Paper Artist - Rebecca J Coles

Posted on 13th November 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under Papercraft Disciplines And Techniques, Papercraft Artists

We wanted to share the work of this amazing paper artist with you. In the past we've looked at creating beautiful paper butterflies to make art or to add as an embellishment to your handmade cards. Rebecca J Cole has taken this just a step further - the scale of her work with paper butterflies is quite breathtaking. We'd recommend you visit her website and have a look at the amazing pieces - here are two of our favourites.

Selling handmade cards to high street shops and galleries

Posted on 2nd November 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under How To Sell Handmade Cards

The next installment of our 'How to sell handmade cards' series! We're looking at what you need to know before you can start selling your cards to bricks and mortar shops.

Paper gift bag and box tutorials

Posted on 29th October 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under All Papercraft Tutorials

Lots of fun ideas and tutorials for making your own gift boxes from card!

Christmas Challenge Competition

Posted on 26th October 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under Competitions And Giveaways

Competition Winner!

Posted on 12th October 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under Competitions And Giveaways

Using Paper Craft Forums

Posted on 9th October 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under How To Sell Handmade Cards, Social Media Marketing Tips

Chatting on niche paper crafting forums is a great way to meet other paper crafters, get feedback for ideas, and also begin to build up some familiar faces on other social networks.

Selling Handmade Cards - Using Twitter

Posted on 28th September 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under How To Sell Handmade Cards, Social Media Marketing Tips

How to use twitter if you are panning to start promoting or selling your cards on the internet.

Paper Matrix - 3d paper sculpture tutorials

Posted on 25th September 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under All Papercraft Tutorials

We discovered 'Paper Matrix' earlier in the week and had to share a few of the amazing sculptures and templates they offer for making 3d paper gifts and decorations.

Halloween Paper Crafts

Posted on 13th September 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under All Papercraft Tutorials, Projects And Cards By Type, Kids Craft Ideas

Boo! Halloween is creeping up on us!

We've been busy hunting out some excellent halloween paper craft tutorials for you to make up.

What is an Angel Policy?

Posted on 10th September 2012 by Papermilldirect
Filed under How To Sell Handmade Cards

Angel Policies can be very confusing but they are something that a card maker using stamps and die cuts and planning to sell handmade cards, should be aware of. If you are basing your business on these stamps and die cuts it's important to know that you are not breaching any copyright laws.