Craft Blogs, Links, Sites

ALL FREE CRAFTS

     ALL FREE CRAFTS has “Over 770 original crafts, free craft projects and easy homemade gift ideas.”

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/

FAMILY CRAFTS

     When you go to the site, you’ll see seasonal crafts. But look in the lefthand margin and you’ll find an amazing selection of crafts of all types.

http://familycrafts.about.com/

THE CREATIVE LIFE

     Exotic crafts, gardening, things for the home, and much more:

http://www.thecreativelife.tv/projects/

ORIGAMI IS BIG

     Here are basic origami techniques for children and adults:

http://www.tutorials.com/08/0855/0855.asp

     And some neat origami sites:

http://www.wannalearn.com/Crafts_and_Hobbies/Origami/

     Origami motorcycles:

http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/

     Exquisite origami flowers:

http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2007/07/16/kusadama-flowers/

     A 12-sided origami calendar:

http://www.ii.uib.no/~arntzen/kalender/

     This gyroscope uses just one sheet of 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper and takes only a few minutes. It will, they say, fly long distances. Plus you’ll find off to the right instructions for making a paper airplane bomber, thus improving on little boy fun. They also tell how to make an office darts game in only ten minutes, using office supplies. Which is of course little kid fun grown up.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Flying-gyroscope-out-of-a-single-sheet-of-paper!!/

     A paper lampshade (give it a lamp base, and you’ve got a unique gift item):

http://www.yasutomo.com/project/paperlampshade.htm

     And here is origami as art:

http://www.webfilms.ca/eric-flash.htm