Recycled Paper Crafts
Scrap Paper Projects: Ways to Use Up Leftover Paper
Sort offcuts by size, then put them to work: a strip mosaic card front, punched shapes, collage material, test pieces and tags, plus what is not worth keeping.
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Card Making
How to Make a Pop-Up Card: The Simple Box Mechanism
Two parallel cuts and three creases make a box that stands up when the card opens. Build a 4.25 × 5.5 in card with three stepped pop-ups and a clean cover.
Paper Home Decor
How to Make a Paper Wreath With Layered Leaves
A cardboard ring covered in creased, overlapping paper leaves. Change the colors and the same wreath suits any season.
Easy Paper Crafts
Paper Weaving for Adults: A Woven Paper Mat, Step by Step
Cut slits in one sheet, weave strips of a second color through them, and finish with a crisp two-color checkered mat 8 inches square.
Paper Home Decor
Paper Wall Art: A Geometric 3D Piece for Your Wall
Sixteen low paper pyramids on a ruled board make a quiet relief that changes with the light. Each module needs two scored lines and one cut.
Seasonal Paper Crafts
How to Cut Paper Snowflakes With True Six-Point Symmetry
Real snow crystals have six sides, and one fold makes the difference. Fold a square into a 60° wedge, plan the cuts, and open out a snowflake with six true points.
Easy Paper Crafts
How to Make Paper Rosettes (Accordion-Fold Medallions)
Fold a long strip into even pleats, join it into a ring and press it flat. Here is how strip width and length set the size of a paper rosette.
Paper Art
Paper Quilling for Beginners: Basic Shapes and a First Design
Learn to roll an even coil, pinch it into the five basic quilling shapes, and assemble a small six-point medallion.
Paper Home Decor
DIY Paper Lanterns: A Clean, Modern Cut-Paper Lantern
One sheet of cardstock, ruled cuts and a battery LED tea light make a calm, architectural lantern for a shelf or table.
Paper Gift Crafts
Paper Gift Tags and Toppers: Tags, Bows and Bands
Three flat finishing touches for a wrapped present: luggage-style tags with reinforced holes, a six-loop bow built from paper strips, and a paper band in place of ribbon.
Paper Gift Crafts
How to Make a Paper Gift Box With a Lid
Two squares of cardstock, eight score lines and a few corner cuts make a sturdy lidded box. Includes the two measuring rules that let you size it for any gift.
Paper Home Decor
How to Make a Paper Garland: Circles, Flags and Geometric Shapes
Three ways to make a paper garland about six feet long: glued or sewn circles, folded flags on twine and simple geometric shapes.