DIY Projects, Crafts, & Paper Fun
Make this paper haunted house and turn it into a custom-designed haunted mansion or even an entire village! You can mix-and-match buildings to create your own Halloween creation! It’s time for autumn leaves, warm cider, and haunted houses! To celebrate the season, I’ve designed a set of paper haunted house lanterns that you can use…
Make paper dog or puppy boxes for fun! These make great gifts, too! As I mentioned recently, I’ve adopted a new rescue puppy! So it’s no surprise that I’ve got dogs and puppies on my mind. In addition to making a DIY pet gate, I came up with a way to make paper dog boxes…
Make this beautiful paper rose arbor that is also a pretty luminary. This paper lantern would be perfect for a wedding, romantic centerpiece, or even just a little farmhouse decor. A few years ago we built an pretty arbor on the side of our house. It’s where I put the stenciled stepping stone I made…
Make miniature paper roses for fun paper craft projects and decorations. These tiny paper roses look surprisingly realistic and are easy to make. At this point, it’s no secret I love paper roses. I’ve made a real-size paper rose and two giant paper roses (my spellbound rose and my winter rose). But when I went to…
This DIY house gift card holder is perfect for home owners, for house warmings, and for just sending love from your home to theirs! Grab the free cut file and pattern to make your own. Who doesn’t love a good gift card? I know I love to give gift cards to my friends and family….
Make crepe paper peony flowers that look so realistic you’ll forget they’re not real. Crepe peonies make gorgeous home decor, party decorations, and gift toppers. Every year I look forward to one special day. The day that my peony bushes bloom. It’s usually the first week of June — this year it was a few…
Summer is coming up fast, and that means concerts in the park, outdoor weddings, and romantic strolls. And there’s nothing quite like a pretty summer gazebo to make each of these things extra special. To celebrate this, I designed a paper gazebo luminary for all the hopeful romantics like me out there. This would also…
DIY Paper Flowers Book is a great resource for fun and easy flower designs! Last spring I was approached by a book publisher to create a sweet little book about paper flowers. I thought that sounded like fun, and a great way to reach more people passionate about paper crafts. So I created and designed…
Make paper lily flowers to welcome in spring and enjoy year after year! Spring is here! I am a big fan of Easter Lillies and I think they herald in spring with their pretty white, trumpet-shaped petals and lush green leaves. But, inevitably, they don’t last. So I like to make paper flowers, like my…
Spring is coming, my friends! I feel it in the air, even if there is still snow outside my window. Birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and the first plant shoots are coming up in my garden. Almost exactly 21 years ago today, I was enjoying spring in Japan, where I had recently arrived…
