Crafts
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I’m always looking through my vintage craft magazines for fresh ideas, and every now and then I pick one and run with it. As a quilter , I’ve always had a preference for batik fabrics .
Making Batik Fabric with Crayons
Chinese Fan Craft
This cute Chinese fan makes a good craft for a China theme or perhaps during the summer. Choose a pretty design like our butterflies, or perhaps decorate with Chinese characters for something a little more dramatic! You will need:
Five handprints combined with some paper shapes (cut out using our template) produce this fantastic, fierce dragon - a fantastic craft for Chinese New Year or a China theme, a fairy tale theme, or even St George's Day or St David's Day.
Handprint Dragon
Origami Kusudama Flower Folding Instructions - How to make an Origami Kusudama Flower
Kusudama (translated as "medicine ball") were traditionally used as incense and poutpurri, from real flowers or herbs.