Here's a bright and cheery house for your Friday afternoon! I love love love the colorful backgrounds people have been choosing lately, and I'm excited to share some more fun ones soon! (As soon as I finish them, that is) Current turnaround time is still right around 6-8 weeks, so if you need a house by early September or so, now is the best time to order!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #tinyhouse #creativelifehappylife #livecolorfully #colorfullycrafted #behindthescenes #wearethecreativeeconomy #etsyartistsofboston #papercrafting #paperplay #makersformakers #mycreativebiz #creativepreneur #artandcraft #maker #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #calledtobecreative #paperart #paperarchitecture #houseportrait #customartwork http://bit.ly/2O4HN6C

Hanging out on Cabot Street in Beverly today for #artsfestbeverly until 4pm! It's a gorgeous day to explore this adorable town, if you're in the neighborhood stop by and say hello! #yeioupaperobjects #yeiou #beverlyma #handmadelife #creativelifehappylife #northshorema http://bit.ly/2IiJbhb

Thank you so much for an amazing holiday market season! These last few weeks have been a blur (much like this cat) and I am so grateful to everyone who went out and supported any small or micro business as part of their holiday shopping this year - it means so much! We're resting tonight, and Bash is enjoying his catnip pizza from @maisonwares as his prize for dealing with us being so busy these last few weeks, and then I'm back to building (paper) houses tomorrow! #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #bashthecat #handmadelife http://bit.ly/2A3hq7X

Feeling a little crazy right now, I have so many ideas that want to jump out of my head and into reality, but only one set of hands to make it happen! Stole some time from replying to important emails yesterday and cranked out rough prototypes for a new holiday product I've been dreaming of. Any ideas what I'm dreaming about? . . . . . . . . . . . #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #tinyhomes #tinyhouse #paper #paperhouse #papercraft #papercrafting #craftygirl #craftkit #getcrafty #handmadelife #frenchpaperco #workinprogress http://bit.ly/2NS236d

Plotting and planning new things for the holiday season, but stopping first to visit these old friends. When we moved last year, I filled a huge cardboard box with all the random samples and one-off bits that I kept from the first few years of yeiou, so rather than start from scratch I'm seeing which of these ideas are worth revisiting. There are some fun things in here! . . . . . . . . . . #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #tinyhouse #tinyhomes #paperhouse #paperengineering #papercrafts #papercrafting #paperarchitecture #handmadelife #workinprogress #friyay #livecolorfully http://bit.ly/2ylhDCv

How do we feel about Pine Drive? I designed this kit for Valentine's Day, but it tends to sell all year long. I never actually got it listed on my Etsy shop, though - should I? Or should I retire it along with the others and just start making some new things? Curious to hear your thoughts, or if you have experience making these sorts of decisions, I'd love to hear about your process! . . . . . . . . . . . #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #getcrafty #papercrafting #papercraft #craftkit #tinyhouse #artisthands #thingsihold #paperarchitecture #colorfullycrafted #creativelifehappylife #handmadelife #etsy #etsyartistsofboston #madeinmassachusetts #arlingtonmade #madeinarlington http://bit.ly/2DT0Ag3

I can't share the full view of this piece yet, but I've been reflecting on the process of making it, and wanted to share. I'm really excited about the tiniest detail: There are hooks on that mailbox, just like there are on the real mailbox on the real house this piece is based on. They are SO tiny, and I am really proud of myself for deciding to go for it, even though it was tricky to cut pieces so small, and a little scary to try to glue them on standing up like that. There are a few other parts of this piece that I really struggled with, where I wish I had done something differently or better. I've lived with that little voice that freaks out at less than perfection for a long time now, so I knew that it was just trying to have its way, and I didn't need to start over and rebuild it from scratch. It was tough, though! I delivered this piece a few days ago, and I'm still working through that perfectionism and into liking it - and focusing on this fancy mailbox for now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #tinyhouse #paperarchitecture #paperarchitect #housesofcambridge #paperartist #architecture #paper #papercraft #frenchpaper #doitfortheprocess #houseportrait #paperengineering #homeinthestudio #studioscenes #madeinmassachusetts http://bit.ly/2ybuMNq

I always intend to spend the summer working on product development so that I have new things for the holidays...and every year I find myself down to the wire, putting the finishing touches on new products right before my first holiday market. In that spirit, I'm thinking about retiring my paper neighborhoods, and replacing some or all of them with new sets. Are there any houses or neighborhoods you know of that I should take inspiration from? This set, Willow Road, is actually inspired by the neighborhood I used to live in. My new neighborhood is more Colonial than Victorian, so I'm thinking I'll take some inspiration from that, but I would love to also hear what you think! . . . . . . . . . #yeiou #yeioupaperobjects #tinyhousemovement #papercrafting #thingsihold #artisthands #etsyartistsofboston #etsyfinds #willow #creativelifehappylife #handmadeisbetter #getcrafting #paperarchitecture #papersculpture #paperplay #livecolorfully #colorfullycrafted http://bit.ly/2zLrC4U