All Things Paper

Thank you for visiting All Things Paper for the past fifteen (!!!) years. That's right, it launched in the spring of 2009. So, here's to another 15? It could happen! There is never a shortage of ...

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It's been several years since Licia Politis's winning entries in the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show competition have been highlighted here, so it's high time to rectify that. And easy too, beca...

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With Earth Day on the horizon, it's no coincidence that recent blog posts here at All Things Paper have referenced it. First, we celebrated the work of a cardboard artist and next, a new book of...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/04/masu-eco-friendly-gift-wrap-and-cards.html

A few months ago I alerted readers to an upcoming and beautiful hardcover book, The Soul of Gift Wrapping . If you enjoy wrapping presents and appreciate the use of recycled and repurposed materi...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/04/cupcake-liner-flower.html

I was wowed when images of AnDee Lumsden 's realistic cardboard sculptures and unique cardboard beads began showing up in my Instagram feed. A number of her pieces look good enough to eat... of c...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/03/andee-lumsden-cardboard-sculpture.html

I can't wait until you see the gigantic quilled installation that Mini Heipapper and her team of helpers created for BXSea Aquarium that recently opened at the Bintaro Jaya Xchange Mall in South...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/03/gigantic-undersea-quilling.html

It's time for a paper jewelry round up... one of my favorite types of posts to assemble. A few of these international jewelry creatives are new to me and this blog, while others have been feature...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/03/paper-jewelry-artists.html

Every now and then, discovering and featuring one paper artist will lead me to another... that's exactly what happened in the case of today's artist, Esther Finch. You might remember Rogene Manas...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/02/paper-collage-artist-esther-finch.html

It's been a full year since I last rounded up a collection of tempting papercraft kits , so let's have a look at my latest finds.  

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/02/papercraft-kits.html

It was about a year ago that I first broached the subject of artificial intelligence as it relates to paper art on this blog. Sharing the link across social media created a rush of strong opinio...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/02/ai-paper-art-james-gerde.html

I hadn't planned to do two posts in a row about making quilled greeting cards (here's the previous one ), but I took a good look at the calendar and realized Valentine's Day is fast approaching....

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/02/quilled-valentines.html

Back in the days of yore when I was thinking I might shop around another book of quilling projects to publishers, I came up with a batch of quilled cards to have at the ready. The idea was abando...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2024/01/quilled-card-ideas.html

A newsletter reader alerted me to the paper clay art of Rogene Manas and I'm very glad she did. The simple wonder that is paper clay hasn't been featured often enough on the blog... I'm happy to...

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Here's a really simple, yet unoriginal project that you may have seen countless places if you're an experienced paper quiller - a sculpted paper brooch. However, when I was a brand new to quillin...

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Twice a year or so, I like to round up newly published or soon to be released books about paper craft and paper art. Read on to learn about nine enticing titles that just might have you dipping i...

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I hope that the new year is off to a great start for you! But before the glow of the holidays fades completely, here's my annual look back at papery things given and received during the festive s...

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In the P.S. of my most recent newsletter I mentioned that I intended to make paper ornaments over the weekend for which I would use wrapping paper scraps. Well, typing it held me accountable and ...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2023/12/paper-ornaments.html

If you're looking for a handmade gift for the paper lover in your life - or perhaps for your paper-loving self - I've rounded up unique items made by some of my favorite paper artists. While it's...

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Each year around this time I like to think of something Christmassy to make and share as a tutorial. This past weekend inspiration struck when I spotted a silvertone tree ornament at a J.Jill sto...

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I'm all for giving readers what they want... last week's post about altered book snowmen proved to be popular so here's a round up of artisan-made tree ornaments that I have a feeling will be eq...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2023/11/paper-ornaments.html

A blog commenter asked if I could help with finding a book page snowman to display in her home. Because I love going down the rabbit hole when it comes to searching for paper projects, her reques...

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Longtime readers will be familiar with the stylish origami jewelry made by Renata Mayumi Fukuda in Leipzig, Germany as I've featured her fine work a number of times here on the blog. She wrote to...

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Look away if you must, but because it's Halloween I can't help but show you these realistic and very cool specimens that I came across at Moth & Myth , a wildly popular laser cut paper shop.  ...

https://www.allthingspaper.net/2023/10/halloween-paper-art-moth-and-myth.html

In case you've never come across the lovely quilling that Miriam of Miriam's Quilling in Târgovişte, Romania creates, I know you'll enjoy being introduced to her art. I can only imagine the hou...

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Truth be told, one of the reasons I love this blogging gig to which I've assigned myself is that I'm able to meet artists all over the world without ever leaving my desk. Say what you want about ...

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