Papercraft World
Play with your food: Edible Origami. Crane croutons for your salad.
Crispy wonton wrappers add cheerful crunch to an asian salad, but shouldn’t they be… more interesting? Presented here is the ideal upgrade. No more must you clutter your salad with amorphous crispies or chow mein noodles to obtain the requisite crunch: Crane Croutons will be your piece de resistance. Wonton dough is strong, flexible, and comes in a nearly square form. If it is not square enough for your taste (you perfectionist, you!) After we got excited about this idea, we checked to see if it had been done before. We recommend making a crane with paper before you try with wonton wrappers. A couple of things to keep in mind as you are folding: If you fold paper back and forth enough times, it will break; the same is true for wonton wrappers, only more so. Here is a supply of origami paper/wonton wrappers/embryonic crane croutons. Fold the square in half to form a rectangle. Draw one corner toward the other to make a diagonal fold from corner to center. Turn over and repeat.
Paper Starburst Pendant Light
So I had a different project that I was going to post today, an update version of my Book Pages Pendant Lantern from Project 19, but then I started working on this light idea, and I am so excited by the results I just couldn’t wait to show you guys! My inspiration and guide was this light from Design*Sponge, that I spotted on Pinterest. I really liked the idea, and I had a roll of white vellum lying around left over from college that I thought would look beautiful. The roll of vellum that I was using was 24 inches long. I think I glued the pieces on much closer than they did in the Design*Sponge tutorial, but I wanted a really full look. All in all I think the light is pretty awesome, and I can’t wait to post it on Etsy, though I’m a little bit worried about shipping. So I know I need to get back to my 30x30x3 projects, but this light took me by surprise with its shape and fantastic outcome, and I just couldn’t wait to share! Ciao, Allison Like this: Like Loading...
3-D Woven Paper Or Ribbon Stars (Moravian Pensylvanian German)
3-D Stars - Free Instructions More free information and interesting items - Home Page May baskets - Free Instructions (We have been given some alternate Instructions and will put them here soon.) Star Suggestions - Pictures, Ideas and Inspirations Other star and snowflake links at bottom of page. The size of the stars along an edge from tip to tip is 4 times the width of the strips. Strips that are 17 inches by 1/2 inches will produce stars that are 2 inches along the edge. Paper Strips, Squares, and Hand-made Stars Maddy and Maverick, 6418 Point Pleasant Rd, Hixson, TN 37343 To determine any extra postage outside the U.S., please send an email of what you would like to order. 100% guaranteed satisfaction or we will refund your money. These prices include postage within the U.S. More Free Information and Interesting Items - Home Page Free Instructions for Paper 5 Point Star Free Instructions for Paper 6 Point Star Free Instructions for Paper Snowflakes May baskets - Free Instructions
How to make gift bags from newspaper
When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper. I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
Paper flower tutorial
I thought some of you would enjoy a quick tutorial on how to make those little paper flowers I used as part of my table setting a couple weeks ago. The credit for these go to Martha Stewart (I saw this idea nearly 10 years ago in her magazine, but haven't been able to find it on her website). So here I go.. Step 1: Draw a spiral on a 4x4" square sheet of paper Step 2: Cut out spiral along lines you have drawn Step 3: Begin rolling up the spiral from the outside Step 4: Keep on rolling until there's no more left to roll Step 5: You're done! I used a slightly heavier weight paper for this one, but you can use normal paper as well. Note: You may use a bit of glue or double-stick tape to keep the flower from unrolling and loosening up with time.
Flashback: Woven Map Basket
Maps can be amazing design elements, with all their intricately drawn lines and minute details. But what do you do with a regular paper map that is starting to fall apart from use? In CRAFT Volume 05, crafter Jane Patrick suggested we weave maps into baskets, a fun and interesting way to reuse castoffs and weave a little memory into a functional item. Materials 2-3 large road maps Contrasting string or thread Clothespins Cutting mat Rotary cutter Awl or tapestry needle Scissors Small tweezers White glue (optional) to further stiffen the basket Directions Step 1: Prepare the strips. Fold each strip in half lengthwise. Step 2: Weave over, under, over, under (plain weave) for a square base, 10 weavers in both directions. Step 3: Using string or thread, mark the base by twining around the edges. Step 4: Weave the sides, working one side at a time. You’ve now woven a diamond. Step 5: Join the diamonds by weaving them together. Step 6: Finish the edge.
Build 3D paper letters from a nifty font
Speaking of Fontstruct, I found something cool over there. Punched Out is a free font that allows you to type letters, print, cut, fold, and glue to make 3D forms. Created by Tobias Sommer, it's available for download at Dafont or Fontstruct. I gave it a try while watching TV. I printed the letters in gray, scored along the center of the dashed lines, and folded so that the printing ended up on the inside of each letter.
