Posts Tagged ‘handmade’
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Spring is finally here! And you know what that means… it’s spring cleaning and organizing time. You can ask anyone, I like things neat, clean and organized. The recent beautiful weather has inspired me to start tidying around my tiny apartment. Seeing as I don’t have lot of space at home I need some practical storage options that are also easy on the eyes. I had covered a pre-existing box I had in Katazome 165 on top and Moriki Kozo Natural White on the bottom to hide some of my craft supplies. I wanted a couple more boxes to go with it in different papers.
I made two simple boxes with some leftover Eska Board I had and covered the bottoms with Moriki Kozo Natural White so they would match each other and covered the insides with washi tape. I made one with a Nepalese paper on top and a divider in the middle to hold my washi tapes and some other goodies inside.
The other I used a Cavallini world map paper for the top. The box is for some of my tools and adhesives. All materials are available instore.
All together they’re very nautical and perfect for hiding crafting clutter.
Tags: Cavallini, DIY, eska board, handmade, japanese paper, katazome, kozo, Nepalese, organization, Paper, storage, washi, washi tape
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
I made some easy silhouettes of my boyfriend and I for our apartment. I wanted something simple that wouldn’t contrast any of the other colours in our apartments decor.
I got black oval frames that already had cut matting inside and painted a gold rim in the centre.
I used Chiyogami for the background with a cut piece of Moriki Kozo for the faces.
Simple. Easy. Classic.
Tags: Art, chiyogami, DIY, easy, handmade, Inspiration, japanese paper, kozo, moriki kozo, paper cutting, silhouettes
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Monday, January 21st, 2013
I made a mini art work for my baby nephew. His name is Dylan and my family has started calling him Dilly or Dill Pickle so I wanted to make something dill pickle themed for his room.
I used a 6×8″ piece of Etchu Hagaki for the background and cut and pasted Moriki Kozo shaped pickles in Lime. I used a variety of papers to make the pickle outfits, including Moriki Kozo, Metal Momi, Nepalese (available in-store) and solid colour and shimmer card stocks (available in-store).
I used the Micron Pens (available in-store) in black to draw the jar, lid, and some of the details on the pickles. I also used watercolours to paint a light brine in the jar.
Tags: Art, cardstock, cut and paste, Etchu Hagaki, handmade, japanese paper, kids, kozo, metal momi, Nepalese, paper cutting, pickles, washi
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Saturday, December 1st, 2012
This beautiful leather journal is handmade in Florence, Italy. Its edges are enhanced by a stone marbling technique, producing a uniquely varied pattern on each journal. Write down your deepest thoughts with the accompanying Ted Baker pen set presented in a book style box lined with Ted’s signature suit lining pattern.
Tags: Cavalinni, christmas, gift, handmade, leather journal, pen set, Ted Baker, The Paper Place 12 Days of December Giveaway, Toscana Journal
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Having never made a book before I thought that I would try it out for my sister’s birthday present. I made a hardcover and a smaller soft cover book using the same materials but different methods. I also got her a Katazome-shi covered tea tin (available in-store in several different sizes and patterns) and a pen holder to attach to her books (available in-store in silver and gold). I made her a matching bookmark.
On both books I used the Kurotani #55 Tanabata (available in-store) for the cover paper, which is one of my favourite natural papers right now. I love the flecks of colour on the beautiful Japanese handmade paper. I wanted to add a little bit more colour to the inside and used the Moriki Kozo Raspberry for the end pages on both as well. I added a teal ribbon (available in-store) for a little bit of something extra. For the bookmark I covered on side of cardstock with the Kurotani #55 Tanabata and the other with the Moriki Kozo Raspberry.
I used a cardstock between the cover and end page on the soft cover book, which I also scored at the side to make it easier to write in.
I had a lot of fun making everything. It was a nice challenge for my first book binding experience.
Tags: bookbinding, bookmark, Books, craft, DIY, gifts, handmade, japanese paper, katazome, katazome-shi, kozo, morki kozo, Paper, present, tea tin, washi
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