Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
I know that the New Year is a time when most people make resolutions, set goals and come up with a list of things they’d like to accomplish in the coming year, but I actually like the idea of going through those processes on my birthday. So I love this notebook that Elise of enJOY […]
Girl’s Day is March 3 in Japan and to celebrate Zakka Life has a tutorial on how to make an origami empress.
At the last Phoenix DIY meeting, art teacher and avid crafter Lisa Jacobs ran a paper making workshop. We learned how to use recycled office paper as the base for art papers, to which we added colored napkins for pigment and dried flowers, glitter, conductive thread, and many others as “inclusions,” the things that jazz up the paper inside and out. With some simple supplies, this is a really easy, fun, and kid friendly project. Thanks to Conspire Phoenix for hosting! More info: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/papermaking_with_lisa_jacobs_c.html
At the last Phoenix DIY meeting, Lisa Jacobs ran a paper making workshop. We learned how to use recycled office paper as the base for art papers, to which we added colored napkins for pigment and dried flowers, glitter, conductive thread, and many others as “inclusions,” the things that jazz up the paper inside and […]
As I’ve mentioned before, Lynn of Satsuma Press did the custom wedding invitations for my wedding last summer, so I am so delighted to see that she has announced a letterpress wedding line! Designing the invitations was one of my favorite parts of planning the wedding, but I know it’s not for everyone, so having […]
I love things that sparkle so it was great to see a fresh take on the shamrock with A Fanciful Twist’s Sparkly Shamrock Brooch tutorial. [ via CraftGossip Jewelry Making ]
Since I’m expecting a baby in a few months, assembling the proper library has been at the front of my mind, even if it will be a few years before it gets put into use! So I was delighted to see this roundup of children’s books over at Design*Sponge the other day (even better was […]
