Meet Owen Mercer.
Small projects. Useful scraps. A reason to make something.
It started with a card I wanted to make for a friend. I had a sheet of paper, a pair of scissors and an idea that looked much better in my head than it did on the table.
- Learn
- Decorate
- Send
- Celebrate
Crooked. Then too much glue. Then something clicked.
- 1The first versionWas crooked. The fold did not line up and the heart sat off centre.
- 2The secondHad too much glue. It buckled as it dried and the paper went wavy.
- 3The third attemptSomewhere between the scraps and this one, I found the part of the process I really liked.
A little pile of paper I could never quite throw away.
- On a shelfFolded leaves
- On presentsHandwritten tags
- On the tableUseful scraps
I still preferred the projects that fitted into an ordinary afternoon and used a few things I already had.
I wanted to give each part of the process its own space.
Getting comfortable with the basics, making something for a room, creating a card for a person and bringing a few details together for a celebration.
Getting comfortable with the basics: tools, folds and cuts.
Making something for a room.
Creating a card for a person.
Bringing a few details together for a celebration.
PAPERWILLOW is a friendly way into paper crafting: colourful examples, small exercises and practical starting points, with room to adapt each idea to your own taste.
Or a perfect result to begin.
- 01Pick a sheet.
- 02Make one small thing.
- 03See what you want to try next.
A little paper. Plenty of possibility.
A clean fold, a brighter corner, a card for someone you care about. Choose one place to begin.
Explore the guidesLearn. Decorate. Send. Celebrate.