I’m a self-proclaimed paper whore… I collect paper scraps for “potential” future use, hoard stacks and stacks of discarded board, tissue and paper from work. Plus, being a graphic designer, I can get my hands on lots of lovely paper samples… And if I see some of them being thrown away, my little paper-loving heart [...]
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Mon, August 23 2010 » blogging, books, crafts, inspiration » 2 Comments
This time I looked for all sorts of stuff made entirely of paper. Now, this, people, is not your run of the mill glue and scissors arts and crafts project. All of these paper creation are chic, innovative and really, really good looking Enjoy:
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Wed, July 21 2010 » ETSY finds, crafts, inspiration » No Comments
I’ve been neglecting my little blog lately. In the meanwhile I was actually featured on not one, and not two, but three wonderful blogs! —————————————– Truth Be Told featured a very thorough interview with yours truly, and it is also giving away one of my TwiAlphabet Posters as part of their Eclipse Blog Bash. Entering [...]
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Thu, June 24 2010 » Freebies, blogging, crafts, inspiration » 3 Comments
I’ve been thinking… and probably the most valuable piece of worldly wisdom I have to pass on to my girls (as of right now, at least) is my utter conviction that I can make pretty much everything out of anything. Case in point. We went to a graduation party last weekend, so I sat down [...]
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Thu, June 3 2010 » blogging, crafts, images » 2 Comments
The time has come for me to show what I’ve been tinkering with lately. It has become sort of an obsession for me. The thing is, company I work for, using some really beautiful hand made Japanese papers for one of their product lines, and all the scraps that are too small to use go [...]
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Tue, May 25 2010 » Freebies, crafts, images, inspiration » 2 Comments
I’ve been away for a week, brought back some fun memories, weirdly shaped patches of sunburn and pictures from an afternoon stroll in Playa De Carmen, Mexico:
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Tue, February 23 2010 » blogging, images, inspiration, miscellaneous » No Comments
Papercutting is an interesting artistic endeavor. It’s part art, definitely a craft (which involves a VERY steady hand and some skill with a very sharp knife and flimsy paper) and lots of inspiration. I love-love-love doing papercutting. There are various traditional styles of papercutting, from the chinese on tissue thin paper, eastern european folk cuttings, [...]
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Thu, September 17 2009 » books, crafts » No Comments