More Mizuhiki Box Decorations
May 30
Here are more mizuhiki box decorations from yesterday’s post.To me, mizuhiki and chiyogami are perfect versatile items that can pretty much dress up anything you like. Combine the two and you get a truly beautiful and unique look every time.Use and resuse them for different things, whether you want it for gift wrapping, a fashion accessory, stationery decoration or home decor, they...
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 63 – Mizuhiki for Box Decoration
May 29
I was happy to look through my remaining mizuhiki and gift boxes from Japan today. I really love the design and color combinations of mizuhiki and how quickly they add a beautiful decorative look to pretty much anything. My favorite of course is combining it with chiyogami for gift boxes:I’ll post more mizuhiki gift box decorations tomorrow...
Easy Greeting Card Project – Silhouettes
Mar 12
In an effort to reduce waste and purchasing new materials for projects, I’ll try to post different project ideas for you to try at home. I’m sure if you searched your home, you would find a wide range of scrap paper from packages, old newspapers, magazines, flyers, wrapping paper etc… No matter the size, one of the simplest decorative things you can make is a...
Greeting Card Project: Chiyogami Puzzle Piece Embellishments
Mar 09
As you may know by now, I love Chiyogami. I’ve made many different things with chiyogami and always keep little scaps in a box for later use. If you have scraps of decorative paper or just want to recycle some leftover paper, here’s a great greeting card project that anyone can do, for any occasion. First, get a bunch of little scraps along with a large sheet of heavy...
Stunning chiyogami
Nov 01
While by now all of you know how much I love this paper, this is one example of the more beautiful versions of chiyogami that I would never dream to make something out of, only frame and hang in my home. This chiyogami was almost a meter long and had the most beautiful colours (sadly, I couldn’t capture it well enough for you). I decided to send it to my parents as a gift….and they...