Interesting Links I Have Found
I spend a lot of time looking for information on things that interest me so I thought I might as well share those links that relate to papercrafts and the cultures and other subjects on my website. The list is getting quite long and I have made some attempt here to organize related links. If you are using Internet Explorer you can click on Edit on the top line, then 'Find (on this page)' and fill in a keyword or phrase if you are looking for something in particular. Please contact me about any non-working links so I can either fix or delete them. Enjoy. Table of contents:
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS WORLD CULTURES
♦ ASIAN ARTS AND CULTURES ♦ JAPANESE ARTS AND CULTURE ♦ CHINESE ART AND CULTURE ♦ EUROPEAN ARTS AND CULTURES ♦ CELTIC ART AND CULTURE ♦ EASTERN EUROPEAN ART AND CULTURE ♦ NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE NATURE
♦ INSECTS ♦ FLORAL GENERAL ARTS AND CRAFTS
♦ PAPER ARTS ♦ E-ZINES AND NEWSLETTERS ♦ GALLERIES ♦ FONTS ♦ TIPS, TECHNIQUES, TUTORIALS AND RELATED GALLERIES ♦ POLYMER CLAYS ♦ QUILT DESIGNS
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS Art Neko Troop Support Project - Project to send cards and bookmarks to wounded troops at Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Germany and to the staff and volunteers who serve them. Keiki's Cards - Keiki Cards' mission is to send out handmade greeting cards to children who have life threatening illnesses. WORLD CULTURES
The Costumer's Manifesto Runes, Alphabet of Mystery Earth Calendar - Special Days around the world. Search by date, religion, country, etc. Aztec Calendar ♦ ASIAN ARTS AND CULTURES:
♦ Lunar New Year: Rubber Stamps for Chinese New Year - Rubber stamps of Chinese Zodiac Animals and other Chinese New Year images. Chiff.com Lunar New Year Chinese New Year and Chinese Calendar Chinese New Year Lunar New Year Vietnamese Style Chinese New Year in Hong Kong Chinese New Year ♦ Chinese Zodiac: Where does the Yin Yang Symbol come from? Chinese New Year Chinese New Year Lunar New Year in Taiwan Celebration of the Chinese New Year China Online New Year Index ♦ JAPANESE ARTS AND CULTURE:
♦ Family Crests/Kamon: Rubber Stamps of or with Japanese Family Crests - Rubber stamps of Japanese family crest images or images with Japanese family crests for use on handmade cards and stationery, polymer clay and jeweler's clay, and other crafting projects. Crests Hidaka Family Emblems Japanese Family Crests - Introduction Japanese-American Genealogy Home Page KAMON "Japanese Family Crest Samurai Family Crests ♦ Wood Block Prints and Paintings: Rubber Stamps or Collage Sheets of or inspired by - Rubber stamps of images from woodblock prints and miniaturized woodblock prints or sections of prints for use on handmade greeting cards, ATC's, domino art, etc.
History of Ukiyo-e How Woodblock Prints are Made Tokugawa Gallery of Prints - Gallery of Prints for Viewing and Gallery of Prints for Sale arranged by Artist ♦ Miscellaneous Japanese Arts:
Glossary of Japanese Arts Terms Van Gogh and Japonisme ♦ Japanese Gardens: Japanese Garden Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps and printed papers of Japanese Garden Scenes and elements for use in making cards and stationery and other papercraft projects. Portland Japanese Garden - My hometown Japanese Garden ♦ Japanese Holidays and Festivals: Asian Holiday Themed Rubber Art Stamps and Printed - Unmounted stamps and printed papers with Asian holiday themes. Emperor and Empress Dolls Rubber Stamp - Rubber stamp for sale on Art Neko appropriate for Girl's Day celebration. Daruma Rubber Stamp - Rubber stamp of two Daruma appropriate for New Years celebration. Koi No Bori Boy's Day Flying Carp Rubber Stamp - Rubber stamp of Koi No Bori, the flying carp displayed by family's for the annual Boy's Day (now Children's Day) celebration. Kabuto - Samurai Helmet Rubber Stamp - Rubber stamp of a Japanese Samurai Helmet, a typical decoration for Boy's Day celebrations. Boys Day: Strength, Determination and Success Kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day) - May 5 Tanabata Weaver Star Festival ♦ Origami: Origami Rubber Stamps - Rubber stamps of paper cranes and folder paper notes. Geoline's Origami Gallery - Instructions for Origami Dolls and Accessories Origami Envelope by Donovan Origami Kimono Origami Kimono - How to make a beautiful Japanese kimono card with origami folding. How to make an Origami Crane Origami Club - Explore this Japanese website clicking here and there to find printable origami papers, patterns to view or print and animated instructions. ♦ Mizuhiki: Mizuhiki Dragonfly Rubber Stamp - Rubber stamp of a dragonfly mizuhiki knot available. Carnation (Made of mizuhiki) Happy occasion cards with Mizuhiki Mizuhiki Pages from a BLOG Ritual Wrapping The Story of Mizuhiki ♦ Handmade Papers:
♦ Temari Balls:
Temari Balls Rubber Stamp - Rubber Stamp including Temari. Temari - Kiku Designs - Background, symbolism, gallery, pattern and books on this craft. ♦ Haiku and Other Japanese Poetry: Haiku Rubber Stamps - Rubber stamps of haiku and other poetry available on Art Neko. Japanese Haiku A Topical Dictionary The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words HAIKU for PEOPLE In the Moonlight?. Simply Tom Haiku Definitions The Traditional Seasons of Japanese Poetry Japanese Traditional Haiku Season Words 100 Poems by 100 Poets Haiku Theory and Poems History of Haiku Haiku Hut ♦ Performance Arts: A Catechism on Japanese Noh Drama Nagauta - Long Song - Read about and listen to recordings from Japanese plays ♦ Kimono and Other Japanese Clothing: Kimono Rubber Stamps and Papers - Rubber stamps including kimono clad women and woodblock print reproductions for use in paper arts.
The Kimono and other Japanese clothing The Costumer's Manifesto ♦ Japanese Fans: Asian Fans Rubber Stamps - Rubber stamps with fan images. Uchiwa and Ohgi Uchiwa-e Portraits on Fans Uchiwa Ougi ♦ Fabric Dyeing and Painting: Arimatsu Narumi Shibori Shibori Definition Shibori Studio Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori Kaikan - Tie-Dyeing Museum (Select English Button at bottom of page to go to English pages) Japanese Shibori Webshot Shibori Gallery Carol Duvall Show-Shibori Paper - Project by Karen Thomas Kyoto Shibori Museum ♦ Japanese Language and Writing Systems:
♦ Kanji: Asian Script Rubber Stamps - Rubber stamps and letter seals of words, phrase, or writing in asian script. The Kanji Site ♦ Miscellaneous Japanese Subjects: The Pacific Rim
♦ Maneki Neko - Lucky Cat: Maneki Neko Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps of Maneki Neko. Maneki Neko - the lucky beckoning cat Maneki Neko - The Lucky Cat
♦ Dolls and Toys: Rubber Stamps of Toys - Rubber Stamps of images of toys.
Related Art Neko Items - Rubber stamps with doll images or text. Akanezumiya Ningyo - You have to poke around this website to find the dolls. Japanese American Doll Exchange of 1927 ♦ CHINESE ART AND CULTURE:
♦ Chinese Zodiac: Chinese Culture Center's Zodiac Page ♦ Chinese Language and Writing Systems:
Asian Script Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps of and letter seals of words, phrases and writings in Asian Script. Scrapbook Chinese ♦ EUROPEAN ARTS AND CULTURES:
♦ CELTIC ART AND CULTURE:
♦ EASTERN EUROPEAN ART AND CULTURE:
♦ Easter Eggs:
Hungarian Easter Egg Rubber Stamps - Set of 20 Hungarian Easter Egg rubber stamp images. Easter Folk Customs in Hungary Huszákné Czencz Marietta - You don't need to read Hungarian to enjoy the pictures..? ♦ NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE:
Native American and Pre-Columbian Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps with Native American or Pre-Columbian images.
♦ Fetishes: Indian Summer Native American Art - Items available for sale on Art Neko including some items related to this topic. NATURE ♦ :
♦ INSECTS: ♦ Butterflies: Butterfly Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamp Images of Butterflies..
Butterflies North and South - Nice Photo Galleries and Links to other websites about Butterflies. Be prepared for insect sounds--ajust sound before going here.... Enchanted Learning - All About Butterflies The Butterfly Website - Clipart and Photos for inspiration on coloring ♦ Dragonflies:
Dragonfly Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps of Dragonfly Images. Digital Dragonfly Museum - Nice Photos for color selection ♦ FLORAL:
Floral Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps of Flowers and related Words, Text, and Sentiments. The Legends of the Flowers - Info on Rose, Lily, Tulip, Iris, Daisy, Poppy and Dahlia ♦ Floral Sentiments:
Flowers By Pat - Table of flowers and associated words or phrases Language of Flowers by Larkfield Florist - A listing of flowers and their sentiments THE FLORAL GARDEN - A-K L-Z is on a link at the bottom. Flowers and their meanings The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers by Gift Fair - A nice interactive database. You select a flower and it returns the meaning Language of Flowers/Lenguaje de las Flores - English/Spanish list of flowers and their meanings GENERAL ARTS AND CRAFTS ♦ :
♦ PAPER ARTS: ♦ Paper Arts: - See also Origami, Mizuhiki above ♦ E-ZINES AND NEWSLETTERS:
ARTitude Zine - A fun magazine that focuses on mixed media and showcases lots of artwork from their readers. art-e-zine - Has many project ideas and instructions. Subscription requested but not required. ♦ GALLERIES:
Art Neko Samples Gallery - Gallery with artwork using items available for purchase from Art Neko. ♦ FONTS: Typoasis Mah Jong Fonts Yosh's Laboratory - Mahjong Fonts ♦ TIPS, TECHNIQUES, TUTORIALS AND RELATED GALLERIES:
Make Stamps from Rubber Scraps - Make use of rubber scraps left over from trimming unmounted stamps from sheets of images to make your own rubber stamps. How to use Cling Vinyl Mounting Foam - Tutorial on how to use cling vinyl mounting foam and acrylic blocks with unmounted rubber stamps. Enchanted Learning - Color Mixing - Discussion of colors, colorwheel and color selection. Stamp Tips and Advice Templates for Shaped Cards, Envelopes, Etc. - By Donovan Flora Tan's Greeting Cards Website - Templates, projects, verses, etc. Mirkwood Designs - Templates - Templates Mirkwood DesignsHow To Mount a Rubber Stamp - Mounting UM's This to That All about adhesives Time and Date dot Com - Print a variety of calendars in varying sizes ♦ POLYMER CLAYS:
Photocopy and Polymer Clay ♦ QUILT DESIGNS: - For inspiration in paper arts as well Quilt Rubber Stamps - Rubber Stamps of Quilting Designs and Templates for Stamping Quilt Designs on handmade cards and papercraft projects. Crazy Quilt Central Dawn's Quilting Clip Art E Quilt Blocks Hester Butler-Ehle Quilt Block Pages Jinny Beyer Free Quilt Patterns Mary Graham Quilt Styles Quilting Clip Art & Graphics Victoriana Quilters Pattern Page WWQP Quilt Block Patterns in Alphabetic Order World Wide Quilting Page Coloring Book Quilt Blocks Galore | 
