When I first spotted the paper art of Karen Lampard, I admired her eye for detail and the care she puts into creating beautiful things with simple supplies, often including upcycled paper.The photos she shares on Instagram enticed me to reach out and ask if she would tell us about her art journey. I'm happy to say she agreed... so enjoy!

Paper artist, how-to book author, and teacher Helen Hiebert of Helen Hiebert Studio has created a Twelve Months of Paper Calendar for the past three years. These gift-worthy calendars are filled with fun paper projects for the whole family to create together. I invited her to tell us about the newest edition for 2019 and am happy to say it includes a quilled project designed by yours truly!

Each time I catch up on paper jewelry artists I've made a note to feature, I come across more. Mind you, I'm not complaining as I'm forever happy to round up photos of marvelous handmade examples! This time there's a mix of thought-provoking pieces and some that are simply light and fun. We'll mix them up and start with playful ones... balls and blocks, but with a definite artistic slant.

Years ago I was a member of an online quilling group where I met Nandini Acharya Rao who lives in Dubai. The group disbanded eventually, but she and I have always stayed in touch via Facebook. Recently, Nandini posted photos of a huge - no, HUGE - quilling project that she was involved with in recent months.

It's been awhile since my last paper jewelry post... not because I didn't want to do another; heck no, it's one of my favorite topics! Just thought I'd better give other types of paper art and craft a fair shake, but fear not, because I've been saving up lots of beauties to showcase today.

The following is a guest post by Kariana Leinbach. She is sharing it in response to your comments about her amazing quilled orchestra.
Hi, everyone! Thank you for your kind comments and interest in my orchestra model. Many of you requested a tutorial on how to make the instruments... a 3D quilled violin topped the list. As a bonus, I am including the measurements for a quilled cello (in italics), since the building processes are very similar and it was also requested by quite a few of you. If you have questions or run into  trouble with the tutorial, comment below. I would love to see the instruments you make, so please feel free to send me photos of your work via my Facebook page, Symphony in Paper.

If you've been watching the hit TV show Making It, you may have enjoyed (as I did) the Faster Craft Challenge in Episode 5 that featured natural lighting - no spoilers here, but wow! Paper and lamps have long gone hand in hand since shades are often made of paper, thus lighting is something I've featured fairly frequently here on All Things Paper, however, it's been a while since we last visited Etsy to discover the latest examples. Let's go!

It's always exciting when a product is launched into the world of paper, and I suspect many of you who share my paper enthusiasm will enjoy an introduction to NEENAH Cotton Papers. This new line from Neenah Paper was created especially for letterpress design, modern correspondence, and events with gravitas.