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Making kirigami with handmade paper is easy and the results can be elegant or quirky depending on your choices. Whether you are using your handmade paper to make into kirigami or adding kirigami pieces into your handmade paper, the results are beautiful. "So what is kirigami?" you may ask. Kirigami is the combination of folding and cutting paper to make designs. Most of us have made paper snowflakes. That is a form of kirigami. First, you fold the paper and then you cut elements from the folds. Unfolding the piece reveals the pattern. There are two parts to this article: Part One - Making kirigami Part Two - Incorporating kirigami in your handmade paper. Materials: recycled materials to make paper Arnold Grummer's medium hand mold basin for water Couch sheets blender scissors with thin, sharp blades Video tutorials to watch: How to Make Paper: Surface Embedment How to Make Paper: Sheet Layering Instructions: Making Kirigami: Kirigami involv...

Origami coin purses are fun to make and with stenciling, they really shine. You can carry coins or use them as a package for small gifts.   When I was a child a friend of the family brought back matching purses like these for my sister and I. We loved opening and closing them, saving our pennies for candy and displaying them as cherished items.   For the papermaker, they are a quick and easy way to showcase your beautiful paper. With or without the stenciling, your handmade paper will be a real hit.   Supply List: handmade paper ( see video How to Make Paper: Basic Steps in Papermaking  ) Medium Pour Handmold  is perfect for a small coin purse or container for small bits and pieces Large Pour Handmold  is the best size for making holders for gift cards stencils used Ornamental Petals Screen Stencil by Gwen Lafleur  Decorative Medallion Stencil   by Gwen Lafleur  Decorative Folk Flower Stencil by Gwen L...

© Anne Rita Taylor 2016 We had interesting themes when we swapped handmade books online a few years ago. It was always fun seeing what each person made. The books had content, except when we would have a Blank Book Exchange or a How-To Book Binding. The How-To Book Binding theme always received the most participation! We included the paper and instructions. I sent the Ribbon Binding - pretty and an easy book to make. It requires only 4 pages with a cover, plus a good amount of ribbon. Especially good for using leftover hand-made paper scraps. Supplies:  Arnold Grummer Paper Making supplies .  Arnold Grummer Paper Making how-to . Cover: 5 1/2 by 8 inches, folded in half to 4 inches by 5 1/2 inches Paper : 4 pages 5 1/2 by 8 inches, also folded in half - I used stationery with roses on the edges Pretty Hand-made paper: 3 by 4 inches - Paper that I made with flower inclusions Optional paper for framing the handmade paper on the cover: 2 1/2 by 3...