With Valentine's Day and Easter coming up, two holidays that are fun to give little gifts to the people we love, here is a fun little project that you can fill with chocolates and other goodies.
Click on the image to enlarge and read how to make a little gift tote bag from a paper bag and a bit of ribbon. This project is from the new book:
Self-made Stationery: Handmade Goods Designed By Me
By
Kazumi Udagawa
Stationery and other paper products have become not only valuable necessities, but also fashionable goods for artists, designers, students, and all enthusiasts who love paper. Self-made Stationery presents a wonderful array of unique and attractive design ideas for creating your own special stationery and paper products. This book is filled with many photographs and step-by-step illustrations that will guide you in making your stationery crafts. You will be surprised by how your creative skills can be enhanced.Kazumi Udagawa (Japan) graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo. As a designer, she has worked for a sundry goods maker and focused on product planning and development to start up a goods store. Currently, she is a designer for various home products, supplies, and design projects. She also creates illustrations for books and magazines.
If you liked this paper clip bookmark check out this fun way to make a pocket out of a coffee filter also from Self-made Stationery: Handmade Goods Designed By Me.
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