HOBBY NEWS

How YouTube is replacing hobbies

Feb 5, 2019

By Marchelle Abrahams / Daily Mail for IOL Are we raising a generation of web addicts? A major new study seems to point in that direction, saying children in the UK have become so addicted to screen time that they are abandoning their hobbies. It found that under-5s...

Make school stationery last

Jan 15, 2019

Source: Jacaranda FM It’s back to school which means parents are expected to buy a list of school stationery as long as their arm for their kids. Stationery can be costly and because of that, it needs to last. These tips below will help you ensure that your child’s...

Creative stationery set to boom this holiday season

Dec 4, 2018

By Tia Frapolli for The NPD Group The holiday season presents consumers with a perfect opportunity to get in touch with their creative side – a behaviour that bodes well for the US office supplies market. Several arts, crafts, and traditional supplies categories that...

The eco-friendly guide to Christmas gift wrap

Nov 27, 2018

By Lisa Bowman for Metro Image credit: Wrapt Last year it was estimated that Brits would throw out 108-million rolls of Christmas wrapping paper. That’s a lot of waste. Even the most well-intentioned of us may be unaware that the wrap we put in recycling isn’t...

Paper cut: the ancient stencil art of Sanjhi

Nov 19, 2018

By Soma Das for Hindustan Times The stencil art of Sanjhi has its roots in Indian folk culture and is associated with Vaishnav temple traditions. As an eight-year-old, paper artist Jaishree Pankaj Shah would watch intently as her grandfather made hand-cut paper...

Artist creates paintings, sculptures with fabric

Oct 23, 2018

In the hands of Benjamin Shine, a piece of tulle isn’t just for making fancy dresses and curtains. Using nothing but an iron, the British artist turns the fabric into amazingly realistic paintings and sculptures. Shine sculpts, presses and pleats the huge single piece...

Pakistani artist goes for record with swing made of pencils

Oct 16, 2018

Source: The Citizen With a sharp eye for detail, Bilal Asif carefully labours over his quest for a pointedly unusual world record – crafting the largest swing ever made from pencils. Asif combs over his creation inside his studio in the southern megacity of Karachi,...

Office supplies? Ostrich supplies!

Sep 25, 2018

By Troy Turner for Yanko Design Introducing Ostrich. Never before has a paperclip holder been so awesome. The magnetic silhouette takes on the familiar form of the world’s biggest bird. Beautiful on its own, the shiny metallic finish and funky red “sneakers” make it...

Turning plastic pollution into office furniture

Sep 11, 2018

By Maria Dermentzi for Mashable Plastic Whale is a professional plastic fishing company that offers boat trips during which tourists — while sightseeing — will pick up plastic from Amsterdam’s canals. The plastic bottles that are being collected get turned into...

Make ornaments from old greeting cards

Aug 21, 2018

Original article by Amy Johnson for Maker Mama It’s nearly time to start spring cleaning. Some things in life we find hard to throw away, and one of those is holiday and birthday cards received from those close to you. One way to save them is to use old cards...

Millennials buck stereotypes and turn to traditional tech for stationery

Aug 15, 2018

By Veronica An for The Hub Despite being known as the digital generation, tech-obsessed millennials are spending more money on handmade cards and letterpress stationery. “Everyone says that paper is dying but our experience is that paper is not dying,” said Rosanna...

Cake glitter is no more edible than craft glitter

Jul 24, 2018

By Wendy Knowler for Times Live You probably wouldn’t dream of eating the glitter sold in stationery and craft shops‚ but almost all the glitter sprinkled on iced cupcakes has no business inside a human body either. Confusingly‚ the labels say “non toxic”‚ which...