Hi everyone, today I’m sharing some quick tree decoration ideas to hold some small gifts and treats These are super quick and easy to make and are surprisingly roomy inside! The ones above are made using 1 sheet of 8″ x 8″ paper. The one below is using 1 sheet of 12″ x 12″ paper…… Continue reading Easy Hanging Treat Boxes
Hi everyone, yesterday I shared my Origami Faceted Gift Box which you can make in any size you like. I was inspired to make these after seeing them made on the Paper Folds YouTube channel. I have changed mine in a few ways and made them with card stock and not origami paper. You can…… Continue reading Origami Faceted Gift Boxes in Any Size
Hello everyone, today I’m excited to share the first issue of the Social Papercrafter magazine. As it states in the logo this is a free, online magazine. Founded by Editor Cayleigh May from Create with Cayleigh, myself and 7 other Creative Artists have come together to share our knowledge, designs, and ideas. The Creative Artists…… Continue reading The Social Papercrafter Magazine!
GONG XI FA CAI Happy Chinese New Year everyone, I’m not in China to celebrate this year but just wanted to wish everybody a happy new year. I thought I would put together all my Origami and Oriental themed projects for you to look at. Living in China I’m constantly surrounded by inspiration and I’m…… Continue reading Gong Xi Fa Cai
Hello everyone, it’s Chinese New Year tomorrow so I have another Chinese inspired project to share with you all. Chinese Thread Book These date back hundreds of years and show off the art of Origami beautifully. Check out the link below to read about the history of them in more detail. The history of a…… Continue reading Chinese Thread Book
Hello all and Happy New Year I’m feeling surprisingly fresh this morning which is probably due to the 2 hour walk me and my husband had to do last night as we couldn’t get a taxi from anywhere!…so the very cold walk home helped burn off all that food and drink! To kick start…… Continue reading Easy Origami Hanging Photo Frame
Hello everyone today I have these sweet little Mini Explosion Albums. Using a very easy Origami folding technique, these fun quick albums make great keepsakes and lovely gifts. To make these all you need is 4 pieces of any size square paper. I made mine using 6 x 6 papers and 8 x 8 but…… Continue reading Mini Explosion Album
Hi Everyone, today I have two projects for you. One is this Hanging Origami Photo Album. The other are these cute small Origami Photo Albums These are both made exactly the same way its just the ribbon positioning that changes the overall look and use. The idea for these came from this image I found…… Continue reading Hanging & Mini Origami Photo Album
Now this is cool! Super fun easy Origami Pen Pot. I first saw this on my Instagram feed by Maxine Crafts who I follow. I then typed in Origami Pen Pot and saw lots of videos making them and watched a video by Paper Folds. It’s only folding so no special craft tools are needed.…… Continue reading Origami Pen Pot Holder
I’ve always been interested in Origami and I remember having a starter set for Christmas one year as a child. Its such a clever art to learn and some of the designs are truly mind blowing. I was watching a video on the Nifty website about Origami and came across a video showing how to…… Continue reading The Art of Origami
