Cute Origami Favor Boxes

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How cute are these little origami boxes?  We found them over on Les Surprises de Fifi Mandirac (these are her super adorable papers - love the mixed patterns). She found this on K.Design, a lovely blog with all kinds of cute origami ideas...

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They would make adorable favor boxes and they look pretty easy to make!  You can find the instructions here (they are very clear, but in French, so a quick translation follows, should you need it!)

Row 1: I used a piece of square origami paper (12  x 12 cm or 15 x 15 cm)

Row 2:  Fold along dotted lines

Row 3: Unfold the left and right sides

Row 4: Raise the left side; bring the flap down and inside

Row 5: Repeat on the right side

Conseil:  Tip: to make a cover, use a slightly larger piece of paper

Essimar

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Ok, totally obsessing over Essimar Papel - the work of artist Esther Ramirez.

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She creates all kinds of seriously cool wraps from scrap, confetti, masking tape and the like...

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We happen to be working on a really cool custom invitation that is all about found paper and handmade details (gold leaf! neon pink! so exciting! - more on that later), so needless to say when we came across Esther's work we were super duper inspired!

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Amazing, right?

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Check out more of her projects on her blog and her etsy shop...

Via MyLittleDay

Handmade Weddings!

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We are SUPER excited to report that our new book, Handmade Weddings, created with the extra fabulous Shana Faust, is here!!

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The book includes over 50 delightful (if we do say so ourselves! ) projects designed to inspire, whether your look is modern classic or retro homespun along with lots of guidance on choosing a look, sourcing materials, and working out timelines.

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Better yet, 100 Layer Cake is giving away 5 copies (as we speak!) to lucky readers as well as a discount on the book!

Here's the cute trailer for the book! Woot! (very excited!)

We Heart Vintage Lace

Are there others out there who have a fabric collecting compulsion? We do, admittedly. We wonder if we could figure out how to make stuff like this:

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How about this lace medallion? Absolutely gorgeous! Can you imagine how people used to craft these by hand?

And how about this swiss lace? Swoon! So sweet and simple.

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And this one looks like something a Klimt lady would wear— wild!:

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We'll put learning lace crochet techniques on our To-Do List. ; ) But in the meantime I wonder what sorts of amazing things we could make out of these?!  All found on AntiqueFabric.com.  You should visit before we buy them out!

For lovers of lace imagining a lace-filled wedding, remember our lovely Vintage Lace save the date design.

Danish Paper Stars!

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We are getting the urge to do some last minute holiday crafting after coming across these super cool Danish (or German or Moravian) paper stars!  There's a handy tutorial - love this wreath idea, and these would look so great nestled into a Christmas tree, or just hanging around, being festive!  And, they would be lovely as a wedding detail (since we have weddings on the brain over here) - perhaps as a cute place card holder? (Fingers tapping chin, contemplatively)...

from Jurianne Matter via Nabe Fabric

Warm Things.

It will be snowing soon for some of us. We thought we'd revisit this great idea to warm your cockles.  Warm things and caffeine do wonders to brighten an evening, particularly post daylight savings time. Picture-15

Not just a chocolate lolly, hot chocolate on a stick.  A taste-tempting D.I.Y, which also could mean Drink It Yourself.  Maybe curled up with a good book?

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Recipes, ideas, and all sorts of chocolaty savvy featured on a great blog called Giver's Log. Which we found via Sew, Mama, Sew.

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And wouldn't it be a lovely after dinner cup for a winter wedding?

Oh! Tiny Owl Sweater!

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We love to knit here at Hello!Lucky, and we especially love to knit tiny adorable sweaters for little people (ah! the (semi)instant gratification...), so when we saw this adorable sweater pattern byKathrin we were, ahem, a wee bit excited!

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This little moustache pull is pretty darned cute too!  The patterns are available on her Etsy shop...and she has a cute and inspiringblog too!

via MyOwlBarn

DIY Halloween Costumes

Unicorn&leprachaun Happy Monday after Halloween, all!  We had quite the DIY extravaganza, with costumes inspired by Eunice & Sabrina's babies!  Eunice crafted a unicorn head, with hubby Daniel as a leprechaun and their son as a pot of gold, and a fabulous rainbow banner.

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The  pot o' gold look was achieved with a gold lamé skull cap adorned with chocolate coin wrappers, and a plastic cauldron dissected and attached to a baby bjorn (with duct tape!).

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With new twins, Sabrina didn't have time to DIY all the costumes, just her own - a banana tree!

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The leaves were crafted with felt, using wire hangers for structure and attached to a fez-like hat made of  fabric-covered cardboard.  Tricky?  Yes. But definitely a treat! Hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween!

More of our Favorite things... Paper and Porcelain!

Just had to share these with you!

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Aside from writing letters, we'd say having folks over for coffee or tea is one of the best ways to keep in touch.

And how better to host a little get-together than with these beautiful handmade cups and saucers by Meredith Host? She gets some of her inspiration for design from paper patterns.

Just lovely!

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We've had our eyes open for gifts, since it's getting on toward that season.  We ran into Meredith's work on the Clay Studio website. The Clay Studio is a fab non-profit organization, studio, and artist residency for ceramic artists in Philadelphia. Had to give them a shout-out because they do great work, and have gorgeous handmade goodies.

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Isn't this serving dish delish?

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And this mug to match, found on Etsy. Thanks, Meredith!