Paper Bliss - Skye Rogers

Paper Bliss by Skye Rogers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this beautiful book, containing 29 projects, 10 handy templates and 8 bespoke gift papers, along with plenty of great ideas, you can learn how to upcycle your paper waste, find a fun project for the kids this weekend or pursue the dream of selling your own hand-made objects, from jewellery to trinkets to stationery to sculpture. Turn your tax returns into artworks. Create unique paper jewellery. Transform old books into sculptures. Make your own journals and stationery.

 Follow the simple instructions in this beautiful book to make these projects and many more. Or, take your own inspiration from author, Skye Rogers' reflections on her love of paper and her insights into the journey that has taken this love and turned it into a viable business. Whether you are a committed crafter or first-timer, you'll find all the ideas and inspiration you need in this exquisite book. Skye Rogers has been an illustrator for a good part of her adult life. But the long apprenticeship to her career was her childhood passion: she has been drawing on, cutting up, stamping on and pasting bits of paper together since she was very young. 

Not so long ago, Skye Rogers spent a whole summer sitting around her lounge room cutting and pasting and drawing and sewing like a woman possessed! Some of the looks she received were on the 'astonished' side: this wasn't productive, this wasn't what a grown woman should do, this wasn't 'making money'. From her fever of creativity that summer came her burgeoning little business, Skye's The Limit, a unique range of stationery and gifts, each product created with Skye's unique sense of style. As her business grew and expanded, Skye was often asked, 'How did you come up with/do that?' Realising that there are so many people out there wanting a few tips on bringing some ideas together in an easy-to-follow fashion, Skye started collecting projects that she had admired or completed herself over the years and developed them into a beautiful book of 30 paper craft projects to do at home to help and inspire others in their creative journey. 

PAPER BLISS has fantastic paper craft projects for all levels: from those at 'infants school' and only at paper-aeroplane level to more advanced projects for 'paperians' to get their teeth into, to those at paper high school who want to advance their skills with some more complex and elaborate projects. With some easily sourced items: scissors, cutting blade and mat, glue, fancy fasteners, paper punches, needle and thread and some found, pre-loved, new, hand-decorated, plain or recycled paper, there are hours of fun to be had with these projects. Whether it's the simple completion of something that inspires you, a gift for a special friend or spending part of a day with the kids away from more pressing demands, you might be surprised by what you find.

I absolutely love craft books and this is no exception. This is simple stunning, the dust jacket of the book is beautiful and doubles up as patterns for some of the ideas inside the book, which is really clever. Once removed it exposes a wonderful cover to the book.

As I have already mentioned that I love any craft book, I also love any book which has a vintage theme or feel about it and again this book is just that! There is so much detail on every page and its very clear that a lot of time and effort has gone into creating this fabulous book.

Not only does this been have some great ideas in it, it also gives background info, recycling information and a toolkit that explains everything you will need in order to made some of these great crafts.

Now onto some of the great ideas, my favourite, being a book lover has to be the book sculpture. Love the inspiration paragraphs at the beginning of each idea; I feel that I have begun to know Skye Rogers as I am beginning to understand her line of thinking. Each idea is broken down into sections including What you will need, method and an idea. These are easy to follow and can be creating in very short period of time.

At the back of the book, resources are listed along with individual artists and inspiring sites. The only negative I have of this book is that all the supplies listed are based in Australia.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves to recycle, vintage or crafts. This will made a great addition to your bookshelf! A top 5* rating!

I would like to thank the publisher for ending this in exchange for an honest review.