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

Corner Forest by Yuken Teruya

November 17, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Yuken Teruya Toilet Paper Roll Art

Intricate “Corner Forest” wall/ceiling art from Yuken Teruya, and it’s made out of toilet paper rolls. Awesome! via Oh Joy!

images from Yuken Teruya

Paper Cut Art by Helen Musselwhite

November 04, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

I was introduced to the beautiful paper cut work of Helen Musselwhite through Pikaland’s post last week, and I’m again amazed at what can be done with paper and a cutting knife… and copious amounts of creativity, of course.

From holiday spirit evoking works like The King of Christmas (shown above) to intricate white on white and colorful layered creations (below), the UK based paper artist’s work is a feast for the eyes.

More eye candy:

images from Helen Musselwhite

Hello Handmade from Shanna Murray and Betsy Dunlap

November 04, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Hello Handmade was the talk of the blogosphere yesterday, which was the shop’s grand opening, but I still had to post about this collaboration between creatives Shanna Murray and Betsy Dunlap because, my goodness, those illustrations and that awesome calligraphy are giving me palpitations!

The 2009 Dandelion Calendar and Let It Snow print are now available from Hello Handmade Paperie, so wipe the drool off of your keyboards and check them out.

images from Hello Handmade

The Heart of Papercuts Blog

October 30, 2008 // kristen // 4 replies

Oh. My. Wow. It’s pretty well established here that I love papercuts (a.k.a. scherenschnitte), and I’m simply blown away by the work of Elsa Mora, whose work can be seen on her blog, The Heart of Papercuts.

In addition to being a showcase for her gorgeous paper creations, the blog also serves as a treasure of papercutting resources, including links to other artists, organizations, tutorials, shops, supplies. If you enjoy scherenschnitte, then this is the place to go!

images from Elsa Mora