Kirigami. Marbling, texturing, and coloring. Origami. Paper casting in mold. Papermaking. Scrapbooking. Specialist paper sources. Stamping and printing. Karla's Cottage: Short cuts and tips on blinging up a birdhouse. Beth and I are having a party. A self swapping, self linking "What do you LOVE about your Birdie's home? " party. Details are HERE. And we hope you can all join us and show off your own birdhouses. I'll be giving one of my own away today, if you leave a comment on this post, and will give a 2nd away the day of our party, Thursday March 27th.
And if you'd like to make one, and could use some tips, here are a few things I learned while decking out a few birdhouses. First thing I noticed, was that my hands look awful in these photos. I've bought houses in an assortment of sizes and shapes. All are smaller, some mini, none made for outdoors, they are for decorative purposes only. The prices have ranged from 67 cents to about $5 at the most. A minor buffing up with a sanding block will take off any rough edges.
And I discovered that the homes were much easier to decoupage onto if you don't have to worry about crevices and corners and edges. And notice that I didn't sand the edges first? Scissors. Paper Snowflakes.com. If you've never thought of paper snowflakes as important or relevant, get ready to have your mind blown. These aren't your old grandfather's simple fold and cut from a napkin snow crystal pretties.
Paper Snowflakes for Children is a virtual encyclopedia of crystal patterns ranging from simple one or two cut designs for total beginners to creations that are virtually impossible to apply scissors or knives to craft. Mark your calendar: December 27 is Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day Simple for beginners - designs with easy folds and cut lines Four sided doilies - basic square folds, but not true snowflake shapes Math based - fun patterns using basic triangle, square and circle shapes Forget me Not - special flakes for commemorative events or personal memories Festive - holiday theme flakes Intricate - hard to cut patterns Fancy flakes - delicate flowery designs ...and so much more Natures gift Educational Symmetrical Snowflakes.
Quilled Paper Portrait - Yulia Brodskaya. The latest quilled portrait from talented paper artist Yulia Brodskaya. From her last piece Loves Doves to this piece, she has definitely changed the tone of colors to be less of a skin tone varient in terms of palette and more vibrant. This woman’s face bursts with swirls of color as she smokes her pipe and seems to be a perfect blend into the start of Spring. via Colossal.
The Remodeled Life: DIY Paint Chip Project. We've lived in our house for 10 months now and we have two mirrors hanging on our walls and that's it. We haven't put up one single picture, artwork, frame, nothing. I'm feeling like it's time to remedy that so, here's my first go at new artwork for our house - which comes in the form of free. I shared with you Wednesday that I was loving all of the paint chip artwork and projects I had seen and wanted to do something using all of the paint chips we have collected since starting on this remodeling process.
One of my favorite rooms in the house, which happens to be the smallest is our little half bath that sits next to our master bedroom. Here's what I did: First, I just cut out my feather shapes from the paint chips - these are totally free hand cutting, they are all different shapes and sizes and they are definitely not perfect but I kind of liked it that way. I drew some legs and cut out a little wing and then began arranging and gluing down my feathers.
So this - Is now this - Romantic Card. My card today is for Whoopsi Daisy challenge blog. Our challenge this wick is White on White. For my card i used image from sheet # 451, and you can find it HERE. Here is some close up look on my embellishments. For her Dress i used Diamond Dust, as you can see, it’s give image beautiful sparkles. For the background i used MS punch, embossing folder, and added Die cuts of Butterfly and lives swirls. To finish my card i added white Bow. Now it’s your turn to show us your creations. Nataliya. Paper Scrap Light / Chandelier. It’s a whopping 70 degrees in Brooklyn right now, so I’m going to get out from under the pile of packing boxes in our house and get some fresh air. Before I head out, I wanted to share this beautiful (and totally genius) DIY light project that graphic designer Gabrielle Guy created for a friend. After moving into a new house and finding an old lantern left behind, Gabrielle decided to cut strips from scrap paper and glue them onto the shade.
Two days later, the result was an incredibly stunning artichoke-like lamp that looks expensive but cost close to nothing. I’m so impressed with this project that I had to share it as inspiration for the weekend. Here’s to everyone making something beautiful out of what they have around them. See you Monday! Xo, grace Below is a summary of this week’s highlights: DIY Paper Lampshade. Sculptural Paper Orb Lights.
It’s wonderful to see so many DIY projects that take advantage of the humble paper globe light. Just when I think I’ve seen them all, I come across a new one that I love, like this version created by Heather Jennings of Poppy Haus. While browsing her local Anthropologie store, Heather was inspired by two things: the ingenuity of the displays, all made with simple, everyday materials, and the Rhododendron Chandelier. Adorned with handmade, sculptural paper flowers, the chandelier is amazing, but at $898, Heather thought it would it be the perfect candidate for a DIY variation. Luckily, Heather stumbled upon decorative cupcake liners with an optical, graphic print that provided the perfect amount of depth and texture. They [Anthropologie] sell all sorts of fancy and unattainable things, but the store is full of pieces constructed out of paper and wire and rope that give the same distinguished impression. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Paper. Paper Artists. Paper.