Folding Trees

Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian readers! I was hoping to share a Canada Day-related paper craft today, but I couldn’t find any good ones! (If you know of any, please leave a link in the comments.) –June

Instead, today’s project is a fun crepe paper lei from Dream A Lil Dream that would be perfect for a summery Hawaiian-themed party.

I absolutely LOVE these papier-mache floral brooches! You can find a great step-by-step tutorial by Cathy Callahan on Craft.

We’re delighted to present a quilling tutorial today contributed by Ann Martin. (If you would like to write for Folding Trees, see our Submissions page for details.)

Discover the art of paper filigree and make an elegant gold-gilded seashell or starfish pendant:

Find out how to make these projects with our tutorial:
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Here’s a creative recycling idea: the {NewNew} blog shares how to make painted beads out of pulped junk mail.

Tithi Kutchamuch has created a range of beautiful fold out jewellery.  There are 12 rings laser cut from white paper that the owner can assemble every month. Gorgeous!

Following on from our Thursday post, here’s another method to recycle magazine pages into jewellery, thanks to Kayte Terry at CraftStylish. I think this method would also look good sized up and made into a garland (Xmas 2009, anyone?).

Here is another lovely idea by Craftstylish author Diane Gilleland; recycle your old magazines into jewelry.

Don’t throw away those security envelopes with the pretty patterns inside – do what Laupre has done and recycle them into paper beads. [via Dollar Store Crafts]

Steamfashion is sharing a beautiful idea to make your own book purse.

Curbly has made a video podcast on how to make a handbag out of a recycled book or you can just read the written instructions on the bottom of the page.