Faerie lanterns to make . . .

sweet faerie lanterns for the little ones to make here

Golden Book Gown . . .

Ever fascinated by children's picture books & stories

I was amazed to come across this stunning

 "Golden Book gown" 

Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled

and discarded children’s Golden Books.

Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?

by Ryan Jude Novelline

Sue Griffiths, tiny paper dress creations

 Welcome to the magical world of Sue Griffiths

"Messie Jessie"

and her delightful paper dress assemblage art creations.

She works with  work with mixed media and collage .  

and says "Being somewhat of a magpie, my work frequently features

found objects, recycled jewellery, beads and fabrics."

Find her here on Etsy

Website, and blog and Facebook

Scroll paintings . . .

Incredible scroll paintings of

Hadieh Shafie

each painting constructed from thousands of strips of paintings.

She says "I want the viewer to be captured by the overall presence of the work

and to be moved by the play of color and texture across the surface of each piece."

paper houses . . .

Paper house lights

from 

The Hutch Studio

Eric Standley, paper windows . . .

 I had to do a double take at

Eric Standley’s stunning paper creations.

Made from thousands of pieces of laser cut paper

layered to create amazing stained glass effect windows.

Paper Christmas trees to make . . .

You all must know how I love re-cycling

well these sweet christmas tree decorations

are just a perfect example.

The lovely Jules shows how to make them

over on her blog   "Adventures in Thread" 

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For those of you on Facebook,  every Friday
I feature a make it  "Project for the weekend"  
on my facebook page here if you're interested.
also lots of other arty, crafty hints, tips & inspirations.
It would be lovely to see you there !

Paper muchrooms to make . . .

loving this tutorial for 

making these wee mushrooms

here

Seed faces . . .

looove this idea

" Seed faces"   

from

Kelsey Pikes sustainable paper studio

made from recycled paper, each face is

 " stuffed full of organic, heirloom eatin' sprouting seeds"

re-cycling old albums . . .

I love re-cycling old items and so fell in love with this idea

A step by srep how to turn an antique photo album 

into an expanding file for letters, receipts, and other important documents.

see here

PS: Im really back this time folksies, i got waylaid getting all teary

at my newly emptied nest, after 30yrs of having children at home

its taken me by suprise!  Keeping busy seems to be a great distraction x

paper mache sculpture . . .

sculptures by

David Farrer

he specialises in trophy heads

made from paper mache.

Paper beads to make . . .

Do you fancy a go at making your own beads

these lovelies are made from paper.

Find out how here!

paper clay art doll . . .

by

ooakningyo

beautiful detail 

made in Japanese paper clay.

Stone angels . . .

Stone Angels

wallpaper

from a selection from

Mineheart

Paper flowers. . . .

to make  . . .

a stunning paper rose ring

here

Like clockwork . . .

"Clockwork Love"

amazing intricate & adorable

Paper clockwork heart pendants

by

Frank Tjepkema

(discovered over at daily art muse)

Seed bombs . . .

Plantable paper seed bombs

from

recycled ideas

cookie boxes to make . . .

I love the idea of making these

town house cookie boxes! 

see instructions here.

fox in the forest . . .

stunning paper cuts by

Lucrezia Bieler

perfect paper birds . . .

Paper birds

by

Diana Beltran Herrera.