Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, maché, and more.
I never go anywhere without a small notebook in my bag, and how fun would it be to pull out a notebook decorated with gold leaf? Maquette shows us how to create these shimmery little books that are perfect for gift-giving.
Resurrection Fern took pictures of the paper cuts at the Musee des Miniatures in Lyon. Apparently some of these paper cuts were no larger than postage stamps.
Reese Dixon shows us how to make these intricate-looking quilled paper ornaments. Don’t be intimidated–she says she’ll hold your hand through the whole process. Related: • Quilled Flowers • HOW TO – Quilled Paper Leaves
Finally, some paper snowflake principles to live by! Instructables user CYNICALifornia shows how to make really gorgeous snowflakes look really easy. Maybe I’ll make some to for my snowless Arizona windows. When I was a kid I always wanted to know the “rules” for making successful paper snowflake designs. Share this tutorial with children you […]
Bre Pettis writes: Edith Kollath is a friend of mine who is at the crossroads of art and microcontroller technology. She made the most beautiful books that breathe. Besides being beautiful objects, this show is also about the TSA. On a trip home to show the books in Germany, the TSA detained her and took […]
Swissmiss has a project that you can download, cut out, add a tea light to create a Swiss alpenglow (a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains).
The Crafty Crow tips us off to this great tutorial on Just Like Martha, which shows how to turn old magazines into colorful recycled paper trees.
