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Paper Sculptures by Diana Beltran Herrera. Colombian designer and illustrator Diana Beltran Herrera creates truly impressive sculptures by using cut and folded paper.

Paper Sculptures by Diana Beltran Herrera

“Paper Bird Sculptures” is a series of colourful birds modeled by hand. Diana says, ‘’I started by coincidence. Since I was a child I saw my mom sewing and doing a lot of things, and so when I was bored I would play with her materials and create my own objects. I have to say, I found more pleasure making those things for me than to go out and buy them in the market.” Meticulously Handcrafted Paper Objects by Zim & Zou. Master paper crafting duo Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann of Zim & Zou (previously) continue to create some of the most eye-catching paper illustrations around.

Meticulously Handcrafted Paper Objects by Zim & Zou

The two French designers focus mostly on handcrafted objects made from materials like paper, thread, wood, and leather for one-of-a-kind window displays, editorial illustrations, and posters. Some of their most recent projects include a lovely poster commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to encourage childhood vaccinations as well as work for the SXSW Film Festival and Hermès Maison Shanghai. Cool Thing of the Day. Paper – Red Riot. As well as being totally obsessed by all things beauty and fashion, I am also a bit of a stationary geek.

paper – Red Riot

As you all know I run my own giftware shop where I design seasonal greetings cards, and I appreciate all things paper related so when I came across the new Ikea paper range, I instantly fell in love. They have everything to offer from wrapping paper, notebooks, notepads, tags, bags and gift boxes…everything you would need to send the perfect gift or stock your office with. It is my ultimate dream to one day run a shop which sells all of these gorgeous giftware goodies, so seeing Ikea do it so well has really inspired me. Each product has been beautifully created and the price isn’t over the top either for what good quality you receive.

Some of you may be thinking i’ve gone totally nuts but I really do love paper…I think my favourite items out of the whole collection are the gorgeous notebooks and at only £3 they are a bargain. Had you heard of the new Ikea paper range? The Five Basic Categories of Crafts. Furniture making, metalwork, stenciling, stained glass, gilding, spongeware, surface design of walls such as trompe l'oeil, basketry and dried flowers fall into the category of decorative crafts.

The Five Basic Categories of Crafts

This category also includes toy making. Lately, I’ve seen a trend in combining furniture making with metalwork. Arts and crafts and home décor magazines are showcasing a lot of furniture constructed from wood but with metalwork legs or trim. The metalwork tends to be very industrial looking but there is a good amount of ornate metalwork added in as well.

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Como fazer luminária de papel - Mania de Decoração

Prova disse é este tutorial que encontrei: nele, aprendi como fazer luminária de forma simples e com papel. Achei incrível e tenho que compartilhar com vocês! O que você vai precisar: 2 folhas de um papel pesado (com alta gramatura) medindo 50x70cm e na cor que você preferir;Barbante/cordaFuradorLápisDobradeira (é um instrumento que facilita o trabalho e possibilita fazer dobras fáceis e precisas no papel. Luminárias de papel: Studio Snowpuppe. Designoteca » Luminárias de papel são tudo de bom. Photos of pepakura - Photo365, photo every day.