Other Craft Projects

Deck your table or mantel with a decorative honeysuckle garland! Your garland can be filled with sprigs of greenery or short, dense foliage, depending on the lengths of the floral materials being...

Covering a lampshade with ribbon is a simple process and there are several different methods for doing so. However, this project does require a certain level of attention in order to ensure neat...

A floor cloth, or floor quilt, is a durable piece of art you can use as a throw rug or a crumb catcher under the table. Using decoupage, you can make a floor cloth with no sewing. Use a quilt...

Pipe cleaners are inexpensive crafting materials you can use for a classroom or even at home. You can find pipe cleaners at most department or hobby stores. Children and teens will enjoy making...

Nothing is as beautiful as a bouquet of freshly picked flowers. Nothing except, some fans think, a bouquet made of some of the new, botanically correct artificial flowers. A long-time craft--one...

Create your own topiaries any time of year using dried flowers and herbs of any kind. The supplies you need to create topiaries can be found at any craft store. Make a different one for every...

Take the time to design beautiful handmade thank-you notes that show how much you are grateful for the gifts given to you. They are simple to make and cost much less than purchasing cards in the...

Clay hand prints are one of the most common crafts for keeping our precious memories of babies. One way to customize this practice is to incorporate the methods outlined below to give the clay...

Decorative designer outlet covers are a nice touch for your home decor, but considering the cost of replacing multiple covers in each room, a lot of people pass on the expense. There's no need to...

We've all seen it in movies--the otherwise unexceptional book in the bookshelf that, once pulled on, leads to a secret room containing priceless antiquities or valuable secrets. Well,...

Popsicle sticks offer an inexpensive way to create stunning designs and structures. Use popsicle sticks to build a breathtaking arch or bridge structure to impress your family and friends.

With a history embedded in the ancient decoration of weaponry and traditional clothing, horsehair tassels now play the part as an elegant accessory to an array of applications. These ancient...

You have a task---make a model of your town's city hall out of foam board. You have gathered all the materials, including the foam board, paint, a cutting tool and even a large piece of foam board...

Create stylish and colorful hair accessories for your daughter at a fraction of the cost of store-bought styles. Decorate inexpensive, plain hair elastics with silk, paper or plastic flowers that...

Vinyl record albums are fun to collect, even if you do not listen to them. The artwork on the cover alone is worth having on some albums, but storing so many records can become cumbersome. If you...

Chinese takeout boxes, which are available at craft stores, make unique purses or other containers when covered with fabric. In addition to purses, you can use smaller boxes for wedding favors,...

According to a recent optometry survey, approximately 30.8 million people purchase a new pair of eyeglasses annually. So, what can you do with the old eyeglasses? Particularly, what can you do...

Let your budding Indy 500 champ create his own race car from a cardboard box. A perfect rainy-day craft, this easy-to-make car will keep your little driver occupied for hours. He can let his...

Acrylic is a type of plastic resin useful for its strength and malleability into different shapes. Acrylics are often used in high-performance engineering applications such as boat windshields,...

Whatever decorative materials you wish to include when making your topiary (dried flowers, fruit, moss or silk flowers), all topiary arrangements are constructed out of the same basic materials....

Melting tissue onto tile is a good way to make it look as though the design on the tissue paper is actually printed onto the tile. You can draw or paint a design onto the tissue paper before...

Teresitas flowers are handmade Mexican paper flowers made from crepe paper. These colorful and charming flowers are the ideal addition to a Cinco de Mayo celebration or any Mexican-themed dinner....

Seashells come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Seashells are ideal for making craft projects. Since many seashells have a flower-like appearance naturally, they are particularly suited...

Professional silk screen operations use machines and specialized materials to produce silk screen apparel, but you don't have to invest in expensive equipment and supplies to create your own silk...

Recycle those piles of outdated magazines into beautiful tabletop angels for the Christmas holidays. It's a great way to make use of items that would otherwise fill our overflowing landfills. This...

A Styrofoam ball can be covered with fabric via several different methods. You can wrap, decoupage, punch-cover and section-cover the shape for a variety of looks. Wrapping the ball simply means...

If you want to do something with used soda or beer bottle caps besides throw them away, consider using them to make a craft. There are far more crafts available for bottle caps besides hammering a...

Scrabble tiles are like letter beads and stickers in that they can spell out anything in a craft project. Although the tiles are too small to have a hole drilled through the center to be used in...

School science projects often reproduce everyday items on a smaller scale. An effective way to build miniature items is to use a lightweight material such as wood. Another benefit of using wood is...

Redecorating a lampshade with new fabric often hits a snag when the decorator comes to the lampshade ribs. You can cover over the ribs with fabric, but you will lose the tailored effect of...

Many fancy children's boutiques are stocked with beautiful hair ribbons of all shapes and sizes. These accessories, usually handmade, are fairly pricey. You can make your own hair ribbons for a...

Decorating Styrofoam heads is an artistic way to create unique home accents. The decorated heads can also be used as fancy places to store headbands, hats or wigs. The Styrofoam head gives you a...

Hot glue is used on a number of craft projects, and sometimes you can end up with the glue on your skin. Because of the glue's temperature, melted hot glue on your skin can be incredibly painful,...

Create a kinetic style mobile influenced by artist Alexander Calder's work. Part science, part art, these hanging mobiles require successful balance in order to keep the objects in motion....

Styrofoam is a versatile material for construction of film and theater sets. It can be used to build just about anything you can imagine. In order to shape and mold Styrofoam to the shapes and...

Spanish moss adds a beautiful natural look to flower crafts and home decor. It looks nice by itself or as a additional ornamentation on wreaths, dried flower arrangements, ornaments and candle...

Aluminum is a durable and sustainable metal that is thin enough to be recycled into homemade crafts. Crafts like aluminum can airplanes, sharks, purses and lampshades; or commercial aluminum...

Feather flowers were popular in Victorian times, when ladies crafted intricate displays of feathered flowers in glass domes. While the ingredients have changed (florist balls have long replaced...

Ribbon flowers are delightful accessories for weddings, birthdays or any celebration. There's no need to rush out and buy expensive reels of silky ribbon to make the flowers; you can use scraps of...

The fox is a major part of Japanese folklore and a popular character in many animes and mangas. Making fox ears can be a fun craft for Halloween or any special occasion. The ears are relatively...

The simple shape of a top hat makes it a great choice for both whimsical tea parties and elegant banquets. Multiple table centerpieces are needed for large gatherings and the shape of a top hat is...

Sterling silver charms and trivets are a lovely embellishment for anything but are particularly noteworthy when attached to ceramic pots. The contrast of the two materials gives depth and dynamic...

Rubber stamps are extremely versatile tools for a wide variety of craft projects. Despite the ever-growing selection of commercially available stamps, however, many crafters will still find...

A plain vase can seem drab with a simplistic pattern or dull color. You can bring a plain vase to life with just your imagination and some craft supplies. There are patterns and techniques that...

If you want to organize your magazine collection but you don't want to spend money on store-bought magazine holders, make your own. You can create magazine holders from cloth and discarded...

Decorative boards can be attractive and cheery ways to display Christmas cards from family and friends. Using holiday fabric and festive embellishments---and with a little patience and...

It is easy to put the finishing touches on your little girl's holiday or special occasion wear.If you are having difficulty finding just the right hair accessory to compliment the outfit, the...

The "God's Eye," or "Ojo de Dios," as it was originally called, originated in the tribe of the Huichol Indians in Jalisco, Mexico as a weaving craft. It was originally woven by the father of a...

Old-fashioned fishing lures are beautiful. Maybe you have some of these types of lures that belonged to a grandfather or a great-grandfather. Obviously, you do not want to use these for actual...

Peacock feather hair clips are a brilliant showcase of vintage style fashion for your 'do. They are modeled after similar hair ornaments that were used in the 1920s, but haven't gone out of style...