Five Acres with a View

Crayola’s Law:  The number of colors doubles every 28 years.

illustrated by a chart at crayons « Weather Sealed.

Won Park, a master origami folder, has a series of designs folded from US currency, including a koi and a scorpion.  Scroll down several screens to see the Enterprise from Star Trek.

My Little Zombie Pony is just WRONG! (via  Craftzine.com blog : My Little Zombie Ponies)

ColourLovers.com has an interesting list of Lesser-Known Names for Colors, along with a swatch of what that color looks like on a computer.

Tired of throwing out Netflix envelopes?  Recycle them using the designs at  NetFlix Origami (Hint:  regular thin paper would work as well.)

The Fantasy Pumpkin, from Ursi’s Blog, is a charming alternative to the traditional jack-o-lanter.

I was too old for My Little Pony, but the hobby of making modifications to the toy has always fascinated me.  Here is one particularly good one featured on the Make blog.

Finally, from Make Blog, something to do with all those old LPs.

As far as blogs go, they don’t get much more special-interest than this blog devoted to video game inspired crafts: Sprite Stitch. I’d be tempted by the Space Invaders Guitar Strap if I still did cross stitch.

In PaperFriendly: EASY DOES IT , Nancy Ward explains how to cut things out from paper, one of my least favorite paper craft activities.

If cutting out isn’t your favorite thing to do, here’s some tips that will eliminate the frustration AND give excellent results.