The Sunday Paper Blog

April 29, 2017

Paper Talk

The Sunday Paper #156, April 30

Paper of the Week: Withdrawn Book Paper

You have to look up to see this, and thankfully it caught my eye as I walked through the University of Iowa library last week. From the …

April 23, 2017

Historic Paper

The Sunday Paper #155, April 23, 2017

Paper of the Week: Historic Paper


I was traveling this past week, and one of my stops was at the University of Iowa Special Collections Library. It amazes me that you can make …

April 16, 2017

Snow Bunny

The Sunday Paper #154, April 16, 2017

Paper of the Week: Mingei


If you have a copy of the Twelve Months of Paper Calendar, have you created your Woven Paper Lantern yet? This project features two subtle yet gorgeous …

April 8, 2017

Flock

The Sunday Paper #153, April 9, 2017

Paper of the Week: Flocked Paper


In the olden days, flocked paper – paper with a velvety raised pattern – was used as wallpaper. Today there are decorative flocked papers on the market. …

April 1, 2017

Lokta Paper

The Sunday Paper #152, April 2, 2017

Paper of the Week: Bendable Paper


We’re exploring bendable paper in my online class this week. When you embed wire between sheets of paper, it becomes a new malleable material: paper can stand …

March 25, 2017

Green Banana Paper

The Sunday Paper #151, March 26, 2017

Paper of the Week: Green Banana Paper

This is one of the coolest (handmade) paper companies and products I’ve come across… ever! Green Banana Paper wallets are like leather, but without the cruelty. …

March 18, 2017

S… T… E… Art… M

The Sunday Paper #150, March 19, 2017

Paper of the Week: Vellum

Vellum is probably the first translucent paper I discovered. It has a wonderful crisp quality that makes it perfect for cutting and folding. This project will be featured …

March 11, 2017

It's a Wrap!

The Sunday Paper #149, March 12, 2017

Paper of the Week: Wrapping Paper

I’m not certain that this is wrapping paper, but I don’t know what else to call it. You know those single printed sheets of maps, birds, butterflies, …

March 4, 2017

Keep America Beautiful

The Sunday Paper #148, March 5, 2017

Paper of the Week: The 50 Card Project

Melanie Mowinski made a card of FDR’s Four Freedoms on Inauguration Day. By the end of the three-color limited edition of 100 cards she decided …

February 25, 2017

Paper Windows

The Sunday Paper #147, February 19, 2017

Paper of the Week: PaperLove e-course

Here’s another papery online course that you might be interested in!

Registration is now open for Rachel Hazell’s PaperLove – starts 6th March 2017

Rachel believes that …