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Recycle maps, creased tissue paper and old sewiing patterns. (Kelly Wilkinson)

by Kelly Wilkinson

I have a thing for paper, so I tend to hang on to wrapping paper I receive, along with other specimens such as maps, creased tissue paper and old sewing patterns. I love their texture as well as the stories and memories they evoke.

Luckily for me, this is a project that looks more interesting if you draw from a variety of papers. And it's a project with a lot of give. Your circles don't have to be exactly the same size, and your sewing can be far from perfect. Using a sewing machine makes this project lightning fast, but if you don't have a machine, you can use glue for the same effect.

(A glue stick works particularly well, as liquid glue can make paper ripple.)......

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