Etsy Finds: Library Card Valentine
A sweet card for your special someone from Etsy seller simplesong designs.
Finds
Vintage Carnival Birthday Party
My friend Leslie had this sweet carnival birthday for her daughter Matilda’s first birthday (you can find all of the details on her site)....
Design A Hat, Pick Your Knitting Grandma
Jérémy Emsellem, a 23-year-old Parisian student, started out knitting hats for himself and then moved on to 50 of his closest friends. Eventually, he...
Etsy Finds: Paper Yarn Jewelry
Beautifully crocheted paper yarn jewelry by Vienna-based Etsy seller PaperPhine. She also sells bobbins of paper yarn. The perfect Valentine’s Day gift!
Handmade Paper Lanterns
Dutch artist Paula Arntzen presented these beautiful handmade paper lanterns at the Arnhem Mode Biennale 2009.
A Boy Named Sue, Baby Names… Help?
Yes, it’s a bit extreme, but you do have to admire the practical approach to naming in this Shel Silverstein-penned classic. A name with...
Life-Size Whale Sculpture
Life-size reconstruction of an 18-meter blue whale by sculptor Tom Sachs. Made from foam core, cardboard and white polyurethane foam.
Tiny Worlds
Artist Thomas Doyle spends 100+ hours crafting these intricate worlds at 1:43 scale (and smaller).
Paper-Cut Collages
These wonderful collages were created by artist Lena Wolff. She starts by building up thin layers of paint which is then rubbed with powdered...
Etsy Finds: Metalmade Jewelry
Simple and beautiful, hand-hammered by one of my favorite people and wonderful talent Ashley Rush (metalmade on Etsy). The perfect last-minute gift for someone...
Christmas by Color
The Pantone-inspired Christmas By Colour project offers this set of twelve Christmas cards, as well as wrapping paper, stickers and posters. The colors were...
Amazing Stop-Frame Paper Animation
Using around 3,000 still images, Andersen M Studio created this animation using an extract from Maurice Gee’s novel Going West for the New Zealand...
Etsy Finds: The Glue Factory
My friend Jody Fausett has several new mixed media collages available on Etsy that would make excellent gifts. Give the gift of art!
Paper Animals by Carlo Giovani
Brazilian illustrator and paper artist Carlo Giovani has created a nice niche for himself by making stylized papercuts for high profile clients (like the...
Lego Meets Paper With Help From MUJI
Such a simple yet ingenious idea, punching Lego-size holes in paper! Polish up on your Japanese (or let Google Translate take care of it)...