Category: General

Craft Table Display Box

Last night I got to pondering how to display my wares.  I’ve got a little spinning rack, that I had hung my bottles from with tiny clothespins.  I like it, but it’s not actually eye-catching, when surrounded by a billion cuter things.  I wandered through the house, eyeballing everything, evaluating its potential for displaying my…

Focus Shift – Bottles and Magic

I’ve shifted focus, away from my paper carousels, for a few reasons.  Honestly, they need a lot more refinement and visual appeal, and in the past year I’ve been diagnosed with Essential Tremor, which makes it a lot harder to deal with tiny little fiddly bits, like weeding the tiny pieces of cardstock out of…

Halloween Carousel! Yes!

YOU GUYS. HALLOWEEN. I need to make a Halloween carousel. In black cardstock, of course. You could put one of those little flickering LED tea lights in the middle, in orange cellophane, and oooooh it would be so spooky! If you want your preorder to be a Halloween carousel instead of a normal one, just…

Horse Carousel

Did you know that other popular names for the carousel are jumper, horseabout and flying horses? My favorite, though, is “horse tornado” – what you get when someone for whom English is a second language doesn’t know what it’s called! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/other-names-for-things_n_5621554.html

Preorder Promo A-Go-Go!

I’m super excited about this!  It’s official – preorders are open, with just eleven slots available, for a sale price of $18 instead of $22. PLUS, if you share this Facebook post, you get an extra $1 off your order. So jump on over to the preorder page and claim your one-of-a-kind paper carousel before…

Welcome to Paper Calico

I’m more than excited to present the brand new Paper Calico!  To start, I’m working on the first thing for sale – the Paper Carousel.  It will have 18 creatures to choose from, to assemble your own set of six for your very own Carousel.  Leave it white for a touch of elegance, or color…