My favorite paperweight designs tend to be simple and usually
involve placing a small object against a background. Even though there
are only two elements involved, there's virtually no limit to the number
of unique styles you can create.
During
the month of June the Design Blog will focus on backgrounds paired with
small trinkets and findings to show you all the incredible things you
can achieve with items you may already have around your home or studio,
or items you've never thought of using in the past. We'll start with
something very basic, a button...
If your design involves displaying one or more objects in a paperweight,
you'll need a background to place these items on. Backgrounds can be
made from a variety of materials such as paper, fabric, leather, metal,
and thin sheets of wood veneer. They can involve complex layers or they
can be as simple as printing a photo, as I did for this owl and branch...