angel fish. Recycle and cut long thin long strips of paper from old newspapers, wrapping paper, or […]
Paper Mushroom Sculpture
Sean @ MAKE points us to this amazing video of an origami master making a lifelike mushroom from one piece of paper.
