Gorgeous New Patterned Kraft Papers from Nepal!!

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Gorgeous New Patterned Kraft Papers from Nepal!!

Friday, April 13th, 2012

We recently received a large restock shipment of our beautiful Nepalese papers. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with our supplier to create custom colour combinations just for us. I was inspired by one of our existing papers that was printed in a chalky white on a kraft coloured background and decided to have some other patterns printed in that combination.

We are very pleased with the results. We added some turquoise/kraft coloured patterns into the ladder for a bit of colour – what do you think?

Tags: kraft, Nepal, nepalese papers, new, patterned, silk screened
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Bookbinding workshop at Sister Writes with Lindsay Zier-Vogel

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

There’s an ‘aha’ moment when making books – the moment the glue and paper and illustration board become more than just glue and paper and illustration board. There’s a moment when it’s a book! And I never tire of that moment.

Earlier this summer, I was able to share that “aha” moment with a group of women through Sister Writes, a non-profit writing workshop for marginalized women in Toronto and man oh man, did we have fun!

The Paper Place donated the gorgeous Nepalese cover paper and we added bits of decorative paper to the covers.

It’s so much fun to be able to debunk the myth of bookmaking as being necessarily difficult or impossibly precise. We had such a wonderful morning and now this group of writers has a place for their newest work.

For more of Lindsay’s work, visit her website
For more about Sister Writes, please visit: www.sisterwrites.com

Tags: bookbinding, lindsay zier-vogel, nepalese papers, Sister Writes, workshop, writers
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Origami Pinwheels!

Friday, May 27th, 2011

To celebrate the spring and sunny days I decided to create my own pinwheels. All you need is a little paper, straws, and a pin.

I chose some brightly coloured nepalese paper, paper straws, and craft brads; it came together so quickly!

It’s a great craft idea to go along with a day in the park and some ice cream.
Have fun!

Tags: craft, nepalese papers, Origami, paper straws
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Box Purses- by Kaarina Talvila

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

A delightful email arrived this week from a Vancouver artist who uses our papers in her newest creation.

Take a look…

These ‘box’ purses, by Kaarina Talvila, are made primarily from recycled and reclaimed materials. She then accents them with some of our papers.

What wonderful creations!

Tags: fashion, nepalese papers, purses, recycled
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Book Binding- A Beginner’s Project

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

This week I was determined to bind myself a book. I am a complete beginner to the whole process so I made sure to use a straight forward, and clear instructional book for my first project.

Bookcraft by Heather Weston is a wonderful resource for anyone looking to learn the basics of book binding.

Not only are there a number of simple and classic projects, but the entire book starts with an amazing introduction outlining all the materials and tools needed, with pictures!

I had great fun choosing my papers and gathering all the supplies …