Papercuttinghasalonghistory,originallyasatraditionalfolkartpractisedacrossEuropeandNorthAmerica,andnowelevatedtonew,sophisticatedlevels.Here,DeborahSchneebeli-Morrellpresentsastunningcollectionof35papercuttingprojects,rangingfrompartydecorations,decoupagepicturesandpaperflowers,togreetingscardsandgifttags.Allhaveeasy-to-followinstructions,withadviceonthebestpapertouseforasuperbresult.Papersusedinthisbookrangefromlightweightcrepepaperandtissuetoheavierweightcardandwater-colourpaper.Recyclingplaysanimportantrole,too-finding,collectingandusingsmallscrapsofdiscardedpapertoincorporateintosomethingnewisarewardingprocess.Hereyouwillfindwallpaper,postagestamps,giftwrapandpostcardsgivenanewleaseoflife.Whetheryouarenewtotheartofpapercutting,oraskilledcrafterlookingforfreshideas,theprojectsfeaturedinthebookwillinspireyoutopickupyourscissorsandasheetofpaperandcreatesomethingbeautiful.