Archive for September 2012

Build little pigs from paper

Pigs! These wee papertoys made me smile. Download the templates from Toxic Paper Factory and assemble your own.

My mom (known as Grandma G in the comments around here) sent over photos of pouches she made using the Triple-Zip Pouch tutorial from A Qui...

Recently I ordered some laser toner reactive foil . It's metallic foil that will adhere to the toner on laser prints when it's heate...

Catherine at Design Editor experimented with making oversized black-and-white prints for cheap. She photographed a couple of her vintage ca...

I've been wondering what kind of protective coating to use on origami, paper jewelry, or other paper projects—something that would make ...

Since we're on the topic of sticking labels on stuff, check out the printable poison labels Cathe Holden made for Country Living. Downl...

I learned something new: milk doubles as glue. Use it for jam; use it for beer! It's easy and cheap, and dries nearly clear! (Sorry; aft...

Bigmouth, a "font experiment" by Timo Kuilder, is a free download available here at Behance. (When you get there, click the word ...

Some things are worth making, even if you can't quite figure out what they're good for. I've folded origami books from a single ...

Need to kill some time? Take the HomeGoods Stylescope quiz . You'll get a diagnosis, some tips, and a photo you can download and use as ...

Something happy came in the mail yesterday: an iPad skin from Lucky Skins . They sell decals for phones, tablets, laptops, and mp3 players, ...

Presentation is half the battle, so if anybody is interested in making yesterday's hoop earrings to give as presents, here's a litt...

My practical self tends to buy only silver earrings since they match everything. But it would be good to add some color, so I made a few bea...

Illustrator Helen Dardik has created another batch of free, printable bookplates in her signature style. Grab these quirky critters right he...

This has been a fun week, work-wise—I finalized logos and business cards for a few different clients, plus two websites that I designed went...

Here's an origami jewelry experiment that's useful if you're broke, or if your eyeballs enjoy looking at folded paper. (Speaking...