DreamPapercut

DreamPapercut features handmade papercuts by Ukraine-based artisans Dmytro and Iuliia. The duo creates hand-cut paper silhouettes inspired by nature, life and people who like their work. Paper cuts are made from a single sheet of paper and all of pieces are interconnected. Dmytro & Iuliia said they took interest in this craft about a year ago, then decided to create their online shop in order to share their art with other people.

We did a mini interview via email where I asked them how they got started making hand-cut paper designs. "Our story begins from childhood, when we visited creative classes such as painting, drawing and paper craft. Growing up and studying at university we didn't pay proper attention to creativity, but it always lived in our hearts. Once, we created a greeting card with hand-cut elements for our friend’s birthday. It was the first time we realized how much creativity occupies an important place in our lives. After that, we took interest in paper cutting art and started creating paper cut silhouettes."

While looking at all their pieces available online, it's evident that Dmytro & Iuliia are very talented & creative. The In Love Elephants (above) are amongst my favorites, as is Animal Planet. Of course, there are many images available that aren't animal related, such as Grand Piano and Couple In Love (left).

We summed up our interview with me asking the pair what handmade means to them. "We love creativity & handmade things, because looking at them you can feel the inner world of the person who made them," they said. Follow DreamPapercut on Facebook for updates & additional information.

Marjorie Weiss

New York-based artist Marjorie Weiss creates vibrant & bold silhouette paintings. Her work, which has appeared in galleries throughout the United States and in Germany, has evolved over the years from “photo-realist” style to the graphic style seen here. Marjorie recently debuted several new greeting card designs that feature unique, intriguing and fun images. I love all the dog artwork, especially the Chihuahua. Our household is also blessed with a wonderful Yellow Labrador, and Marjorie has created a Yellow Dog profile card, as well. Her greeting card collection also includes artwork showcasing people and flowers that are beautiful.

Wearable Arf

Virgie Fisher and Rachele Fisher are a mother-daughter team who share a love of dogs and fabric art. Virgie is a quilt designer and teacher whose wearable art designs have appeared often in the Bernina Fashion show. Rachele’s custom dog clothing has been featured in many luxury pet magazines. The Oklahoma-based authors have a new book out called Wearable Arf featuring 16 fabulous fashions for your darling dog. The book allows you to show off your favorite pup’s personal style with these adorably adorned outfits. Use fanciful embellishments to transform one basic vest pattern into 16 over-the-top costumes for both males and females. Eight projects include outfits for prince and princess, Hawaiian, Mexican, formal themes, cowpokes, grruffiti artists, and astromutts. The book includes full-sized templates for the basic vest pattern in sizes from XS to XL. These pieces are fun to make and even more fun to show off. See lots of great photos on the Wearable Arf Flickr photostream. What are you waiting for? Purchase this book & start creating canine couture with pooch personality!