How-To: Brown Paper Bag Bird Nest
Shred your brown paper grocery bags and settle in for some paper mache-style fun as you make this bird nest from Ellen of The Long Thread for Alpha Mom.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
How-To: Notebook Cover
iHannah shares how to add a custom cover to your sketchbook or notebook with decoupage and embellishments and includes a little corner pocket for stashing stickers and notes.
Recycled Phone Book Pen Organizer
I never pick up the phone books when they are distributed around my building anymore but if I had one, I would love to make this recycled phone book pen organizer by Chica and Jo. Wouldn’t it be fun to just cut apart a big o’ phone book? [via Twitter SisterDiane]
How-To: Stitch a Sprout Card
I love stitching on paper, so this card from Emily of Red Bird Crafts makes me really happy. She walks you through the steps of freehand machine sewing on paper so you, too, can whip up a sprout card of your own.
Celebrating Recycling!
Do you have a blue bin? They make recycling SO easy. My twitter friend Joscie documents arrival of her blue bin with this great scrapbook page. I love that she uses a photo with nice depth of field and repetition to anchor this “green” spread with a blue color scheme. You can check out her […]
Letterpress Paper House Kit
This letterpress paper house kit brings out the little girl in me. I think I could probably spend an afternoon playing with this sweet setup! Or, if you wanted to be generous, it would be a fabulous housewarming gift. (Via Swiss Miss)
How-To: Cut Paper Silhouettes Artwork
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom shares downloadable art and instructions for creating these fresh nature-inspired cut paper silhouettes. I love the touch of ric rac!
