Showing posts with label paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Playing with Paper


My husband I celebrated our 2 year anniversary last month. He's a pretty hard person to buy gifts for, he doesn't want many things and the things he does want, he buys. I had seen paper cut artists on Etsy and thought this was the perfect excuse to finally get my own custom piece.

I worked with Paper Cuts by Joe. I sent Joe a photo from our wedding and within a day he sent me a digital proof of the final piece. A week later I had the finished product. It was SO much lovelier than I had expected:


Fiddling around the interweb I found some other artists using paper is crazy ways that are just too fun not to share.

The first is a typography paper cut by Made by Julene, it makes me weak in the knees:



You can find her cuts on Etsy (of course), her website and see her latest work updated on her blog.
The instructor in my graphic design class turned me on to a paper sculpture named Peter Callesen. He takes single sheets of paper and cuts, tears and sculpts them into tiny pieces of art:



If you're looking for something a little more attainable, you can buy these delicate little paper cut pop up cards through Publique Living:


And finally, my girlfriend Amanda sent me over this link a few weeks ago. It's really incredible how the artist, Yulia Brodskaya took a hokey little paper craft, Quilling, and just blew it up! Gives me butterflies, what about you?









What artists make your heart pitter patter?




Monday, July 20, 2009

Blog Envy

What happens when you read your favorite "mommy" blog and your favorite crafter blog on the same day? Inspiration!

While getting my daily dose of Dooce.com, I really dug the wall flowers she placed above her changing table in her baby girl's nursery. They're from Umbra and just so cute. I love how they seem to float up the wall.
photocredit: Dooce.com.


The Umbra flowers reminded me of a recent post on the weddings and cookies blog (written by Renee of Ugly Kitty fame). She's experimenting with paper decor for her 2010 wedding.


Photo credit: weddingsandcookies.blogspot.com


Combine the two and *poof*! Paper wall flowers above the changing table ...






Where do you find inspiration?

Monday, November 12, 2007

Tinsel Trading

Fabulous find of the day...

http://www.tinseltrading.com/catalog/cat-paper.php

Not that I have any idea what these little paper appliques would be used for, but I must have them!