Paper Around The Web, November Edition

November 19, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

There’s lots of paper love flowing on the interwebs lately. Here are just a few of my faves:

* Beautiful silkscreened 2009 Thyme Calendar by Nora Whynot (pictured above). Each month depicts a use of the herb, thyme, from Egyptian embalming to Greek honey collecting. via Design*Sponge

* Wonderful prints made from original illustrations by Oliver Jeffers. via swissmiss

* Port 2 Port’s oh so pretty 2009 letterpress calendar. via Lena Corwin

* Parts 2 and 3 of the fantastic (and free) holiday goodies from A Print A Day.

* Must see Topo art cards from Crafterall. via Pikaland

* Awesome paper cut illustrations from Skinny laMinx…absolutely unbelieveable that these were never used by the newspaper who commissioned them!

* How to make book and button flower bouquets at Just Something I Made. What a clever use for old books and that jar of buttons that I just inherited!

image from Nora Whynot

Recycled Patterned Tree Paper Craft

November 11, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Check out these wonderful patterned trees, made by Sarah Fox of Cursive Design. Made from leftover patterned paper and an old cardboard box, the trees will make a great addition to your holiday decor. Sarah shows you how to make a little forest of your own over on the Design*Sponge guest blog.

image from Sarah Fox

Wild Olive Printable Thanksgiving Kit

November 10, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

I’m a sucker for cute-faced food, so naturally I’m taken with this printable Thanksgiving kit from Wild Olive that I spotted over at Christmas Wrapped. The kit features many adorable characters with equally adorable names like Yakkity Yam, Tired Turkey, and Prudent Pumpkin Pie.

The kit contains so many helpful things that you’ll need for your festive get together, including a shopping/to do list, a menu planner, an invitation, and placecards (featuring Unwavering Cranberries, hee!).

images from Wild Olive

Happy Halloween

October 31, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Have a safe and fun Halloween, everyone! And, if you need any last minute decorations, tags, or treat boxes, don’t forget to check out the Paper Crave Halloween printables. Here’s to many treats…and maybe a few tricks, too!

The lovely photo above is from Flickr user Super*Junk. Check out more of this amazing (and miniature!) vintage Halloween display here.

Update: You can download the fantastic mini vintage decorations featured in Super*Junk’s Halloween photos here. Yay for printables!

Cheeky Magpie Pumpkin Book Tutorial

October 30, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Check out this super clever tutorial from Cheeky Magpie about creating a pumpkin decoration from a book. What a great way to recycle old books, and what a fun seasonal decoration. Just think of all of the possibilities for other holidays! via Craftzine

Psst…while you’re visiting, you’ll want to check out the jointed Scaredy Cat Halloween decoration, too.

image from Cheeky Magpie