If it has to be Monday already, then at least it can start off on a fun, rainbow colored note with amazing paper creations by paper engineer and illustrator, Chrissie Macdonald. How cool is that shredder?
More fantastic work from Chrissie’s portfolio:

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images from Chrissie Macdonald / photos by John Short

Cute little dresses, honeybees, musical notes, bunting, sweet cherries, and doily patterns — the Dear Lizzy collection by Elizabeth Kartchner for American Crafts has a little bit of everything fun and girly. The collection was inspired by “nature and simple childhood play”, and I’m loving the muted rainbow palette and the sweet patterned papers. When [...]

I was recently introduced to the work of artist Saelee Oh through a feature at Paper Forest, and I’m totally aswoon over her wonderful, whimsical creations. I love the way in which Saelee incorporates her paper cuts into mixed media work, weaving them seamlessly with illustrations to create textural landscapes. Her pure white, standalone paper [...]

I’m absolutely loving the new line of eco-friendly gift wrap from Houston, Texas based architect and designer, Sophia Malik. The Local Paper was developed from a love of pattern and design, and the collection takes its inspiration from travel, nature, and life.

The Local Paper’s first collection, the San Jose Collection, was inspired by a trip [...]