Ideas, Tutorials, and Experiments

This is where I share work in progress, tutorials, and material experiments using paper, food, or toy bricks, all made to be explored, adapted, and built with simple tools.

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Christmas Village

Christmas Village

This paper Christmas village is a work in progress that grows a little each year. I’ve been using the Tiny Houses collection as a base, with LED lights integrated for...

Christmas Village

This paper Christmas village is a work in progress that grows a little each year. I’ve been using the Tiny Houses collection as a base, with LED lights integrated for...

What About Cutting Machines

What About Cutting Machines

A cutting machine might be a game-changer.It looks like home printers, but instead of printing heads and ink, they use a blade. By swapping the blade for a pen, they...

What About Cutting Machines

A cutting machine might be a game-changer.It looks like home printers, but instead of printing heads and ink, they use a blade. By swapping the blade for a pen, they...

Getting Started with Cricut

Getting Started with Cricut

A step-by-step guide to help you get started with your first Cricut project using Design Space. This is a basic overview based on how I use the desktop app, with...

Getting Started with Cricut

A step-by-step guide to help you get started with your first Cricut project using Design Space. This is a basic overview based on how I use the desktop app, with...

Cutting Tips

Cutting Tips

Whether you’re using a precision knife or a cutting machine, here’s how to handle the templates. I include light and dark PDF versions for different paper types, plus vector files...

Cutting Tips

Whether you’re using a precision knife or a cutting machine, here’s how to handle the templates. I include light and dark PDF versions for different paper types, plus vector files...

Choosing the Right Paper

Choosing the Right Paper

When selecting paper, the most important factor is thickness, often expressed as weight. The size of your model determines the appropriate paper thickness

Choosing the Right Paper

When selecting paper, the most important factor is thickness, often expressed as weight. The size of your model determines the appropriate paper thickness

Folding tips

Folding tips

From light scoring with a blade to using a butter knife or a scoring wheel, this guide walks you through what works best depending on your tools and materials.

Folding tips

From light scoring with a blade to using a butter knife or a scoring wheel, this guide walks you through what works best depending on your tools and materials.