6.6.08
this is not a very good photo,since the kusudama was roughly handled by a two and three year old. LOL.
this is what it looked like before (not so good) it met its untimely demise.:
my kiddies found it and mashed it. it is now dead.
now, the good stuff:
papercraft links!
http://www.keicraft.com/
http://www.e-maruman.co.jp/product/gazai/canson/paper_dl/index.html
other crafty links!
metremade
feathered fibers
stamp carving tutorial! by atlas quest
pink penguin
baby sewing patterns!
http://handmadenokokoro.web.fc2.com/katagami_index.html
pip stitch
Labels: japanese, kusudama, paper, printables
4.6.08
the last few weeks of may just whizzed on by. graduations. parties.
and after all that, spent some time in the hospital with my lil' pumpkinhead. she got
sick with pneumonia again. just got back about a day or so ago and boy, am i pooped!
well, enough about me...i have links.
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/characters/playland.html has shinkansen papercrafts,minna no tabo stationery, coloring pages, and calendars!
san-x has reorganized their charapri section!
Labels: cute, japanese, paper, printables, san-x, sanrio
8.5.08
http://ribbonsmyth.com
jane austen center - ribbon embroidery
cute printable stationery:
graphicgarden
alenka's printables
craft projects:
larkbooks' craft projects
beading:
jennifer jangles
la patissserie de hime-chan
hime-chan@lj
Labels: beading, crafts, embroidery, japanese, paper, stationery
23.4.08
more kusudama blossoms!
origami link!
orihouse
origami club
another craft i'm very interested in is CLAY FLOWERS! About a month or two ago,
The Martha Stewart Show had this showcased!
Clay Flowers! There's also a video! The product used is decoclay found here at: the madden corporation's Welcome to The Islands.
also this japanese craft, kanzashi flowers!
kanzashi garden's tutorial
Labels: clay craft, japanese, kanzashi, kusudama, origami, paper
22.4.08
kusudama!
i made this today, using post-it notes! woohoo! using the instructions here:
the peace of paper - origami flowers-kusudama flowers link via curbly.com. the flower is a little shabby since it is my first. it wasn't behaving as i was glueing it together and kept popping open. my main mistake was using a gluestick which wasn't holding properly. you are supposed to using paper glue, like Elmer's or something.
then, i remembered i had liquid clear glue, but the applicator was broken and had a tendency to leak. i had to pour some out on a little jar lid and use a toothpick to apply the glue. this time it worked to stay.
i'm going to attempt an entire kusudama ball.
kusudama video on instructables!
How To Fold A Japanese Paper Ball (Kusudama) - The best bloopers are here
kusudama links!
http://puupuu.ojaru.jp/index.html
flickr kusudama origami group
google search - kusudama
oriland
british origami society
paperunlimited blog (which has been posted here before, but is more relevant now.)
speaking of flowers, this blog is soo pretty!
lotushaus
Labels: japanese, kusudama, links, origami, paper, tutorial video, tutorials
16.3.08
cute japanese stationery! print and cut! easy. :D from: the printout factory! must have adobe reader to read and save these files! You just cut out the envelope and pages from an adobe .pdf file.
I cut the envelope out with a hobby knife and ruler on a cutting mat. I used a pair of scrapbooking scissors to add an interesting edge to it.
Labels: cute, japanese, paper, printables, stationery
Epson America's CreativeZone!
http://kids.nifty.com/card/index.htm
http://www.enjoy-sanyo.com/doki/postcard/letter.html
print-go-go
http://www.tegami.ne.jp/index.html
http://www.animal-club.net/kobo/index.htm
http://upty.orico.co.jp/prof/letter.html
http://kidsclub.coop/print/print.html
http://www.mihosozai.com/
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/kassai/kassaiclub/letter/index.html
http://sylvanian-families.jp/asobi/
http://www.kao.co.jp/merries/usachan/index.html
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/suidou/kids/craft/
japanese crochet videos:
http://www.felissimo.co.jp/couturier/v5/html/handicraft.cfm
Labels: crochet, japanese, paper, printables, tutorial videos
17.2.08
from this topic http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=192157, which has a whole lot more pictures of these cookies!
japanese cookies
「Maid in Tokyo MAID COOKIE Milk & Maple」 メイドイン東京メイドクッキー
from this site: http://www.animate.co.jp/cookie/index.html
calamity kim
owly
flickrembroidery
jupiterbuttons
applehead
my design scout
big girl feet
domesticali
http://jenn.maruskadesign.com/blog/
http://bkids.typepad.com/intro/
http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/
http://gracialouise.typepad.com/elsewhere/
http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/
http://majorknitter.typepad.com/
extra:
http://tipnut.com/free-vintage-embroidery-pattern-kitten-towels/
http://mamasaidshop.typepad.com/mamasaid/kid_clothes/index.html
http://2modern.blogs.com/2modern/design/
cute:
http://www.hakoinu.com/index.html
Labels: blogs, cute, embroidery, japanese, links
11.2.08
From Japan With Love's etsy store
yelp.com's Mm, paper! (SF Bay Area) by Valerie F.
jptrading - only for retailers and wholesalers (must have sellers' permit issued by the state of california)
online magazine - japanese design
pingmag
online shopping mag encouraging the handmade diy set!
wickedlychic
blog some DIY, some very pretty and some a little bit of both:
goodtobegirl
the happy zombie
fashion incubator
cuteable
karin's style blog
daisy decor
lostateminor
urban paisley
warm n' fuzzy on lj
susanna's sketchbook
japanese sites with printables:
http://nurie.ciao.jp/sumou/sumou.html
http://www.sakunet.ne.jp/~hayaka1/index.html
other sites with printables:
activity village
and oh yeah, my new blog design is knitty and sheeply.
going green with danny seo at daily danny.
i love craftzine, but dang it, 14.99 an issue. o_O i guess it's archival and meant to be with you forever. and another mag, readymade...at $19.00 for 1-yr subscription (6 issues) is a little bit more affordable.
crafty store! ^o^
kitty-craft - zakka,japanese craft books, and more.
how-tos from curbly...like make boxers from pillowcases?
curbly's how-tos
Labels: japanese, links, printables, stationery, store
7.2.08
papercrane.org- origami!
paper-source
lcipaper's designstudio
http://scissorsisterscg.blogspot.com/
papercraftinspirationsmagazine
google search: envelope templates
even your internal organs can be chou kawaii (totally cute)!
i heart guts!
chou kawaii again! aranzi aronzo has translated their books into english!
vertical,inc's aranzi aronzo
i love jane austen! how does this relate to crafting? big time relation. women had to craft to while the time away while men did their thing.
jane austen centre
one of the things i promised in 2008 was that i would be more eco-friendly!
treehugger.com
bringyourown.org bring your own cups, etc.
everything old is new again, this blog brings reuse into the crafty game.
blogs i've found with interesting and pretty visual content:
mediatinker,blog
decor8, a very visual blog.
oh joy!
crafty ness:
diyalert
http://homemadebyjill
http://meggiecat
magazine!
mary engelbreit's home companion magazine, i love her cute homey prints.
font-tage.
urbanfonts
about this blog, i will be trying to make sure all the links are clickable. >_<;;
since i know copy and pasting can be such big trouble!
Labels: blog, cute, diy, japanese, links, paper, printables
25.1.08
http://cherry-berry.org/
http://kimonoreincarnate.blogspot.com/
http://www.apple-town.org/main.html
http://www.wreneleven.com/index.php
http://www.swap-bot.com/
Labels: cute, japanese, links, printables
10.1.08
bandai stamp cute, i wonder where can i find this.
sanriotown
hello earth
bandai japan
bandai girls hobby
do it yourself planner:
diyplanner
talking about new years resolutions:
1. learn time management
2. exercise
Labels: blog, cute, japanese, links, wants
30.12.07
Labels: gift wrapping, japanese, links
