There's nothing like a handy kit when you're ready to tackle a new paper craft or share a hobby you already love with someone you think might enjoy it too. Popular paper artist Zahra Ammar and her business partner Tasneem of My Creative Camp have created a Beginner's Quilling Kit that's ideal for children as young as age 8, yet a fun way for adults to learn to quill as well.   As I told Zahra when she first contacted me about the kit, it fills an empty niche... the projects are an appealing way to interest girls and boys in quilling now that the Klutz Twirled Paper book/kit is no longer being produced.      Supply-wise, the kit features 500+ acid-free, 1/4" quilling strips, glue, slotted tool, needle tool, tweezers and circle board along with card stock pieces, paper frames, and blank cards. There are also six tubes of glitter and a clear storage box. Reference materials include a colorful instructions booklet, laminated shape chart, and a quick start guide. 

I'm such an admirer of paper cutter, sculptor, and miniaturist, Silvina De Vita . Not only does she have a musical sounding name and a smile that matches her joie de vivre, but Silvina's story is an interesting one. And it's made all the more enjoyable thanks to highlights of her busy life that she shares with entertaining captions via social media.   Nautical Paper Craft Kit As a mother of three young sons her hands are full, yet Silvina's Etsy shop, My Papercut Forest , did more than just survive during the past year; it thrived! This was due in large part to people staying at home and looking for ways to feel creative... her irresistible paper craft kits for adults were just the ticket to help with that.    Greenhouse Paper Craft Kit   The expanding business meant building a supportive team to help get orders out the door... Silvina enlisted the help of a college student and a neighbor, along with her eldest son who mastered the laser cutter, and her husband who hand

Origamist Christine Kirk of Paper Meditations was in the Artist Spotlight here at All Things Paper last month and later wrote to tell me she has a new folded paper wall art design that you can easily make via a tutorial (and four sheets of scrapbook paper!) that is listed in her Etsy shop ... just in time to freshen up your home for spring or to give as a Mother's Day gift.   Enjoy this look at the variety of origami wall art Christine created recently while she tells us how she goes about designing with paper. "To explain my process in a nutshell I would say that I play with paper! Just ask my family about this. If I am within arm’s length of a piece of paper, then I am probably folding it. Napkins, receipts, and those paper place mats you get in a diner are all fair game.   Paper naturally does cool things. Remember when you were a kid in school and you were taught how to make a paper lantern? You just needed to cut a few straight lines into a folded piece of construction

A few months ago I was taken by the elegance of the paper art Dr. Bharathi Supramaniam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was posting on Instagram. These on-edge quilled Ss, for example, have definite similarities as her light, fresh style is evident, but subtle nuances set them apart.   I love the placement of tiny curved paper strips to convey a beak, eye, and feathers, not to mention the way a skeleton leaf perfectly completes the body of this regal swan. And for the S shown below, she placed a small paper flower to fill the lower half of the S while the quilled swirls impart a sense of movement. Bharathi has also posted a series of on-edge numbers that seem ready to take flight. Digging deeper on her Instagram feed, I found that in addition to quilling she is also a paper cutter, 3D model maker, and creator of stunning gigantic paper flowers.      Enjoy getting to know Bharathi, or DrB as she is also called: When and how did you first discover quilling? I accidentally bumped into paper q

Spring is here and if you're like me, you enjoy bringing out your warm weather clothes and thinking about how to accessorize each outfit to give it a fresh look. Natalie Monday of Monday Morning Press designs paper earrings and necklaces in so many attention-grabbing styles, colors, and patterns, I'm always spotting something in the shop that will bring an updated vibe to my wardrobe.         Her handmade jewelry is incredibly unique... original, vibrant, and made to last. Not only are the earrings and pendants surprisingly lightweight, but the findings Natalie chooses are nickel free.    There's no need to worry about being caught in April showers because the paper - actually it's sturdy card and sometimes chipboard - is protected with a matte fixative.      Some styles include textured patterns she designs and then presses on an antique letterpress. Others feature printed segments of her father's paintings (example below). He's Kevin Deck on Instagram. By