Bookish Thursday: The Paper Home

Date: 2008.04.17 | Category: Bookish Thursday, Knitting Without Needles | Tags:

Today we switch gears a bit to take a look at a book of a different craft!The Paper Home: Side Tables, Clocks, Bowls, and Other Home Projects Made from Paper  by Labeena Ishaque just came out last week. It is not my usual craft, playing with paper, but this book certainly caught my eye!

Ms. Ishaque offers a great volume full of stunning paper crafts for the home. I marvel that these items are made from mere paper and cardboard! From a retro wall clock, to photo frames and albums and even furniture this book shows us the real versatility that is paper!

The initial section of the book covers the basics, everything you need to know to work with paper and make stunning projects for your home. Layering and weaving, cutting and piercing, and folding and pleating are among the techniques covered in this how to section. The project section then follows these lines, offering several projects that apply to each technique.

I will definitely be adding a few of these projects to my summer queue, I especially think that wall clock would be stunning on the expanse of bare wall that is in my living room! And who doesn’t need a unique paper bowl to hold a bit of their yarn stash creatively?

Consider paper crafting if you are looking for something new.. and if you do let The Paper Home be your guide!