Artisans of Handmade Paper
What a huge category this could become! As I not only use paper as the material on which to create art, as will the others who will be listed here, I have also always wanted to make paper. Quality handmade paper has not been easy to find, so it will be included here.
This page is all about handmade paper, envelopes, handmade cards, plus unique and beautiful ways of using paper.
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Julide Belen is creating with colorful paper in Chicago, Illinois. And I really love the motto for her shop. Art can be so many things to so many people. Expressing a stunning range of everything. The world can be both tragic and wonderful. I choose to focus on the wonderful to balance the tragic.
I hope you visit her shop on Etsy: JJBLN
Even better, her website: jjbln.com
And follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/julidebelen/
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Jane Reneau is creating with a variety of mediums in Boulder, Montana. Not that many artists take the time to hand make paper though, and that was what I was looking for when I found her shop on Etsy: Jreneau
I hope you visit her shop to see everything else she is making with those Montana Sapphires!
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Liz Hershey is creating handmade paper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can support people who hand make items like her so they can continue to create, by visiting their websites, e-commerce sites, and following them on their social media venues. I hope you visit LizHersheyArt and find something you like: LizHersheyArt
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Cindy Leaders is creating unique journals in Toccoa, Georgia. I love maps and I really enjoy the blank journals she’s made using maps! I hope you visit her Etsy shop via this link: FreeRangeBookbinding
Or visit her website: freerangebookbinding.com/
And you can follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/free.range.bookbinding/
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Krista is creating with paper in Clarksburg, West Virginia. I love the unique boxes she makes, I love boxes! I hope you visit her Etsy shop by using this link: SynergyByKrista
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Abigail M is creating with paper in Arlington, Massachusetts. These cool house and barn shoped boxes make great gift boxes! And you can see much more by using this link to her Etsy shop: yeiou
Or you can visit her website via this link: yeiou.com/
And follow her shop on Facebook: facebook.com/yeiou.paper
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Cheryl E is creating with paper in Prescot, Arizona. Give it that personal touch with a beautiful handcrafted set of boxes from Cheryl. Visit her Etsy shop to see more by using this link:
SalutationNext
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Christine is using handmade paper to make unique items in Denver, Colorado. From seed embedded gift labels, to beautiful paper flowers, she has a lot of offer you by using this link to her Etsy store:
PaperSprouts Or this link to her website: papersprouts.com
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Lee is folding it up in McMinnville, Tennessee. Making nice clean folds is not as easy as it looks! I hope you visit their Etsy store to see what else they have to select from: Leesorigami
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Nikki Farthing is creating with paper using the ancient tradition of origami in Fairmont, West Virginia. I really enjoy making origami myself, but do not have the talent she has! I hope you use this link to her Etsy store to pick something out: FlorigamiAndMe
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Maria Vallese is an artist in Utica, New York. I really enjoy her illustrations and she has put them onto paper forms you can use, like notepads and such. This one reminds me of a summer I drove to New York from San Francisco in a VW van!
I hope you visit her store by using this link: RetroSorrento
Or this link to her website: retrosorrento.com
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Laura is creating with paper in Winnipeg, Canada. She has a wide range of handmade journals, cards, envelopes and such for you to choose from by using this link to her store: PrairiePeasant
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Heidi Reimer-Epp is creating handmade paper in Winnipeg, Canada. And she creates them in all kinds of cool shapes! See for yourself by using this link to her store: botanicalpaperworks
Or this link to her website: botanicalpaperworks.com
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Daveda Peters is handmaking paper for you in Hilo, Hawaii. Add something special to your next project or handwritten letter by using handmade paper! See all the colors and sizes available by using this link to her store: TheWhatNaught
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Leezel Nazareno is creating with paper and upcycling in Escondido, California. Aren’t these boats fun? I hope you use this link to her store to pick something out: UntoldTreasureTrove
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Kelli Nyman is using the art of origami to create in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I really enjoy the geometric forms she is using to create these wall pieces! Am I the only who sees an upright bear?Please use this link to her store to see more:
KaleidoWall
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Danica Butler is hand calligraphing in Dallas, Texas. This is an art which takes time, patience, and presion to learn. So I am not surprised that she is an artist as well! If you have an event coming up, or a holiday to celebrate, I hope you request her skills by using this link to her store: BPCalligraphy
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Juliet Drake Hossain is an artist in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. She also incorporates other techniques into her pieces by folding paper in the beautiful way that you see below. I hope you use this link to visit her store: JulietsBalconyStore
Or this link to her website: julietsbalcony.com
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Linda Gomeau is creating with real pressed flowers in Augusta, Maine. She has a variety of paper based items for you to choose from by using this link to her store: MyHumbleJumble
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MaryLou Holvenstot is folding paper of all colors in Clyde, North Carolina. Take a step outside of ordinary and use some of her colorful envelopes! To see more, please use this link to her store:
time2split
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Kristin Dugas is creating with paper in Lafayette, Louisiana. Make your next event special with handmade paper goods. To see more, please use this link to her store: KDugasCrafts
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Jeanne Heywood is hand crafting amazing puzzle boxes in Corvallis, Oregon. I love boxes of all kinds and all materials, and these handmade paper boxes just blew me away. If you look close, you will see that this is actually a set of seven little boxes! I hope you visit her store to see all of her designs and get one for yourself or your next gift for someone special. You can get there with this link: SageLeafDesigns
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Meg is creating with her handmade papers in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Make your next project unique with handmade papers! To see more, please use this link to her store: calyrew
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Kerri R. Klein is repurposing paper and fiber in Concord, California. I am always happy to see artists who are “upcycling” materials! Handmade paper and paper beads is one of those arts I would like to try myself. Meanwhile, I hope you will use this link to her store to see all of her cool items:
TheRehatchery
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Lucy Tash is hand making paper in Chicago, Illinois. Add something special to your next project by using handmade paper! To see more of her papers, please use this link to her store: HumbleandStone
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Gayle Fitzpatrick is hand making paper in Ogunquit, Maine. Handmade paper will give your next project that little something extra special! To see her other papers, please use this link to her store:
papermaker
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Joana Toro hand makes lovely paper in New York, New York. If you’d like to use hand crafted paper for your next project, then use this link to her store: EcologicaAfrodita
Or this link to her website: joanatoro.com
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Kelsey Elise Pike is hand making sustainable paper items in Kansas City, Missouri. You can read more about her and her process by using this link to her Etsy store: KelseyPikeOr by using this link to her website: sustainablepapercraft.com
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Ruth Moskell make handmade paper in Brooklyn, New York. I believe the Peter Piper in her crew is her favorite pet! She has a lovely range of colors for you to select from by using this link to her Etsy store: peterpiperpicks
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Georgiana is creating with paper in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Have you ever heard of quilling? It has a history that goes all the way back to the Renaissance and trimmings from the edges of gilded book pages. This link will take you to her store to see more: GeorgianaArtAndStyle
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Chrystal Schilling makes beautiful handmade papers for you in Dallas, Texas. Make your next project special by using handmade paper! To see more, please use this link to her store: craftstudiopaper
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Esther Steele hand makes paper and binds handmade books in Winston, Georgia. Handmade paper has a special texture and feel to it. It has a mindfulness to it when you use something someone made by hand. I hope you use this link to see what she has made for you: DoodleBugCreations24
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Colleen McLaughlin creates handmade paper in Burlington, Vermont. She has wonderful colors for your next project. Check out her store by using this link: itselemental
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Pam Granger Gale loves making handmade paper in Ashville, North Carolina. If you have never made something with handmade paper, this is a great opportunity to experience the difference. You can learn more about Pam and her process by using this link to her Etsy store: papermajik
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Ruth Moskell hand makes these beautiful papers in Brooklyn, New York. She also has a talent for Tie Dye. But you will have to visit her store using this link to see! peterpiperpicks
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Kathy Gurwell hand makes her beautiful paper in Houston, Texas. She has written about her process and background for you in her About page of her Etsy store. I hope you use this link to read about her and purchase some of her lovely paper or these awesome envelopes: KGpapers
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June Corst hand makes her paper and her art in North Vancouver, Canada. I chose this beautiful bowl to show you, but you can see all of the other items she makes, such as note cards from her handmade paper, but using this link: ThresholdPaperArt
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Meredith hand makes her lovely paper and paper products in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Wouldn’t your invitations or business cards look so cool on paper like this?
FabulousFancyPants
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Martha hand makes her wonders in Saratoga Springs, New York. Some of her handmade paper products come with a surprise in them!
PulpArt
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My first entry was one of the first sources of handmade paper that I found when I first began searching for it. I am very glad to see that R Lawton out of Columbus, Ohio, has continued to make his handmade paper and journals!
WhiteDragonPaper
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I hope that Gerisue Heathman of Anotone, Washington continues to create her handmade paper and cool totes. Here is one example, I couldn’t resist the paper in the pocket.
BluesLadyCreations
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Lori Graham and Kevin Graham in Seattle, Washington, have developed a wonderful way of making their handmade papers by incorporating flower petals and seeds to create these beautiful pages for you to use for that special letter or perhaps a background for a photo, etc. All kinds of ways their lovely papers could be used.flowerseedpaper
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Tina hand makes her impressive variety of paper in San Diego, California. If you have never considered purchasing handmade paper products, I hope you will now.PaperRecyclery
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Lynet Witty of North Houston, Texas really does make her handmade paper! I try to make sure the artists and artisans I feature are indeed involved in their craft or art. There is something special about using paper or other handmade items. A mindfullness that someone made what you are holding and using. I hope you visit her store.
ShopWitty
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Erin Hartline hand makes her paper in Galena, Ohio. I love the color on this particular batch! Take a peak at what else she makes:Pulpa
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