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SouthEast Texas Girl Scouts
Crafts and Swaps
Currently, this will be a page of links to other craft site websites.  As ideas and/or pictures of local crafts are sent in then changes will be made.  I can only hope this happens sooner than later, but until then...
Crafts:
Recycling #6 plastic into Shrinky Dinks:
               
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/r/reducereuserecycle/reducereuserecycle.html
Squash book = a small hand-made photo album - they look very cute.  For more info check out:
              
http://www.geocities.com/fastandfuriousscrapnstampers/Projectofthemonth.html   and...
              
http://www.coastalscraps.com/SquashBook.htm
www.createforless.com = soap crafts, lots of crafts, Scrapbooking, incl. Girl Scouting ideas, and more!
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectlist?categoryid=69 - Michaels Crafts
Free cross stitch patterns:
http://www.vsccs.com/charts/FreeCharts.html
                     More: http://www.iejodie.com/sew_with_me_.html
Craft ideas & supplies for scouts, etc. - http://www.makingfriends.com
Projects for Try Its - http://www.makingfriends.com/brownie_try_its.htm
Brownie Crafts - http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_brownie.html
Crafts from Kids Domain - http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/index.html
Oriental Trading has lots of very inexpensive craft kits - http://www.oriental.com
Scouting Web Crafts - http://www.epilogsys.com/scoutingweb/Program/ArtCrafts.htm
Make Stuff - It�s got great craft ideas!  - http://www.makestuff.com/index.html
Cool site for paper airplanes (Movers Try It) - http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/
A Craft A Day for Kids - http://dcrafts.com/kidscraftsp1.htm
Free Kids Craft Projects - http://www.allcrafts.net/kids.htm#freeprojects
Crafts - http://www.recipegoldmine.com/crafts/crafts.html
http://www.craftplanet.com/Creations/Projects/index.htm
Recipes for slime, cinnamon dough, face paints, bubble solution, etc.-    
               
http://www.justkidsrecipes.com/index.shtml
Christmas crafts:
www.daniellesplace.com/html/christmas.html
Peppermint Play-Dough: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1409.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7875/projects.html
http://www.craftown.com/kids.htm

Dyeing:
Kool-Aid is fun to use with kid's crafts, and it is a nice way to experiment in small amounts, but Kool-Aid fades over time.  For anything more than a few ounces at a time (or planned family heirlooms :-) it is more economical to use colorfast dyes.  Kool aid dyeing:
http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/
Dyeing with coffee and tea:
http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/plantdyes/
Dyeing Protein Fibers with Kool-Aid, Easter egg Dyes and Food Colors
     
http://www.cyberfibermall.com/lollipops/dye.htm
A list of tutorials and patterns, including one on microwave dyeing:
http://www.hjsstudio.com/tutorials.html
The cyber fiber mall (not dyeing, but fiber shops):
http://www.handspinning.com/

Origami:
http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~origami

Swaps:
http://www.swapaholic.info/swaps.html
Cute peanut swap:  Hold the peanut unshelled vertically and glue batting on for hair.  Glue eyes on,
draw a mouth, nose, and glue construction paper feet on the bottom.  Then draw streaks for the hair with
colored marker.  (Note: Watch out for girls with peanut allergies!!!)

Many ideas for swaps at:

http://www.makingfriends.com/swaps.htm
Pictures of GS Cookie boxes (completely scanned) to create mini boxes for swaps, pins, etc. :
(The only catch: They are those from "Little Bakers Co.", not "ABC Bakery", but many are same:
http://scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/SubPages/CookieSwaps1.htm   and here: http://scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/SubPages/CookieSwaps2.htm

Rooster Swaps
(from a rooster lover... and no - not the webmaster of this site!)
Might want to use foam instead of paper:
http://ejmtph.crosswinds.net/sew/roosterornament.html
Beads:
http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/blsprooster.htm
http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~origami/e/rooster.html
http://members.aol.com/davidpetty/mom11.htm (very simple)
Maybe you could paint a cork and glue the parts on for a 3d effect:
                
http://www.free-printables.com/animals/roosterfingerpuppet.shtml
Make from the triangular cosmetic sponges: glue google eyes on the sides, a small red feather for the tail, and a bit of fun foam for a beak.

Swimming Swap Ideas:
How about a swim cap or fins made out of fun foam?  Or paint the inside of, say a film canister, or snapple lid, blue to make a pool? Maybe add fun foam toys or life ring glued inside. 

Skunk Swap Ideas:
Here is directions (no picture) for a skunk made from a walnut shell:
http://www.craftown.com/kids/kc30.htm . Pony Bead pattern for a skunk: http://www.dltk-kids.com/t/animals/bskunk.htm .  Just an idea: Take a clothespin and label it "Skunk Protection Device" and clip a fake nose (pink/brown felt?) inside.
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