Arts
and Crafts in
the Library
Cathy Belben, Librarian, Burlington-Edison High School
Updated November 2006
WLMA 2003 and 2004Conference Materials "Crafts on the Brain"
| Crafts on the Brain Slide Show (PowerPoint) |
| Big List of Ideas for Doing Crafts in the Library |
| Crafts Bibliography: Books |
| Crafts Bibliography: Magazines and Websites |
| How to Fund Craft Projects |
Cool Craft Websites
| Create for Less--all the crafting supplies you could ask for--at a discount! |
| Craftster.org |
| CraftPop.com--clearinghouse for craft sites and craft-related stuff |
| Scrapability--scrapbooking and other arts and crafts projects. http://scrapability.squarespace.com/ |
| Paper Source--Products and ideas for papercrafters. www.paper-source.com |
| Crafty Chica: Kathy Cano-Murillo's site with links to all sorts of projects, many are Mexican in orgin: www.craftychica.com |
| Not Martha: Ahh...the antithesis of Martha Stewart, the young woman who operates this sites has the kind of craft disasters we all dream of...and many successes, too. Check out her fun ideas at www.megan.scatterbrain.org/notmartha |
| Ready Made: The online version of the print magazine has lots of ideas for reusing and recycling and making cool stuff: www.readymademag.com |
| Bea's Diary: Go to the archives and check out "Things to Make." Very cool crafts, including collage, alternative gift ideas, and vintage envelopes. www.beasdiary.com |
| She Made This: A "resource for grrls who create." Lots of fun ideas for stuff to make. www.shemadethis.com |
| Crafty Gal: Check out the archives for lots of craft ideas, the "table" section is where you'll find craft stuff. www.craftygal.com |
| Get Crafty: A hip, funny site with some strange projects (and some normal ones, too). http://getcrafty.com |
| Fridge Door: A great place to get inspiration for crafts, quotes, ect. www.fridgedoor.com |
| Fancifuls, Inc.:
www.fancifuls.com Lots of great trinkets and charms you can order to decorate your craft projects. |
| Bead Bee:
www.beadbee.com Great place to order alphabet beads and other beads for projects. |
| Scrapworks www.scrapworks.com If you're a scrapbooker, this is a great site for ideas and products. |
| Rocky Mountain Hobbies www.rockymountainhobbies.com Another great site for ordering scrapbooking supplies; also check the "Gold Mine" for ideas. |
| Ma Vinci's Reliquary http://crafts.dm.net/mall/reliquary/ Great rubber stamps and ideas for creating cards and stuff! |