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A few good email lists...
Family Krafts List
Pack-O-Fun List
And for free downloadable craft sheet...
Pack-O- Fun Projects

A great list of links:
About.com

Potpourri Ornaments

3/4 cup applesauce
1 pakcage unflavored gelatin
1 (1.9 oz.) jar of cinnamon
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 Tablespoons ground cloves
Combine applesauce and gelatin in small saucepan. Let stand 3 minutes. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until simmering. Remove from heat. Combine cinnamon, cornstarch and cloves in a bowl. Stir in applesauce mixture. Place mixture on table or counter and knead a few turns. Divide dough in half, and wrap each half in plastic. Roll dough between sheets of plastic to 1/4 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out ornaments. A straw can be used to cut out holes for stringing ornaments. Dry on wire rack overnight. Hang with ribbon or twine.

Gak

In bowl mix WELL:
1 cup Elmer's glue
1 cup water
6 drops food color
In another bowl:
heat 1 cup water 2 minutes in microwave on high add 4 tsp Borax. Pour contents of both bowls together - knead.

BUTTERFLY BLOB PICTURE

You will need:
Paper
Poster paint or acrylic paint
What to do:
1)Drop blobs of paint onto the left-hand-side of a piece of paper.  Make sure you put some near the middle of the page.  Use different colors and try not to make the blobs too big.
2)Fold the paper in half so that the clean side touches the painted side.  Press down gently on the paper so that the blobs of paint spread out.
3)Unfold the paper and let it dry! You have a beautiful butterfly! 

Beaded Tiara

(Ages 7 & up)
You need:
4 12" Metallic Chenille Stems (Pipe Cleaners)
12 Red Translucent Pony Beads
20 Pink Translucent Pony Beads
44 Clear 8mm Faceted Beads
Instructions:
1)Twist the ends of two stems together to make one 23" (approx.) stem that will fit around the princess' head.
2)Slide 20 pink and 5 red pony beads to the center of the 23" stem according to pattern at right.
3)Gently bend stem as shown. Slide a 3rd 12" stem through the middle red bead and center it.
4)One one side, add 3 faceted beads, 1 red pony bead and 3 more faceted beads. Slide that end of the stem through the next red pony bead as shown.
5)Repeat, finishing that side by sliding under the last red pony bead.Repeat for other side.
6)Twist ends to secure beads.Slide 9 beads (4 faceted, 1 red pony bead, 4 faceted) to the center of the last 12" stem. Bend gently. Push each end through one of the red pony beads on the top middle of the tiara.
7)Add 7 beads to each side (3 faceted, 1 red pony bead, 3 faceted) and push ends through the remaining red pony beads. Twist to secure. Trim ends.Fit around princess head. Twist ends. The metallic stem works like velcro with hair and will stay securely in place.

Tissue Roll Angels

(This is my adaptation of a tissue roll angel I found on About.com)
1 empty bathroom tissue roll
1 piece tissue paper
1 piece white construction paper
2 cotton swabs
cotton balls
glue

On the white construction paper, trace out two wings and a face. Take your glue and put the cotton balls on the wings. Also take a cotton ball and stretch it out, then put it on the back of the face for hair. Cut your tissue paper in half length-wise. Glue one end to the bottom half of the tissue roll. Wrap the paper around the roll, so it looks like a skirt. Being very careful, punch two holes in the upper part of the roll, this is where the cotton swab arms will be. Place the cotton swabs in the holes, and then wrap the rest of your tissue paper around the roll, even over the "skirt". You will have to pay careful attention where the arms are, and cut a small slit there so the arms can come through the paper. Glue the seam. Then take your wings, and glue them onto the back. Last, take the face and glue it onto the front.
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Tissue Paper Flowers

From Makestuff.com
You will need:
Colored tissue paper
Wire
Green or brown florist's tape
A pencil
1.)Cut the tissue paper into varying shapes for flowers and leaves. Use varying size petals, smaller for the center, and larger for the outer petals.
2.)Wrap single or multiple sheets around the pencil. For greater "crinkle" effect, use less tissue paper, and wrap tightly. For a loose "crinkle", use more paper, and wrap loosely. Starting from one end of the pencil, gently push the tissue paper toward the center. Repeat at the other end. Gently unwrap the paper from the pencil.
3.)Starting with the smallest petals (the center of your flower), wrap the base of each petal around the wire. It's easiest to flatten out the petals, wrap them, and then bend the tops of each petal backward to create an unfolding flower. Secure it to the wire by wrapping it with the florist's tape. Leave the tape long.
4.)Wrap each successive petal around the wire, overlapping the previous petal slightly and secure with a wrap of tape. (I like to overlap a little unevenly - the finished flower more closely resembles something nature would produce.) You don't have to use wire as the stem of your flower, but wire has the advantage of "bendability".
5.)Once your flower is complete, wrap the tape around the bottom several times to create a solid base. Continue wrapping the tape around the wire, moving slightly down and overlapping with each wrap. Slightly below the base of your flower, begin placing the leaves by wrapping the base of each leaf around the leaf, and securing it with a wrap or two of tape. You can bend the leaves back or not, to get the effect you wish. Continuing securing leaves to the wire, placing them a bit apart so that you don't end up with a "bush", wrapping tape around the wire between each leaf.
6.)After the last leaf has been added, continue wrapping the wire with tape until you reach the end of your wire. Cut the tape and stretch slightly as you press the end into the previously wrapped tape to secure it.
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Colored Pasta

Need:
1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol
1 table spoon of food coloring of your choice
2 cups of pasta of your choice
1 quart zip lock freezer bag
large paper grocery bags.
Pour alcohol and food coloring in a ziplock freezerbag. Zip it and shake around to mix. Open it and put in the pasta. Make sure the bag is zipped. turn the bag over and over on the table to evenly coat the pasta. Leave it on the table for about an hour. Turn it over after 30 minutes to evenly coat it. Pour it out onto the paper bags. Let it dry over night.
Children can do this for you. Just put the alcohol into the bags ahead of time. Provide 1 cup measuring cups and measuring spoons. Let the children choose the color and the pasta to put in their bags. Make sure all bags or closed good. An adult can pour the pasta out to dry. The pasta can be used to make pictures in the art area. A variety of pasta can be used. Rigatoni makes good beads for necklaces.
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