Tag Archives: papercut

  • Start by cutting paper.

    After recently posting about the papercut of a KolKol bush that I made in the Norval Sculpture garden (read about it here), it occurred to me that not everyone knows that a lot of Skinny laMinx designs started with cut paper. Some of them – like the Pincushion Protea that I cut in my studio …

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  • FlowerFields papercut

    History lesson: Flower Fields

    The origin of our classic Flower Fields print.

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  • Gift tag

    How to make cute gift tags

    You’ll need card, thin coloured paper (I used origami paper), scissors, a stamp pad, lino and cutting tools. Carve your stamp from the lino. If you’ve been to one of my workshops on this, you’ll know exactly how to do this! If not, try carving a soft material like an eraser. Cut two circles from …

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  • Cutout group

    Imaginary friends

    Over the last year or so, you may have spotted the reverse paper dolls I’ve been making in my studio on a Making Friday. Just for fun, I’ve been drawing a person, then cutting out an item of their clothing to hold over a patterned background, inventing new outfits for them. It’s fun seeing how …

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  • Making friday nap

    Making Friday: Fending off the snooze

    The only thing to do to avoid succumbing to the lure of the snooze,  is to just MAKE something. Anything!

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