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Special dinners or celebrations often require additional seating and basic metal folding chairs are frequently the easiest and most accessible options. To tie the chairs into the theme of the...

Creative people use metal scraps and old junk to make some useful and interesting things. With a little bit of hard work and intuition, you can turn what was once trash into a treasure. Such is...

Metal watch adjustment has left people stumped for years, but the process of loosening or tightening a metal watch band is much easier than people think. The process involves removing links of the...

You can create your own silver flowers to use as decorations by using a material called precious metal clay or PMC. PMC is created by suspending tiny metal polymers in an organic binder to form a...

While many people might consider empty beer cans to be an odd choice of decorating accessory, hardcore brew fans will love a wind spinner made from their favorite empty cold ones. These campy,...

Making metal signs with copper, aluminum or brass foil is a craft project that you can individualize for any type or style of signage. Look for rolls of 5 mil or 36-gauge foil at your local craft...

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...

Embossed metal tags can designate individual plant markers, label items for sale or add style to your gift wrapping. You can emboss copper foil, tin or other thin metals with a simple technique...

Bird feeders are available in a huge assortment of materials, colors, and sizes; some of the most attractive and long-lasting are made of metal. Over time, however, the material is exposed to...

Cookie sheets have come out of the kitchen and are being used in craft projects to create anything from scrapbook style magnetic message boards to beautifully painted holiday decorations. With a...

Chanukah (also spelled Hannukah, Chanukkah and Hanukkah) is nearing and you want to make your own dreidel (Yiddish: דרײדל dreydl, Hebrew: סביבון‎ Sevivon). This tutorial will explain how to make a...

Most metal food service cans are a combination of tin and steel. Beverage cans are usually made of aluminum. Both can be recycled into decorative floral arrangments with a little careful bending,...

You can create some unique and very creative candles by reusing containers as candle molds. Most any water tight container can be used to create candle molds with interesting textures and shapes.

Silver soldering, or hard soldering, as it is sometimes called, is the most durable soldering type and has the most number of practical uses. It is a process where two or more metal objects are...

There are many ways to use a drill press to finish metal, depending on which tool bit you use. Various size steel rods will give your project small circular patterns. Your project will take on a...

Powder paint is ground glass that melts and forms a coat of paint. It is most commonly used to design elaborate fishing lures but has many applications for small metal objects, such as a model...

Thanks to the invention of metal art clay, everyday crafters can make metal shapes and accessories at home. Metal art clay is essentially moldable clay that contains particles of metal and water....

Metal spinning is a craft that saw the light of day early last century, with its origins dating as far back as 3000 B.C. It is one of the most cost-effective and easiest ways to form round metal...

Steel, brass and bronze are the most common metals used in making oil rubbed bronze hardware. Steel must be electroplated with brass or bronze before the process can begin. The more copper that is...

Make it easy to showcase photographs, handwritten notes or memorabilia with a magnet board that allows you to change the display to suit your mood, the season or current home décor trends....

There are many ways to recover gold on your own. Recovering gold by metal detecting, scrap computer and electronics components, and gold mining are three of the most popular ways. Special...

Computers and electronic components contain gold and other precious metals. As the prices of precious metals have gone up, recycling old computer and electronic gadgets for their gold, silver and...

A bamboo flute is a simple musical instrument that makes beautiful music. It produces a mellow and relaxing sound. It is easy to learn how to play the bamboo flute, and it is easy to make a bamboo...

Fire lighters in the shape of hand guns are a classic novelty product that can be difficult to locate in stores. Whether you've found yourself in this position, or you'd just like to try your hand...

Crafting your own charms or jewelry is a great way to save money, and also can provide hours of entertainment through the creative process. One project that is both simple enough to be completed...

Silver plating kits provide you with all the materials needed to complete the plating process. Most silver plating kits provide the best results when the silver covers another metal such as brass,...

Forging at home can be fun and rewarding; making your own tools and other items is gratifying as well as practical. The different tools you will need to properly forge an item should be selected...

Catalytic fragrance lamps--also known as Lampe Berger--have been around since the late 19th century and were originally used to purify the air in hospitals and replace them with a pleasant...

You can reuse or repurpose your old and inefficient dryer to make fantastic and ecologically sound items. With a little humor and creative thinking it's easy to dream up new purposes for old...

You don't have to be a precious metalsmith or work in a mint to create your own custom coins and medallions with real silver or gold. Using metal clay, a home crafting product designed for making...

Don't trash your metal junk; turn it into something festive. Scrap metal can be turned into shimmering ornaments that celebrate the spirit of a "green" holiday. The only limitation is imagination.

Wind chimes are beautiful, musical decorations that look good in any home. The natural melody they make can help soothe your nerves and create a relaxed environment. The use of wind chimes goes...

License plates can be cut, bent or otherwise altered into many different items. Artistic mosaics represent just the tip of a recycled license plates' iceberg of potential. Lunchboxes, scrapbooks,...

Aluminum is a thin metal that's simple to engrave with even the most basic tools. You can use the tip of a ballpoint pen to engrave an aluminum pie tin or a blunt metal stylus with varying size...

In the movie "Rambo IV," the title character loses his trusty high-tech blade and must quickly craft a survival knife from the materials at hand. He finds an old leaf spring from a vehicle and...

Sheet metal is used to make all types of ornamental lawn objects, and you can make your own with a pattern, some tin snips and a sheet of metal. You can find copper sheet metal at your local craft...

Business cards are the most basic and one of the most important of all marketing tools. What better way to make a great first impression than with a hand-crafted metal card holder? These small...

TIG welding is a type of hand-welding using a tungsten electrode. It is more specifically known as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, or GTAW, but many practitioners refer to it as simply TIG, or Tungsten...

Through the years, many people accumulate items that seem to have little purpose beyond their intended use. License plates are a common example. These metal identifiers seem to be useless once...

Ink was said to have originated in China over five thousand years ago. It has served many uses throughout history, for writing, artwork, and tattooing. The colors were originally found in nature....

Ancient people from Native Americans to Asians and Africans made flutes from local materials. Bamboo, a strong woody plant that is almost hollow, makes the ideal base for a flute. The length of...

Insects made from railroad spikes and scrap metal are whimsical best sellers. Ants, grasshoppers and butterflies are easy projects for anyone with at least a semester of metalworking and welding...

Plasma cutters are used to cut metal with a high-voltage electrical arc. The arc is produced by an internal high-voltage transformer. Compressed air is introduced through the electrical arc to...

Metal clays are a remarkable craft innovation combining clay sculpting and metal working, allowing an artisan to create works of real metal using the techniques of clay modeling. While experience...

Do you need creative ideas on finding or creating your own ice bucket? There are several items around your home that can be used for an ice bucket without spending money. Here are just a few ideas.

It is important to consider the composition of the materials you intend to use when doing any kind of recycled arts and crafts. Among the things you can make from metal clothes hangers are...

Creating metal punch art is a simple way to add folksy flair to a country kitchen or to cover a boring fireplace screen. You can also recycle coffee cans and make lanterns for your garden or...

The art of metal punching gained popularity around 1830, but painted tinware was advertised at least as far back as 1785. You can make your own metal punch furniture and accessories with simple...

You can bend sheet metal at home for use in a wide variety of craft projects. Whether you are making a simple tray or a more complex sculpture, the key to bending sheet metal is creating a sheet...

Precious metal clays, available in silver, gold or brass, are an innovative means of creating real metal creations using the skills of clay sculpting. Metal clays can be used by home crafters and...