Pikku 2009 Calendar

December 23, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

One last lovely calendar for 2009 (I just can’t get enough!), this time from the ever chic Pikku. The “Grove” calendar features an original, modern illustration screenprinted onto Baltic birchwood. The design serves as a backdrop to elegant, letterpressed calendar pages which can be refilled in the years to come. Alternatively, the calendar backdrop becomes its own work of art and can be put on display as such when the year is finished.

images from Pikku

Holiday Paper Craft Roundup, 2008 Edition

December 22, 2008 // kristen // 2 replies

Hopefully, all of the chaos that tends to come with the holiday season is winding down for you and, hey, you may even have a little time to make some last minute crafts. I’ve compiled a list of some wonderful ones that I’ve spotted around the web this year, and I hope that you enjoy them, as well. Many of these would be great crafts to make with the kids, too!

Oh so pretty paper dreidel garland from BHG (their site requires you to register to download the PDF, but either way I thought this garland was great inspiration)

The Small Object has provided a super cute downloadable label for candied citrus peels, a holiday favorite

Stacked and sparkly paper trees from Martha, made from recycled newspapers

Snowy garlands by Jeffery Rudell, made from white circle labels and dental floss

Intricate and pretty quilled paper snowflakes from Reese Dixon (via Craftzine)

Save the gift wrap after you’ve opened your gifts to make this recycled wreath from Instructables

Download colorful, star-shaped letter dangles from Allsorts

Make your own button gift wrap with instructions from Martha Kids

Make your own wonderful paper reindeer with a pattern from Cheeky Magpie (add a tiny red pompom to the nose for a Rudolph!)

How to make folded origami Christmas trees at Bloomzie (via Folding Trees)

images from their respective owners

Printable Paper Toys from Macula

December 19, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

These paper toys from Macula are so fun! You can download merry little elves, santa, or the awesome krampus. Macula also has a downloadable yeti, and two sets of pilgrims and a turkey are available for Thanksgiving. It’s paper toy wonderland over at Macula!

images from Macula

Printable Holiday Gift Tag Round Up, 2008 Edition

December 18, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

I know, I know. I’ve been mentioning printable gift tags for probably a month now, so why didn’t I just wait until now and wrap them all up into one post? Well, I got excited and jumped the gun. Can you really blame me?

Tooting my own horn a little, there were this year’s tags and tags from 2006, and I’ve also mentioned A Black Apple’s super cuties and Knick Knack’s vintage rick rack printables. And now for some new ones…well, new to me, at least. Some of these are from years past, but they’ll all rock your holiday gifts:

Super cute tags for your baked goods from Every Little Thing:

Sew Mama Sew’s 2007 gift tags in six different designs:

Sew Mama Sew’s new 2008 gift tags, also six designs:

Adorable tags with a neato shape, in color and black and white, from Mushy:

Modern, elegant printable tags from Paperseed:

Foldable tags that will make you smile from Martha Kids:

Wonderfully bright and modern tags, again from Martha (18 designs total):

Green and blue mailing labels (template works with Avery #5264 labels) from LollyChops:

Amy Butler printable tags in her signature style:

Fun and aged holiday tags from A Print A Day (check out the site for many more holiday printables!):

“Stitchmas” tags from Sublime Stitching:

And last but not least, merry and bright printable tags/cards from Yoonie At Home:

images from their respective creators

Yulia Brodskaya Paper Illustration

December 17, 2008 // kristen // 4 replies

Oh, my goodness. Quilling is right up there with paper cutting as one of my favorite paper crafts, and my jaw just about hit the floor when I spotted the work of Yulia Brodskaya over at swissmiss. Yulia’s absolutely breathtaking work truly takes quilling to the next level. The detail, the color, the skill involved in these creations — I’m so inspired, and I hope that you will be, too.

images from Yulia Brodskaya