Wreath!

Some things are intrinsically motivating, while others have the pressures of earning, of buying and selling, hung on them like a heavy yoke. Would that I could work with the same vigor that I procrastinate. If I could spend all of my time making silly household crafts and puttering around my garden, without worrying about bills or making a contribution to the world, I think I would be quite satisfied. Retirement in my 20's. Would be great. In the meantime, I will have to satisfy myself with occasional crafting and the associated guilt.

Lo and behold, the product of that crafting:

Paper Globes

Clicking around on a mission at work (answering a client inquiry), I've managed to come up with several pretty printable papercraft globes. So check it out, maybe I have given you all something to do for the next few hours/days. Instead of your homework. Or your dog-walking. Or whatever.

1. Planet Pals

Flower-shaped pieces make this globe stand out. Find the print-out here.

2.  Joachim Robert's "Le Paper Globe"

Graphic designer Joachim Robert put together this little printable beauty, and you can make one for yourself with the pdf from his website.

3. Polyhedron Map Projections

Tired of spheres? Try a cube. Or a dodecahedron.  Print them here.

4. Elaborate & Awesome Cross-Section Globe

Looking for a challenge? Blow up the world with this awesome globe.

5. A Classic Table-Top Globe... in Paper!

Rob Ives designed this one, with its own stand! Print it here.