Someday Someday http://www.somedaysomeday.com Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:09:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Colour Wheel Card http://www.somedaysomeday.com/colour-wheel-card/ http://www.somedaysomeday.com/colour-wheel-card/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:09:51 +0000 admin http://www.somedaysomeday.com/?p=170
Made with scraps of hand-dyed felt, collected from a London milliner.

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Made with cut-outs and fabric scraps.

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]]> http://www.somedaysomeday.com/cereal-boxes/feed/ 2 gift wrap alternative #5: paper gift box http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-box/ http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-box/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.somedaysomeday.com/?p=60 paper gift box IMG_6355 IMG_6352 IMG_6348 IMG_6346 This feat of origami genius is the Rewrap design by Tina Dhingra from [re]design design's book "Why Don't You [re]design Christmas?" It's meant to be made with found papers, but in this version I've used coloured paper to show off the complex and beautiful construction -- it's like sculpture!]]> paper gift box

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This feat of origami genius is the Rewrap design by Tina Dhingra from [re]design design‘s book “Why Don’t You [re]design Christmas?” It’s meant to be made with found papers, but in this version I’ve used coloured paper to show off the complex and beautiful construction — it’s like sculpture!

]]> http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-box/feed/ 1 gift wrap alternative #4: gift tags from rescued greyboard http://www.somedaysomeday.com/greyboard-gift-tags/ http://www.somedaysomeday.com/greyboard-gift-tags/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:31:23 +0000 admin http://www.somedaysomeday.com/?p=57 gift tags from rescued materials Patterns hand-screenprinted on rescued greyboard from my favorite local bookbindery.]]> gift tags from rescued materials

Patterns hand-screenprinted on rescued greyboard from my favorite local bookbindery.

]]> http://www.somedaysomeday.com/greyboard-gift-tags/feed/ 0 gift wrap alternative #3: paper gift bow from envelope liners http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-bow/ http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-bow/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:43:43 +0000 admin http://www.somedaysomeday.com/?p=26 paper gift bow, done! paper gift bow, layer one paper gift bow, almost done I love the patterns on the insides of envelopes. As an alternative to those nasty, glossy gift bows you can buy by the bag, make your own from any paper with nice patterns or colours. Full directions are at the lovely blog of graphic and textile designer Jessica Jones, How About Orange.
paper gift bow You can also use all kinds of other scrap paper, like the glossy flier used here. Note that glossy paper requires a stronger adhesive (I used glue dots for this glossy one; a glue stick for the envelope liner bows). How About Orange has an example of a beautiful bow made from maps.]]> paper gift bow, done!

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I love the patterns on the insides of envelopes. As an alternative to those nasty gift bows you can buy by the bag, make your own from any paper with nice patterns or colours. Full directions are at the lovely blog of graphic and textile designer Jessica Jones, How About Orange.

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You can also use all kinds of other scrap paper, like the glossy flier used here. Note that glossy paper requires a stronger adhesive (I used glue dots for this glossy one; a glue stick for the envelope liner bows). How About Orange has an example of a beautiful bow made from maps.

]]> http://www.somedaysomeday.com/paper-gift-bow/feed/ 0 gift wrap alternative #2: subway maps http://www.somedaysomeday.com/subway-maps/ http://www.somedaysomeday.com/subway-maps/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:00:19 +0000 admin http://www.somedaysomeday.com/?p=9 wrapping paper, Xmas 2008 IMG_8732 wrapping paper, Xmas 2008 wrapping paper, Xmas 2008 A mash-up of NYC subway maps, tissue paper, and "God Jul" stickers and felt ornaments from Sweden. The red paper ribbon is folded up lengths of leftover tissue paper.]]> wrapping paper, Xmas 2008

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A mash-up of NYC subway maps, tissue paper, and “God Jul” stickers and felt ornaments from Sweden. The red paper ribbon is folded up lengths of leftover tissue paper.

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Materials: pages from Uniqlo’s free magazine, snowflake hole punch, tape

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