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Tips for Folding Paper into Origami Objects
Origami really allows you to be creative. As well as following models, you can always expand or adapt them, or follow your impulse and create your own designs from scratch. Here are some simple tips to [more…]
Origami Kit For Dummies Cheat Sheet (UK Edition)
The ancient art of origami – or paper-folding – is fun, challenging and therapeutic. The humble sheet of paper is transformed when you use it for origami, and the possibilities for models are endless. [more…]
Journaling in Your Scrapbook
A good scrapbook is more than just pages with photographs and mementos, it's a record of events, which means that your journaling skills get to shine as well as your creative skills. To encourage your [more…]
How to Get Started Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is an opportunity to preserve personal and family memories. To get started, gather the photos and mementos that will help make your scrapbook a continuing joy. Use the tips in the following [more…]
How to Discover Your Scrapbooking Style
Scrapbooking is more than gathering photos and writing captions, it's an art form that reflects your personal style. Use the tips in the following list to help develop and polish your unique scrapbooking [more…]
Taking Good Pictures and Preserving Them in Your Scrapbook
Photographs are the predominant items in your scrapbook, so knowing how to take good photos and how to preserve them adds value and longevity to your scrapbooks. The following list offers tips for taking [more…]
How to Choose the Right Materials and Tools for Scrapbooking
If you want your scrapbooks to stand the ravages of time — and that's the whole point of scrapbooking, isn't it? — you need to choose your materials and tools carefully. The following list offers advice [more…]
Scrapbooking For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Scrapbooking is an engrossing hobby that helps preserve — and create — memories. To be a good scrapbooker, you need to get organized; gather the right materials and tools; pay attention to the stories [more…]
Items for Your Paper Engineering Toolbox
Paper engineering is a fascinating hobby and relatively inexpensive. To get started, you only need a few tools for your toolbox. Remember to get the best scissors you can, along with these supplies: [more…]
Converting Paper Weights
Knowing a paper’s weight is important when working on paper engineering and pop-up designs because the thickness of the paper is the feature that most defines its stiffness. Finding the weight of a piece [more…]
Materials for Your Paper Engineering Workshop
When you’re organizing your workspace for creating paper engineering and pop-up projects, it’s a great idea to have a variety of items within reach. So, when you visit a craft store, keep an eye out for [more…]
Drawing Your Paper Engineering and Pop-up Designs
If you’re marking your card with a pencil and ruler rather than designing on your computer, you can do a few things to help the process and keep things neat. Keep the following paper engineering and pop-up [more…]
Paper Engineering and Pop-ups For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Paper engineering and pop-ups is a fun hobby and you only need a few supplies to get started and create intricate, fun designs. Knowing the thickness of the paper you're working with helps when you're [more…]
