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Good things come in all sizes

April 5, 2008
I'm happy when I make creative things with my hands. Work will eventually be less tiring and I'll be able to focus on art again. Until then I'm making a match box a day. It can be a fully decorated matchbox or just something that will fit into a matchbox once it's finished. I'll add the date to each box and blog when I have the chance. You can expect daily updates, but I'll probably disappoint you regularly.

Feel free to join me in this challenge, I'll start a Flickr group if you're interested!

Day 1


Paper, mother of pearl button, gold leaf, linen thread.
Day 2


Linen, green thread, hemp, paper.
In matchbox art Tags creativity
← You're invitedAll the pretty things →

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Kaija Rantakari / Paperiaarre in her Helsinki based studio

Hello, my name is Kaija. I'm a master bookbinder / mixed media artist / accumulator extraordinaire / poet from Finland. This website is where I share my creations to fellow paper enthusiasts.

Paperiaarre is Finnish for a paper treasure, and I hope you find many of those here!

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Preparing a big pile of vintage kimono silk fabrics for some sewn boards bound notebooks with semi-flexible covers ❤️

I set these aside a little while ago because of hot weather, but today is a great day to finally iron everything. Summer makes for
One of my recent notebook favorites. This tiny book with vintage kimono silk covers is still available in the Paperiaarre shop. 28€ including worldwide shipping.

Unfortunately, there's still no shipping to the US via Finnish Post, but otherwise
Yay! All these and more now available in the Paperiaarre shop ❤️❤️❤️ All one of a kind and made with vintage kimono silk and high quality materials.
Big Paperiaarre shop update tomorrow/Monday 5 PM Helsinki time (UTC+3)!

I’ve made a big stack of large A5-size journals as well as tiny A7-pocket notebooks. There’ll be a small handful of A6/postcard size notebooks, too. All covered with
Just published my fifth poetry book, so now there's finally more time for bookbinding. I hope to have all these and more available in the Paperiaarre shop by the end of the week.
Paperiaarre kimono notebooks available at @galleriakuvitus Oct 24th—Nov 23rd!

I was invited to collaborate with the gallery and @mywidenius_art during My's amazing Echoes of Eden exhibition. I just saw her work hung on the walls and I couldn't
Fresh out of the press. It's incredibly satisfying to hold a big stack of notebooks you just finished.

These beauties will be available at @galleriakuvitus later this month ❤️
Rummaging through my vintage kimono pieces today. A selection of my notebooks will be for sale locally later this year, so I'm trying stock up whilst also meeting my poetry book deadlines. Sometimes the two arts intertwine perfectly and I find a nice
IMPORTANT INFO for customers in the USA! Unfortunately, today (Thursday) is the last day I can accept orders from the US. Due to the uncertainty re: Trump's customs fees, and honestly, the upcoming chaos, the Finnish Post will no longer accept packag

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