Tag Archives: Paper

Homemade stripey giftwrap

Posted on July 17, 2011 by smallestforest

Just something quick that you can do when you’re in a pinch and need to wrap up a present, so that it still looks nice. Continue reading →

Posted in cutting & pasting, paper | Tagged Gift wrapping, Masking tape, packaging, Paint, Paper, parcels, present, X-Acto | Leave a comment

Paper : : Pleated Flowers

Posted on January 7, 2011 by smallestforest

Pleated flower craft tutorials abound on the internets, but there’s a trick in this tutorial that will keep your flowers from coming un-pleated and falling apart like all the others!

Posted in cutting & pasting, paper, Recycle That S#!T... | Tagged accordion book, Flower, Paper, Pleat, recycled | 8 Comments

Blackwork on Card

Posted on December 10, 2010 by smallestforest

I have just used this technique to decorate the cover of a Moleskine cahier notebook, as a participant in The Sketchbook Project 2011. My theme is “nightmare”, and I wanted the cover of the sketchbook to have an understated yet heavy, oppressed feel to it.
I have received so many compliments on pictures of the finished back cover that I thought I’d share the technique with everyone. Hope you find it useful! Continue reading →