Puzzle purse ideas

Red River’s greeting card papers are perfect for Valentine’s Day cards but for something really special, use Red River’s 12×12-sized paper to make a Valentine Puzzle Purse that will enthrall your beloved and endear you to them forever. Puzzle Purse Valentines made their first appearance in Jane Austin’s time and were the rage from 1700s […]

Helen Cann is an artist and illustrator specialising in maps, children's books, drawing and hand lettering based in Brighton, UK. She exhibits and teaches widely.

e.k.mosley on Instagram: "How to open and close a Stardog Puzzle Purse💫✨ . A pdf digital download is now available in my Etsy shop! Link in profile 🫶🐸⭐️ . . This was my first time making a puzzle purse and I had so much fun painting each little picture on all the hidden folds. These beautiful little paper creations can be dated back to Japanese paper folding techniques called tatogami and origami from Japan’s Heian era (782-1185 CE). In Japan they were called Tato and used to hold small…

Making a Victorian puzzle purse, or note, or letter.... it was all about the folding

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So I made a wee thing for my teen boy for Valentines. When I told him, it was an replica of a Valentine's puzzle purse c1800, made by German settlers in southwestern Pennsylvania from @FreeLibrary, he exclaimed..."You are such a nerd"... 🥰 Nerd but proud! ♥️ #HappyValentinesDay