Posts tagged: paper-cutting
Making pictorial snowflakes
By DIY Maven
These snowflake designs are quite remarkable. If you examine them closely, you'll see pictures in them. Easy to make out are the seahorses and fish pictured above. Also easy to spot are these hearts, but note the 'love border'.
A little trickier yet is 'Joy' spelled out in the one below. The maker has included not only the folding and cutting methods but examples of the patterns he used as well. Again, remarkable. For the entire tutorial, » READ MORE
Curbly Video Podcast: How To Make Picture Perfect Paper Snowflakes.
By Chrisjob
A piece of paper. A scissors. A scant five minutes. The results?
Holiday magic!
How to Make Intricate Paper Cuttings.
By ChrisjobHeather, an illustrator and designer from Cape Town, offers a how-to for creating these fine and incredibly detailed paper cuttings. Be sure to check out the rest of her site and Etsy shop for more ideas and inspiration.
From paper to asphalt shingles...the guillotine is best.
By DIY MavenOkay, so after my last paper project, I decided to treat myself to a guillotine paper cutter to make life a bit easier. (I have a large rotary cutter, but they don’t work well cutting small pieces of paper.) I didn’t want anything big or, for that matter, expensive. A trip to my favorite office supply store turned up this very handy little Fiskars Mini Euro By Pass Paper Trimmer ($14.99).
Last night, as I was showing MWT my new toy, he told » READ MORE
