Paper and Straw Crafts

Crafts through the Year

Make almost 200 different things for seasonal celebrations using a variety of craft mediums... transparency pictures and stars, tissue paper crafts, straw stars and figures, lanterns, decorated candles, dipped candles, Easter eggs, corn dollies, a flower press, wooly animals, fir wreaths, nativity items and even more! Hardbound.

Kite Paper (Transparency Star-Making Paper)

An assortment of vivid colors of waxy, transparent paper. Stronger than tissue paper, it is used for making kites, lanterns, folded stars and more. Simply beautiful when the light shines through, food safe and oil resistant. Colors included are: purple, magenta, light green, dark green, red, lemon yellow, golden yellow, blue, orange, brown and white - 100 in all. Choose a Roll of large sheets or a Pad of small squares. Made in Germany.

Art Tissue Paper - craft size pad

A colorful array of fine quality art tissue in assorted pure colors. Choose this handy craft-sized pad for transparencies, lanterns, mosaics and fairies. The colors run and bleed when wet, which also makes it useful for dyeing fabric, eggs and paper. Tissue withstands cutting, crinkling, and folding without tearing. 9"x9" (22cmx22cm).

Glue Stic

Application is easy and smooth so this is what we use when making transparency stars, rose windows and scrap books.  Acid-free and photo-safe. Great for paper, cardboard, photos and fabric.  Washes out of clothes. Non-toxic. 0.26 oz.

Foil Folding Paper

Foil origami paper printed on both sides. 50 sheets, assorted colors, 6"x6". Germany.

Foil Star Making Instructions

Use our Foil Folding Paper to make elegant star ornaments. Our clear, easy-to-follow instructions show you how!

Straw Star Kit & Extra Straw

A kit for children or adults who like to create simple 8-pointed straw stars. It includes one instruction book with 18 pages, two 8-segment crown molds, a 4-way straw splitter, 50 natural and 50 colored straws.  The book is in German, and an English translation is added with a cute short children's story describing how Crafty Mouse invented straw stars. Ages 6 and up. Germany.

Extra Craft Straw

Extra straw for the Straw Star Kit or use for making the straw angels and star projects found in Crafts Through the Year. 

Folia Colored Origami Paper

A big block of 500 sheets of paper in ten assorted colors/50 sheets each. The same color is on both sides of the sheet 6"x6" (15x15cm). Made in Germany.

Easy Origami - book

A book of 32 simple projects for beginners - clearly illustrated and with easy-to-follow instructions. Included are the figures of a swan, lantern, cicada, pigeon, fox, rabbit and other popular origami subjects.

Origami and Kirigami - book

A definitive guide to papercraft exploring both folded and cut methods    with tips on teaching and entertaining. The origami possibilities range from animal figures and mobiles to kits and doll house furniture. Learn kirigami, cut-by-cut, while you make paper cut-outs, dolls, chains, pop-ups, baskets, silhouettes and more. 75 fun-to-do projects and gifts from Florence Temko. 192 pgs.

Modular Origami Polyhedra - The Platonic Solids

17 projects based on the classic Platonic solids: the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Folders at every level of experience, from absolute beginners to old hands, will appreciate the step-by-step diagrams and their detailed views of the models' assembly. 

Pointed Fiskars Scissors for Children

Cuts cleanly through felt, fabric, ribbon, yarn, string and construction paper. Durable, corrosion resistant stainless steel blades. 5" in length, for right and left handers. Colors vary. Ages 4 and up.

Blunt-Tip Fiskars Scissors for Children

Cuts cleanly through felt, fabric, ribbon, yarn, string and construction paper. Durable, corrosion resistant stainless steel blades. 5" in length, for right and left handers. Colors vary. Ages 4 and up.