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

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

wah-ha?! magknits.com has bitten the dust recently. a big loss somewhat to the knitting community. where have i been? o_o

well you can always find the patterns using the internet web archive or google's cached pages. ^_^ if you are a Ravelry member, like me, some patterns are posted up. The pattern authors also posted up the patterns on their own blogs or domains.

bazaar designs - the daily design source.
baby bear shop - organic, cruelty-free bath and body products for baby and family (link via designmom.com)
scrapbooking industry news!
it's spring! here are some crafty things to try!

sakura paper craft@ craftideas4kids.com

more papercraft links (origami,etc.):
http://www.megite.com/url/:www_origami-club_com/

fairythreads has some crafty ideas.

kero-chan amigurumi by ournew at craftster.org.
twocent hooker-a crochet blog

paperunlimited - an origami and kusudama blog!

a crafty store:
ribbonlands


music to listen to:
luminous orange web
via their myspace page.

cherry blossoms (sakura):
iStock vector image

other stuff:
video game sprite emblems:
http://www.smashboards.com/fzero/emblems.php

gel pens!
http://stores.ebay.com/Bunbougu-Ya-Japanese-Pens_Pens_Pen-Sets_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfsubZ17519803QQftidZ2QQtZkm

http://www.jetpens.com/index.php

http://www.dickblick.com/zz218/56/