Art and beauty is all around us.  In my opinion, nature is the prime example of art – something that manmade creations can never rival.  Of course, that does not mean that we cannot come up with our own creations that can bring beauty to this world as well.  I think one of the most interesting forms of art is origami.  This Japanese tradition used to be very popular and I was glad when I saw this blog submission that offers video tutorials on origami.  If this is your thing, you should head on over to Disputada and learn more about origami!

If you are into movies, you may find the latest Filipino breakout film, Ploning, something worth looking forward to.

Ploning stars Judy Ann Santos, fondly called “Juday” by the Filipinos. She not only stars in the film, she also produced it.

Ploning is a showcase of the Philippines’ beauty and Filipino talent. Not only is Miss Santos an award-winning actress, the movie also shows one of the most pristine and untouched parts of the Philippine Archipelago: Cuyo Island.

Among this group of islands, the world-renowned celebrity hideaway Amanpulo belongs. So you can imagine the quality of the beaches.

Ploning.com is the press release blog of the movie. For logos, news, and updates about the movie, for scoop and all other info, head on over to the Ploning.com blog now!

The blogosphere is rife with tech-crazed men and women who blog. But what sets Tonet’s Daily apart is that not only is Tonet’s blog “dressed” in a yummy theme, which she made herself, it is also a very entertaining read.

Tonet has links to areas in her blog with game widgets where you can kill a lazy hour on PacMan and more, lyrics to your favorite songs, posts on Filipina celebs, her art blog, where she showcases her graphic art masterpieces, and even a section with prayers in them.

If you want to join her Viral Linking campaign, she has a section for it too.

If you’re up for a great, entertaining read with the info beef to back it up, head on over to Tonet’s blog now!

Kneading Water’s subheading says that it’s a blog of:

Largely made-up stories and thoughts of little consequence…

And yet, with the way “Kneading Water” wrote American Nightmare, any viewer/reader of her blog may well await her future posts eagerly.

American Nightmare is more than a pleasant surprise, when one would stumble across it on the blogosphere. Rare is the blogger with a flair close to Hemingway proportions, and this American Nightmare post reaffirms this writer’s faith that there are still artists out there.

Kneading Water, the blogosphere awaits your future works of art!

Repost of American Nightmare after the jump. More →

If you like photography, then you’d like Rachel Wase’s Dotted With Hearts photoblog. With photos that are sure to take your breath away, surely you would keep coming back to see more of Rachel’s works of art.

Judging from the look of the photos, Rachel doesn’t look at photography as merely a hobby. Apparently to her, this is a work of pure art, not to mention a labor of love.

Want more of those pretty pictures? Hop on over to Rachel’s Dotted With Hearts photoblog!