WHEN DID I START MAKING PAPER CRAFT?

Some few years ago I saw a beautiful "Novel Wreath" hanging at an office door. It was made of hundreds of  old novel roses. I searched for instructions on Youtube and started cutting and rolling three pages at a time making at least 200 roses. It was an exciting process; the old book destined to end up at Good Will is joining my books again as a festive decoration...

Once I started searching on Youtube, I found another wreath created from Yellow Pages. It became my Christmas decoration that year...

I was totally "hooked" on paper crafts. It brought me back to my childhood when my father (the paper maker) explained to me the different fibers used to make paper. Short fibers for newspapers, phone books, longer fibers for more durability, glossy shine of magazine paper by adding talcum...

I made snowflakes for Christmas using old colorful magazines and a cute angel using paper doilies...

That was the beginning, but I kept looking and found more ideas on Youtube. Rolling magazine pages to create all kinds of things...

One page, a wooden skewer, and a bit of Elmer's glue is all you need.  Since my first attempt I have spent hours rolling paper in all colors. It is a good exercise to eliminate stiffness in your hands and fingers while letting your mind wander thinking of your next project...

My first creation was placing magazine rolls on small canvas, which became a nice group activity. A friend and my grand-daughter joined me...

Below is my first creation; I will add more at my next post...

10.5" x 14" Bargello on yellow background
$45.00 

Close-up showing the first coils I made.