this friday, i’m excited to share one of my new sponsors, famille summerbelle with you. i think you’re going to find the original paper cut artwork of famille summerbelle ever so charming! i’ve even got this amazing short film for you to watch of the artist in action. fascinating! and so patient. i think i’d be flinging exacto-blades about, but this... 
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i love the work of artist jennifer collier. jennifer focuses on creating work from recycled paper; by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching she produces unusual paper ‘fabrics’, which are used to explore the ‘remaking’ of household objects. jennifer treats paper as if it’s cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional... 
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i’ve long been a fan of heather’s, a portland-based artist and the talented designer behind frazier & wing. heather designs the most incredibly delicate and and unique craft paper mobiles and garlands, and i’m pretty sure i’ve been watching her work since i began the blog in 2006. frazier and wing has a brand new website, and pretty new mobiles... 
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today i’m super excited to share artist lisa occhipinti’s beautiful diy craft book, the repurposed library. the book features 33 projects share lisa’s unique, art-meets-craft aesthetic, as well as instructions to create your own projects and give new life to cast off books. and if perhaps you’re not super crafty, you can also find lisa’s beautiful... 
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rebecca wilson ceramic lighting. i keep stumbling upon some pretty bright stars out there in the area of home lighting design. designers seem to be getting more and more inventive and inspired with their source materials, as well as re-purposing somebody Else’s discards into some beautiful fixtures. porcelain, paper, glass, wire…you name it, they’re creating... 
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