Baking nerd. Paper Love

I just been baking Chocolate Chip Cookies like crazy. I made Fantasy Fudge and Mrs. Fields' Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies!
(My go-to recipe now and forever ~!! )

 Mrs. Fields' Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies and more is found at Mrs. Fields' blog:  Mrs. Fields Secrets. This is her REAL blog.

The Fantasy Fudge recipe is found on the back of the Kraft Marshmallow Creme bottle. The online recipe can be found here: Kraft Fantasy Fudge @ the Kraft website or here verbatim: http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe191.fantasy-fudge.html. Apparently, the recipe has changed a bit since the original was formed in a 9 x 13 in. pan using chocolate chips and the new is done in a 9 in. square pan using a melted semi-sweet chocolate bar.

Since it's a , I am trying to follow my resolutions.

My Resolutions are:

1. Lose Weight. - So far I've lost 5 lbs. I love the Kinect.
2. Organize and  Getting  Rid of Clutter - Threw out some old stuff, still working on that. Especially the uncluttered.
3. More Patience with Family.
4. Be more social. (Trying.)
5. Update my education.
6. Start a small business and make income with stuff I know how to do. No get rich quick schemes, etc. Just good old fashioned work.
7. Re-do my domain, spatula-girl.net.

Found a printable Resolutions list here: http://printable.tipjunkie.com/new-years-resolution-list-printable/ and an inspirational desktop wallpaper here: http://lilmagoolie.com/2011/01/03/printable-resolutions-poster/.

Organize, organize with: http://www.mommytracked.com/,http://organizedhome.com, and http://www.livinglocurto.com/ is one of my new fav places to visit.

i talk about paper goodies a whole lot, so it's about time i share a little of my own. i scanned this piece of japanese gift wrap and tweaked it in photoshop. i got a batch of it from kyun san jose when it was open years ago. sadly enough that store and related are long gone.

so here you go! feel free to print it out for gift wrap and anything to use on paper. enjoy!

click here for other sizes!

weddingstyle guide, an Australian wedding magazine has some really cute downloads to save and print in .pdf.

i manga-ized (not a real word, btw. )myself at face your manga.

i did my entire family, too.

an origami link just for you!

origami nut

hallo everyone!

its been a few weeks since i last posted but---

i just spent some money on etsy things. hoohoo. money flies fast. i will post them when i get them.

i bring you also origami links:
origami-fun
origami-resource-center

have you wondered what happened to the kusudama i was working on? it was very pretty when i started.
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

hello it's now June!



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!

blog-tastic! I ♥ craftster.org and craftzine! this entry is chock-full of crafty stuffage. enjoy!

origami gift box tutorial at u-handbag!

asking for trouble has cute japanese inspired crafts and also a Tokyo Shopping Guide for all your crafty needs!

good-ness - crafter in japan!

crafty carnival has the cutest little projects, like her "silly girl" and the folk art teddy bear!

Starghan! from the yarn-diva!

portabello pixie has a really cute blog and pattern for ruffled pillows!

cyntergomes' crafty galore lj blog has been on my radar for a long time! her blog inspired me to take up knitting! I want to knit these legwarmers from there!


Pear!, too cute to eat, but not too cute to crochet from amigurumi girl.

beading tutorials by susan beal!
beading simple! and west coast crafty!

another obsession of mine as of late is papercraft!
papergarden boutique's blog!

i received a catalog from papersource and i think i'm going to visit their store in downtown SF sometimes soon!

has anyone tried smilebox? online scrapbooking site. looks interesting.

julianna smith, illustrator and designer has free recipe cards to print out in her online store. her prints are adorable and fun!

free patterns and projects!

wiley crafter, a section of free patterns and projects from Wiley Publishers, the guys who did the For Dummies series, etc.

knit.1 mag has free patterns!

diana's cross-stitch patterns. i like the bee pattern.
garnstudios/drops! check out their knitting patterns!

The OMG pattern of the week!

Ack! It's a RAT...oh, it's Remy from Pixar's Ratatouille! Soulcrochet @ craftster crocheted an incredible of that cute little rodent chef! Check it out it's awesome! Soulcrochet's Remy!

After watching Shimotsuma Monogatari a.k.a. Kamikaze Girls, for the millionth time, it made me want to learn ribbon embroidery:
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

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

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/

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.

I love printing out projects! papercraft and 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

envelope templates:
envelope converting services

webmaterial!
love candied
a trial product
ayarin's web material

knitty knitty
knitted toys

paper!
a little hut

knit and crochet for a charitable cause:
project linus

my toddlers are cave babies.
coping with the caveman in the crib -nytimes.com

cute cute:
jb-idea
hellokitty life
yummy.phoophie.com
http://www.toon-land.com/Toon-land/home/NWIndexAction.do?frmPage=63&frmAdvertiseId=2052&ISCOUNT=YES
http://wallpaper.narak.com/displayimage.php?album=topn&cat=-52&pos=34
http://www.bloggang.com/viewdiary.php?id=noneofit&group=1
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/index.html
http://www.esnips.com/web/KAWAIIWORLD/
http://ichigogeisha.blogspot.com/

printables:
http://www.owari.ne.jp/~mokumoku/
http://kodomo-porta.com/emanga/portakun/paper/papercraft_index.html

store:
http://stores.ebay.com/EnFProShop
http://stores.ebay.com/Hong-Kong-Outlet
http://stores.ebay.com.my/Shop-Sukiyaki

i've been link collecting! i've been interested in printing out stationery lately. papercraft has also got my attention.

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!

the small object
shelley.nl/
nut and bee
printables4scrapbooking
members.jcom.home.ne.jp/norinori-hp/
shinzikatoh
cutxpaste
kawaiifanlistings.org-printables
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP102116721033.aspx
bookcrossing
swap.starkabel.nl
http://www.e-rose.org/stars/links.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/letterhead/
http://www.squidoo.com/makingenvelopes
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/envelopes/
http://www.blossomswap.com/envelopes.html
you grow girl
http://www.melinda.winchell.com/images/template.jpg
http://www.teas2dine4.com/templatelinks.html
http://youniquephotos.com/freebies.html
littlesomethings
designmom
jenleheny.com
timeless treasure trunk
designer's toolbox
psprint

evie-s
howaboutorange
craftzine-papercrafts
alteredcloth

fonts:
fontspace
riko's font link collection *in japanese*
hellojsia's font collection *in chinese*

making stationery:
mirkwood designs
being crafty's envelope links