paper weaving

ALL spring classes at beehive tried their hands at paper weaving. 
It's tricky, but once you get the hang of it...  oooooo la la!  
A beautiful collection of color and focus. 
YAY beehive kids! 

boheme circus

clever colorful tags with 

washi tape

and stamps

 and fun.

LOVE me some

 boheme circus,

endless inspiration.

Under the tree

Fun festive 

gift wrapping ideas

 and inspiration.

All images from  pinterest .

Psst! check out these giveaway goodies

 

Seriously folksies, THIS is a great giveaway. 

Discover Paper has put together a ginormous holiday gift guide

 and outta sight giveaway.

My favs-

 the Retro calendar, 

 the Uppercase subscription and 

 coolie watercolor postcards.

Check it out for yourself at 

discover paper's holiday guide, 

and while your there peruse the blog, 

chock- full of great ideas and inspiration.  

                     YAY!

PAPER Lanterns

We made these gorgeous paper lanterns last week during All Things Paper.
Three layers (let each layer dry over night)  of white tissue brushed onto a balloon with mostly white glue thinned with water. The last layer we added was a glittered white tissue.   
We had 3 ft. dowels (we've used long sticks which I still think is my fav) and wrapped them up with colored tissue strips.


Bakers twine, a needle and some clever stitching secured the lantern to the dowel. 


Beautiful, delicate, glowing orbs.. my summertime favorite.

Jennifer Collier

...by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching I produce unusual paper ‘fabrics’, which are used to explore the ‘remaking’ of household objects. the papers are treated as if cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. the papers themselves serve as both the inspiration and the media for my work, with the narrative of the books and papers suggesting the forms.  

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A Needle Pulling Thread

                                                      Fun paper garland productivity
                                           until Belle found me out and fancied playing with the string.
                                               Eli is home, helping me with signage for the shop.

TGIT

                                                                                                                art by GABBY age 5

Paper Houses

We designed these paper house (lanterns) for an event in Boston last spring. 

I have been wanting to make them with the children at Beehive since. 

It's a tricky project with precise cutting of dowels and paper, 

the Advanced Art Exploration Class ( 9-14 yrs) was a perfect fit.

A sneak peak today of the materials, pattern, and assemblage.