Mr. Paper's Blog

Paper CD Case

2007-08-17T15:48:00.000-04:00

You'll need this after you burn a copy of High School Musical 1 or 2.

How to fold the paper case:

1. Fold the left and right sides (lines labelled "1" and "2").

2. Fold the bottom edge up to the line labelled "3". Then fold it back. This part will be the pocket.

3. Fold the top edge down to the line labelled "4" and then fold it back. Then fold the top edge down the the line labelled "5" and then fold it back. This will make the spine and top flap.

4. Spread the sides of the pocket to the sides to create "wings". Beginners can do this by folding lines "6" and "7" (first wing) and then lines "8" and "9" (second wing). Or, fold "6" and "8" and then "7" and "9". The fold lines may be off slightly depending on your printer.

Steps 5-7

DIY: Paper Wall Hanging

2007-07-28T08:46:00.000-04:00

Materials:

30 sheets papyrus and/or handmade paper cut to desired size (maybe try these or these maybe)
100 split-ring key tags
Craft knife
Metal straightedge
Scotch tape
Hole punch
Pencil
Ruler
36"-long wood lath or dowel
2 cup hooks
2 eye hooks
10 pieces of 4"-long raffia
2 pieces of 24"-long raffia

Note: These directions will yield a decorative panel that's 36" x 60", 5 panels across by 6 panels high. To make a larger or smaller panel, simply add or subtract rows until the desired size is achieved.

Directions:

1. Measure and cut the papyrus or handmade paper to desired size. We used 8" x 10" as our size.

Source

Paper Math

2007-07-27T09:57:00.000-04:00

How to determine ream weights
To determine ream weight (500 sheets) of any given size sheet, multiply the square inches in the given size by the given basis weight; divide the result by the square inch area of the basic size.

sheet size x basis weight / area of basic size = ream weight

Example: Find the ream weight of a sheet of 70lb. text paper.

23 x 35 x 70 / 25 x 38 = 56,350/950 = 59.32 lb. ream weight

How to determine M weights
M weight is the weight of 1,000 sheets. The M weight can be obtained by multiplying the ream weight by 2.

ream weight x 2 = M weight

Price per thousand sheets
cwt. price x M weight / 100 = price per 1,000 sheets

Source: Mohawk Paper

Sarcasm Aside: Paper

2007-07-26T12:08:00.000-04:00

Sarcasm Aside: Paper

Nice post on some important paper, such as Andy Warhol's Souper Dress, the first folio of Shakespeare, and the Frank Gehry paper lamp. So cool.

The secret to Hokage?

2007-07-19T15:43:00.000-04:00

I've watched 400 hundred hours of Naturo this summer and found these papers from Japan inspiring.

This sheet features black/grey/gold umbrellas. It's a silkscreen paper with a design originating from famous Yuzen patterns.

This red wave pattern may as well come from the hidden village of leaf.

These papers are Black Ink Products and distributed by Graphic Products Corporation.

Paper and Bureaucracy

2007-06-20T13:33:00.000-04:00

Electronic records are on the rise, but paper’s here to stay

Agencies are busily working to digitize vast troves of records they produce each year, but don’t count on a wholesale shift from boxes to computer chips.

Hard copies are here for the duration, experts say.

"Paper is not going out of style, and it’s not going away," said Matthew Eidson, director of operations at the National Archives and Records Administration’s Suitland, Md., records center.

In fact, even as electronic records increase, the quantity of paper produced by agencies is also growing, records managers said. And in the near future, that will likely continue.

Source

Pope's Hat Flying Napkin Paper Airplane

2007-06-18T09:29:00.000-04:00

Pope's Hat Flying Napkin paper airplane

Well back to airplanes... this design looks like a Pope's hat, uses regular paper cut into a square and you do the fold-overs only on one half. The flight path is unique- it drops almost vertically for 10' or so and then glides a long long way. Perfect for flying out the window.

It is best thrown overarm with the heavy end first. It can be made to spin like a stunt plane. When the plane is cut in half you make one of the curled up sides more strongly bent than the other. This will give different drag on either side and cause the plane to spin.

Astrobrights®

2007-06-14T15:49:00.000-04:00

Astrobrights® is a line of bright-colored papers from Wausau Paper. There are 27 shades, all cleverly named, available in both text and cover weights for direct mail, cards, posters and flyers. I'm choosing to give them this shameless plug because papers called Solar Yellow™ and Pulsar Pink™ are just cool and because that's just the way we roll around here.

Here are some of my favorties:

If a tree falls in the woods...

2007-06-07T15:35:00.000-04:00

When we fold a paper and then tear it, why does the tear-path follow the fold?

Paper is an aggregated web of vegetable cellulose fibres usually prepared from wood pulp. The fibres in this planar web are bound to each other by a kind of bonding known as hydrogen bonding.

The internal structure of paper can be described as follows. There is a distribution of the fibre sizes; the finer ones interpenetrate into the web of larger ones and small clusters of these hold together the larger ones and so on.

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Where in the world is Mr. Paper?

2007-06-06T11:11:00.000-04:00

Mr. Paper is a scrapbook and papercraft(ing) fiend. Last week he was mildly irritated (spewing pulp and whatnot) because he couldn't find stickers licensed by Disney for World Showcase in EPCOT.

Fearing the couch pit, the Paper.com support staff mobilized and found a swanky solution! You can use stickers by Jolee's for Mexico, Italy, and the USA. While not officially licensed Disney stickers, they do feature most of the landmarks from World Showcase.

Did you stay at the Polynesian? Use the Hawaii stickers to add flair to that scrapbook page.

As an aside...

I saw pictures of Mr. Paper binging at the luau and those stickers would serve as a nice distraction.

World Rock Paper Scissors Society - Home

2007-06-01T12:20:00.000-04:00

World RPS Society - Home

Paper.com would like to recognize this fine site.

"What separates RPS from other sports is the extent to which gamesmanship is a factor in even the most casual play. Effective gamesmanship allows the player to deceive an opponent into making a predictable throw or have them miscalculate one’s next throw. The key to successful gamesmanship is never to let the opponent realize that he is being manipulated."

The 7th Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championship

2007-06-01T12:14:00.000-04:00

The 7th Rock,Paper,Scissors World Championship in Toronto this week.

Does ESPN cover that? Paper.com would like to sponsor this event. Are there sponsorship opportunities available? You know who we're rooting for.

Making Paper the Old Fashioned Way

2007-06-01T12:07:00.000-04:00

Getting Back to Basics: Making Paper in a Tupperware Tub with a Mesh Screen.

limit the use of toilet paper to one square of tissue per lavatory visit...

2007-06-01T12:05:00.000-04:00

TorontoSun.com - Other News - Doing your part to save the planet seems a whole lot easier if you're a celebrity. Or a heavy drinker.

Fri, June 1, 2007
Doing your part to save the planet seems a whole lot easier if you're a celebrity. Or a heavy drinker.

By MARK BONOKOSKI

"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."

-- Albert Einstein

The Governator, green in celebrity, has now come and gone, leaving the message that the collective "we" can renew our planet's climate.

Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was pop rocker Sheryl Crow, once engaged to eco-friendly Tour de France pedaller Lance Armstrong, who had been putting the chill to global warming by using her now-completed tour of U.S. colleges to engage young minds into thinking of easy ways to leave a smaller environmental footprint, the latest catchphrase for living green.

One of her ideas, posted on her blog, was to limit the use of toilet paper to one square of tissue per lavatory visit.

Agence France-Presse picked up on that story PDQ, and blew it around the world in a cybersecond, forcing Ms. Crow to explain to the gullible the next day that she was only joking.

Thank God for that.

Trust me, it is not as easy as it sounds.

BIO BUS

Sheryl Crow had been travelling the campus circuit in her de rigeur bio-diesel bus with global warming activist Laurie David, who was also the producer of the Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth, the now-ubiquitous documentary film based on former U.S. vice-president Al Gore's supposed 30 years of research into greenhouse gases.

And, leading up to April's Earth Day celebrations, Sheryl Crow and Laurie David appeared to be in 100 places at once -- spreading the message on every medium possible.

This, of course, was good -- just as it is good that Ms. Crow recently became an adoptive mother, another celebrity in-thing.

The Einstein quote attributed atop this column, by the by, was lifted off Ms. David's blog, thereby employing at least two of the four Rs proposed by Environment Canada -- reuse, and recycle.

Save the world. Pass it on.

It was while lugging a collection of empty wine bottles to the beer store the other day -- all to save the world and reclaim the deposit foisted upon us by the Liberal government of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty -- that I happened to hear a public service announcement on the radio about Alcoholics Anonymous.

And, because a columnist's mind is always in gear, it crossed this one's mind that AA is probably one of the least-recognized environmental groups on the entire planet. This comes at the heels of Toronto Mayor David Miller's recent whine that Toronto stands to lose millions of dollars to the new provincial deposit-return program for wine and liquor bottles because there will be less blue box content to sell to the glass market.

After analyzing just two months into the returns program, Toronto's acting manager of solid waste management, Geoff Rathbone, declared there was already a 50% to 80% drop in the amount of glass tonnage collected by the city.

Imagine, however, the tonnage that would have been lost if all those alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous were still drinking, and had been contributing like saints to the blue box program? The city would have to file for bankruptcy.

And imagine, too, how high the landfill would have been if those same AAs were still drinking at a time prior to the blue box's invention?

All this might seem quite ludicrous, of course, but, then again, Sheryl Crow had to return to her blog to tell her audience that she was only kidding about using one square of toilet tissue per lavatory visit after Agence France-Presse had the hip people of the world literally bending over backwards as they attempted to follow the singer's suggestion.

115,000 MEMBERS

Because it has never kept formal membership lists, mainly because anonymity is sacrosanct, Alcoholic Anonymous' head office out of New York estimates on its web site that there are nearly 6,500 registered AA groups in Canada, with approximately 115,000 members. Because of the anonymity factor, however, it could be double that.

In the GTA, according to the head office here, there are at least 15,000 active AA members who, if one entertains the premise of them suddenly going back on the grog, would unquestionably be stretching the returns section at the beer stores to their limit, or filling the landfill sites to capacity with their oft-secretive daily consumption of wine and spirits.

These numbers, therefore, are numbers that cannot be ignored, especially when no Einstein is needed to indicate their economic and environmental impacts are far from insignificant. Yet, ignored they seem to be.

A few weeks ago, for example, this newspaper asked our federal leaders what they are doing in their personal lives to leave a smaller environmental footprint. This, of course, was before Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten suggested we all flick off.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his environment minister, John Baird, refused to play along with the Sun survey -- shame on them -- but the rest of them did, with Liberal leader Stephane Dion, the NDP's Jack Layton, and the Green party's Elizabeth May getting high marks from the Sierra Club of Canada for their commitment to reducing greenhouse gases.

All three, believe it or not, claim they actually turn off the bathroom tap while brushing their teeth, undoubtedly brushing with eco-friendly baking soda, one can only presume.

And all three, of course, recycle their glass, although the type of glass they recycle was never broken down.

Did some of that glass -- most of it? -- come with California vineyard labels, as was being pressed this week by Arnold Schwarzenegger? And, if they did, were they returned for refund, or relegated to the blue box to assist their respective city's bottom line? These questions were never asked nor therefore answered.

Elizabeth May also said the only paper in her entire house is toilet paper, and that it is 100% recycled. She did not say, however, if it was also reused. Or if she used only one square at a time.

It's tough questions such as these that most often never get asked.

Paper.com Listed In The Top 500 Retail Internet Sites

2007-05-31T17:14:00.000-04:00

Selling over 30,000 types of paper, Paper.com has been listed as one of the Top 500 Internet Retail Sites. John Engel, Founder and President of Paper.com states, "I think this is tremendous recognition of all the hard work Paper.com has done assembling a unique assortment of paper products from around the world, from literally dozens of manufacturers ranging from office supplies to scrapbooking and stationery. Paper.com has brought all of these together into the largest paper site on the Internet, and this award demonstrates that Paper.com must be number one in our industry for customer service and selection of paper products at a competitive price."

Paper.com has a wide selection of different paper products that suits every customer's need: office, school, scrapbook, invitations and more. Customer support services are readily available via phone, live chat and email. There is no doubt that Paper.com is one of the top online retail sites.

Copy me if you can...

2007-05-31T09:23:00.000-04:00

Abagnale's Watermark Signature on High-Security Paper by Standard Register Will Help Thwart Document Crime, Check Forgery

DAYTON, Ohio, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Frank Abagnale, the former con artist turned worldwide document security consultant, believes criminals attempting to copy, alter or steal checks or other original documents will be immediately deterred by a new high-security watermark safety paper bearing his name.

Abagnale, whose youthful exploits as a forger and imposter were depicted in the motion picture Catch Me If You Can, and Standard Register, a document services company and a leading provider of document protection technologies, created the paper, which can be used for checks, registrations, titles, gift certificates, college transcripts, entrance passes, tickets, vouchers and coupons - key targets for document fraud and crime.

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Paper.com offers security/safety papers made by Georgia Pacific. Once a document is printed on the security paper if a copy is made a basket weave pattern will appear on the copy to indicate its originality. We've experimented with the product around HQ and it's neat (to borrow a word from the 50s) technology. I'm always astounded at how much innovation there is in this venerable industry.

Georgia Pacific Security Paper 8 1/2 x 11 #24 (500 Sheets) in Blue, Green, Grey and Yellow.

Hobbies | Scrap mania | Economist.com

2007-05-29T16:33:00.000-04:00

You know when The Economist says scrapbooking has gone upmarket then the party's over...

Hobbies | Scrap mania | Economist.com

Announcing the Paper.com Affiliate Program...

2007-05-29T16:25:00.000-04:00

This is a list of sites announcing the new Paper.com affiliate program:

http://ewealth.com/showthread.php?t=11349

http://affiliateguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1648

http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com

http://im4newbies.com

http://www.revenuesource.com

Paper.com Announces New Affiliate Program

2007-05-29T16:09:00.000-04:00

Paper.com Announces New Affiliate Program

Paper.com announced today the start of a new online affiliate program utilizing AffiliateTraction’s TrackAssure affiliate software as an addition to current advertising efforts.

A leader in art, office and educational paper supplies since 2003, Paper.com has served as a comprehensive source of consumer and corporate paper products such as greeting cards, wedding invitations, business cards, office supplies, stationary, envelopes, graph paper, transfer paper, photo paper, printable stationary and more. Paper.com claims to have over 8,000 types of paper in stock and available for immediate delivery.

According to Paper.com’s John Engel, the choice to start an affiliate program was a logical extension of current efforts. “An affiliate program allows us to extend our reach to new audiences without the time and effort involved in negotiating advertising purchases. AffiliateTraction’s services were very attractive to us, because they offer a comprehensive solution to affiliate marketing that includes software, promotion and management.”

According to Greg Shepard, CEO of AffiliateTraction, an affiliate program allows anyone to earn commissions for their efforts that result in sales. “It is very simple,” says Shepard. “Anyone can be an affiliate. Even without a website, affiliates can earn commissions through a simple website link we provide. The link can be e-mailed to friends, shared in online discussions, printed on business cards or flyers, and more.”

Mr. Shepard also made clear that AffiliateTraction offers help to those without experience in affiliate marketing. “Someone with no experience whatsoever can make money, and with the proper knowledge one can earn a healthy income,” says Shepard. “Best of all, we offer all of our affiliates help in implementing their promotional efforts through valuable tools, online tutorials and support by phone and email.”

Affiliates who sign up for the Paper.com affiliate program will earn a 10% commission on all sales they refer and are paid monthly when earnings have reached $25.00 or more. The Paper.com affiliate program is also configured so that even if a visitor is referred and does not return to the site to purchase anything for up to a year, the affiliate is still credited with the commission.

For more information about the Paper.com affiliate program, visit http://affiliates.paper.com

For more information about Paper.com, visit http://www.Paper.com

For more information about AffiliateTraction’s services, visit http://www.AffiliateTraction.com

PAPER CALCULATOR

2007-05-29T12:50:00.001-04:00

This shows how to multiply a three digit number by another three digit number by using lines and dots on a paper. I have never seen this done before, but it is an interesting trick.

Rock/Paper/Scissors Peace Conference

2007-05-29T12:40:00.001-04:00

That rock isn't so tough. I think paper can take him. They should have sent in a heavyweight paper, maybe a 300gsm Crane's Lettra. Instead, this is clearly a flyweight paper...

"I will take that as a motion that we can execute Paper..."

Picture (er, Paper) This!

2007-05-28T12:25:00.000-04:00

Fold your own paper pinhole camera.

The legendary Dirkon pinhole camera template was first published in Czechoslovakia in 1979. Graphic designer David Balihar had the text translated into English so it would be accessible to all fans of this camera technique.

Source and PDF.

Feeling a bit macabre? Try this papercraft.

Related

Paperinside.com is a blog devoted to paper toys! Here's another.

Are you a Disney fanatic? The Disney Experiece sells paper kits modeled after park attractions.

Holy Pink Batman!

2007-05-28T12:09:00.000-04:00

A good prank gone horribly pink. See what happens when some rowdy friends, armed with pink wrapping paper, redecorate Jacob's flat whilst he's away.

Art installation or gaudy tomfoolery?

Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

2007-05-25T16:11:00.000-04:00

Before You Choose Paper Brightness

How white is white? In terms of paper, there are many different levels of whiteness or brightness. Paper brightness affects the images printed on the paper, especially the vibrancy of the colors.

Measuring Paper Brightness

The brightness of a piece of paper is typically expressed on a scale of 1 to 100 with 100 being the brightest. The multipurpose bond paper used in copy machines and desktop printers generally has a paper brightness in the 80s. Photo papers are normally in the mid to high 90s. However, manufacturers often use terms such as Bright White or UltraBright instead of numbers. These labels can be deceiving and not truly indicative of the brightness or whiteness of the paper.

Source

Winston's Favorite Bright Paper
Mohawk Strathmore Pure Cotton 24# - Bright White - 8 1/2 x 11

I have a sweet spot in my heart for Mohawk after touring their mill in upstate New York.

Project Iraqi Kids

2007-05-25T14:18:00.000-04:00

Project Iraqi Kids is an effort to generate funds to buy school supplies for shipment to US units in Iraq to distribute to school children as they move through the cities and villages on security operations. The aim is to win "the hearts and minds" of the Iraqis and show them the real face of America. This project is being lead by the American Legion Post 256 and is supported by four churches: TV Community Church, TV First Baptist Church, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. There are also six service organizations that are sponsors. They include:

TV Lions Club
TV Kiwanis
Tellico Lake Rotary
The TV Polish Heritage Club
The TV Retired Military Club
Knights of Columbus of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

You can also take part in this special mission by donating a Paper.com Gift Certificate to the American Legion to buy the school supplies including backpacks, soccer balls, soccer uniforms and inflating pumps. Let's help our GI's help these kids!