DIY Low Poly Paper Animals from Ecogami

June 19, 2018 // kristen // 1 replies

Ecogami offers a menagerie of super cool, low poly paper sculptures that you can make yourself! From foxes to elephants, crustaceans, and more, you can create your own paper animal kingdom from the comfort of your own home using Ecogami’s printable PDF patterns. These low poly paper animals are a great project for budding paper sculptors and experienced paper pros alike.

Check out all of Ecogami’s low poly paper offerings in their Etsy shop or on their website, and have a peek at some of my faves below.

images from Ecogami

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Quick Picks : 4.6.17

April 06, 2017 // kristen // 0 replies

Detail from the Incredible Forest Folks Window Display by Zim & Zou for Hermes Dubai

This Week’s Picks

♥ Learn how to make paper mache strawberry candy holders that will look so cute tucked into Easter baskets! (video)

♥ Joshua Smith’s miniature urban landscapes are amazing. – via

♥ Ooh, seeing so much pretty tea packaging lately.

♥ My newest digital collection at k.becca is a celebration of spring things.

♥ Learn how to use Silhouette’s new Adhesive Stencil Sheets to create bold and colorful backgrounds in this cardmaking video.

image from Zim & Zou

Paper Illustrations from Cheryl Teo

August 23, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

It’s never a bad idea to cruise Instagram on an empty stomach because there’s always a chance that you’ll come across some seriously delectable paper goodies, like these awesome paper illustrations by Singapore-based paper artist, Cheryl Teo. The downside is that spotting paper yummies like these will most certainly make you even more hungry and will send your paper cravings into overdrive, but is that really a bad thing?

Be sure to head on over to Instagram to check out all of Cheryl’s fantastic paper creations, both foodie and non-foodie!

images from Cheryl Teo

Spring Cleaning Paper Illustration by Zim & Zou

May 10, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

Zim & Zou continually blow my mind with their incredible paper illustration and sculpture work, and these cover and spot paper illustrations that they created for the Washington Post Local Living Magazine are simply wow. It’s so easy (and fun!) to get lost in all of the little details, which include everything from the bristles on a dust broom to “dust” covered letters to the little holes in a cleaning sponge.

You can check out more of Zim & Zou’s wonderful work from this project and more right here. Who knows? You might even get inspired to do some Spring cleaning of your own after looking at all of these bubbly, squeaky clean illustrations.

images from Zim & Zou

Owen Gildersleeve Paper Illustration & Sculpture

May 03, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

My paper lovin’ heart skipped a beat when the incredible work of London-based designer, papercraft illustrator, and set maker, Owen Gildersleeve, popped up in my inbox recently. Gildersleeve’s illustrations often “play with light and shadow, frequently combining multiple layered paper-cuts with graphical forms and hand-rendered typography”, resulting in pieces with wonderful dimension and touches of playfulness that draw the viewer in immediately.

Gildersleeve’s clients include Google, Kiehl’s, Scientific American, and The Washington Post, and he is also the author of Paper Cut: An Exploration Into the Contemporary World of Papercraft Art and Illustration, which features the work of some of the world’s top papercraft illustrators, including many of my personal favorites, such as Yulia Brodskaya, Helen Musselwhite, Jeff Nishinaka, and Zim & Zou. Yeah, you know this book is at the top of my wishlist!

You can see more of Owen Gildersleeve’s amazing work here and here.