Showing posts with label second life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label second life. Show all posts

Newspaper Weaving - Pumpkin Pot

 Hmm.. My attempt at making a little woven pumpkin pot! Is that a yay or a nay?? Can't say I am very impressed with this 😁 I think the top of the pumpkin should flatten down a lot more. Don't you think so? And I think...

Newspaper Weaving - Coasters

Stay Home Stay Safe! Who would have thought that a microscopic virus could bring the world virtually to a halt?? While this pandemic has had a terrible impact around the globe, it is during the lockdown that I have been able...

Newspaper Weaving - Leaf Tray

A few months back, I had made a leaf-shaped tray using the technique of coiling with newspaper tubes. I decided to revisit the tray, this time using wood-stained tubes, the same ones I had used for this box with lid. This tray...

Magazine woven Tray

More newspaper weaving, this time using magazine rolls. I had rolled up these tubes in the fond hope of making a pen holder. But for one reason or the other, I never got around to making them. So finally, thanks to new year resolutions,...

Newspaper Weaving - Container shaped like a Little Duckling!!

 How about that?? I ended up making a very cute little duckling which also served a purpose! This is a little container that I made for my daughter Little Missy. She uses this to store little trinkets and is delighted with how...

Newspaper Weaving - Box with lid

So, after the last post on all the popular origami from last year, I realised that newspaper weaving was lagging behind. So I decided to try and complete at least 12 projects of newspaper weaving this year. With that goal in mind,...

Newspaper Weaving - Christmas Bowl and Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 2019, dear blog readers!  It feels like the year had just begun and we are already at the end and looking forward to a new decade! Time does fly, doesn't it?  Anyway, in the Christmas tradition,...

Newspaper Weaving - Coiling Technique

I have rolled up tubes for a Christmas project but before that, decided to try out a little box with lid using the red/green combination. I have tried this method before, when I made a blue tray, but since it's been a long time...

Newspaper Weaving - Black Acorn Box

After the strenuous coiled or root-woven tray from my last post, I was more than happy to try out this acorn box made from black newspaper tubes. I have been trying out various acrylic colours which will completely blot out any...

Newspaper Weaving - Blue Leaf Tray

One of the traditional methods of basket-weaving involves a technique called coiling. This technique combines a process of coiling materials such as grass and binding them together using flexible fibres. The same process can...