paint chip crafts

I have a bunch of paint chips left over from painting my apartment. They seem too pretty to throw away, so I looked for some ideas for crafting with them.

By Elegant Musings, Paint chips + hole punch = awesome

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Tutorial by designverb for paint chip origami into a card holder

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Paint chip wallet, which I first ran across in the magazine Readymade a couple of years ago. Designed by Narangkar Khalsa-Glover, who was nice enough to let jesser post a tutorial, plus there’s another tutorial by jensect on Flickr. (Picture is of a nara one.)

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8 Comments on “paint chip crafts”

  1. jennicakes Says:

    Green paint chips cut into thin strips make adorable bamboo for collages…

  2. susanna Says:

    For anybody who makes artist trading cards, cut in half a paint chip is just right to make 2 ATCs that are just slightly smaller than 2 1/2″ by 3 1/2″.

  3. Camilla Taylor Says:

    How funny that this is posted today! I just squirreled away a stack of paint chips for a clever little project yesterday.

  4. Christina Says:

    I just LOVE the wallets!

  5. Nutmeg Says:

    That is so clever!

  6. Maggi Says:

    I have been saving paint chips for some time with the hopes that an idea would come to me…this is perfect. These will make wonderful little gifts for the girls I craft with. Thanks!

  7. Your Heart Out » Blog Archive » Whip It Says:

    [...] Stuff we found on WhipUp that has us ready to head to the local craft store, hardware store, and/or fabric store include: cards, cardholders and wallets made out of paintchips; cute fabric gift tags; and a tutorial on making your own cloth napkins. [...]

  8. melinda Says:

    Do you have any ideas of how to make a framed piece of art using paint chips? What would you adhere them to? We are redoing our basement and need some inexpensive ideas for the walls…….Thank you.

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