Easy Paper Crafts

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Oh how we love paper crafts. Paper ideas for kids. Paper DIY for grown ups. Paper crafts for young and old!
 We love paper so much because it is cheap and it is SO versatile.I have been adding more and more paper crafts to the blog – mainly because I have come to realize how paper really is a universal craft material that most people have access to.






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