All of the WrapLove projects can be created with art supplies you may already have to hand – please substitute, adapt and re-purpose!
Papers
- A roll of thin (minimum 80gsm) paper cut down to gift-wrap-size sheets. Not so thin that colour bleeds through, but not so thick that it’s hard to bend and fold)
- Maps! Ordnance Survey Maps, an atlas, town plans, travel brochures, navigational sea charts, road maps, city guides, cloth-backed Bartholemew’s….
- Sheets of plain tissue –I like crunkily crisp acid-free stuff best
- Paper ephemera –sheet music, encyclopedia pages, dictionary pages. Light, thin paper is ideal
- More ephemera! –old novels, obsolete engineering manuals, encyclopedia, nature guides, specialist trade magazines etc.
- Two sheets of tracing paper, minimum A4 or US letter size
- Large sheets of paper, 100gsm minimum. Go for a textured surface, if that’s an option
- Waste paper to protect surfaces
- Test paper to try out pattern effects and paint density
Materials
- Printing ink or poster paint
- Ribbon –I’m using a narrow cotton weave
- Thread -Cotton, linen, wool, embroidery thread
- Heart template (pdf or draw your own)
- Washi tape
- Watercolour paints or inks
- Kitchen roll
- Matte tape
- Baker’s twine
- Fabric ribbon
- String or wool
- Tags (Template pdf and thin card) or label punch or bought tags
- Double-sided tape(12mm/half inch)
Tools
- Paint brush, preferably flat and wide
- Big brush for loose marks
- Finer brush for lettering
- Mixing pots
- Potatoes, ideally small and new
- Chopping board
- Sharp knife
- Soft pencil (easy to rub out)
- Rubber (Eraser)
- Needle
- Cutting mat
- Scalpel
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Metal ruler
- Scalpel
- Bone folder (optional)
- Apron (optional)
- Damp cloth or kitchen roll for keeping fingers clean
