craftgrrl | Jones Soda/felted scarf/handkerchief/easy children projects

I've been collecting Jones Soda labels for five years now, and have done nothing with them beyond making a few fridge magnets, until several weeks ago...

They're just attached to a cheap Wal-Mart bookshelf (that's over 5 years old) with several layers of spray adhesive. I haven't added any to the top since I usually drape a khata on the top. If I were to add more labels to the shelf part, I'd switch to Modge Podge so I could seal them, since my bookshelves get a lot of use.

My mom also bought me some felting yarn, so I tried some of that.

Before.

After.

It needs to be felted a bit more because the dryer at my parents' house is kinda broken.

Has anyone made their own handkerchiefs before? My mom has always made mine with fabric, but I'm actually interested in turning a flag into a triangle handkerchief. I don't know if I should just use white fabric and paint it with fabric paint, or if I could cut out colored fabric and sew them together.

Or how about fun craft projects for children whose primary language is not English? (More specifically, if possible, projects made with materials not made in China?) I was thinking that Perler beads would be a fun craft with no real "directions" so to say, but it would involve me carting an iron halfway around the world unless there is another way to fuse the beads. (I'm fairly sure that Perler beads are American-made.)