When Janice went on holiday to Zimbabwe in 2008, she discovered handmade paper products with texture and colors she had never seen before. She immediately contacted their maker, Walter Ruprecht, who ...

You may have just found out the “truth” about paper cups and straws—some are actually embedded with plastic because paper by itself is not durable enough especially with water—and are probably ...

Start by collecting all the old papers that you have, from unimportant letters to old projects that are kept aside gathering dust. Look for papers in newspaper, magazines, office paper, and the likes, ...

In one of the rooms of the Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory in Thimphu, Bhutan, Jamyang, 73, is hard at work. Sitting cross-legged against the wall, she deftly sorts boiled fibres of the daphne plant, a ...

If you’re thinking about selling handmade things, check out these handmade items and crafts in high demand that we’ve prepared for you. It seems that the world has gone crazy for handmade things as ...

Wrigley, the author of We Love to Sew and several follow-up crafting books, shares a variety of holiday-themed crafts with difficulty levels ranging from “easy peasy” to “take your time and ask for ...

Are you thinking of getting way ahead on your holiday gift shopping? The Smithsonian’s annual Craft2Wear show is underway at the National Building Museum through Sunday. Kelley Gillespie, a member of ...

A specially-abled child made a handmade paper rose, which was shown in a video that emphasised the child's determination and ...