Crafts

The next time you take the kids to McDonald's for a Happy Meal, the hamburger chain's signature meal plan for children, save the flimsy cardboard box holding the burger, fries, dessert and...

Christmas ornaments are such fun to make, and this one can be used for different purposes, once you know how to make the triangle treasure box Christmas ornament. This Christmas ornament can be...

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...

Look on the Internet and you will find lots of plans for making children's toy benches and toy boxes. The problem with most of those projects is you need to be a carpenter to build them. This...

You can use your own greeting cards to make your own small gift boxes. These small boxes work perfectly to hold tiny treasures like jewelry and miniature figurines. They are free and easy to make...

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...

Have you ever seen an unfinished wooden box, fruit crate, or tray, and wished that you could just design something on the computer and transfer it over? There are several ways that you can do this...

Creating your own wedding favor boxes is an ideal way to save money. Wedding favors often take up a large part of a wedding budget. You can make your own 2x2x2 wedding favor boxes by using a...

Shadow boxes are easy to make, particularly if you purchase premade frames. With a bit of extra effort, you can make shadow boxes from recycled wooden boxes. Shadow boxes are a wonderful way to...

Playing pretend is a favorite game for children. They love to use their imaginations, dress up and be someone completely different. Not only is it lots of fun for them, it also helps them...

A cardboard wishing well is a delightful addition to a baby shower, birthday party or other special event for children or adults. Guests write down their wish for the guest of honor on a piece of...

German children celebrate St. Martin's Day on November 11 with a paper lantern procession through town. St. Martin was born in 316 in what is now Hungary and performed many acts of generosity...

You don't have to spend a lot of money on toys to make a child happy or stimulate his imagination. Common household objects that would otherwise end up in the trash can make toys that are fun and...

Creating a custom silicone mold to reproduce small objects, even intricate ones, is a fun project. Material that is 100 percent silicone caulking, available in hardware stores, makes excellent...

A cardboard sleigh is a fun project for any age or skill level, whether you make a centerpiece, a life-sized yard decoration, or a setting for your Christmas photos. All you need is a box, a...

Creating applique patterns for quilting or crafts requires good light. Instead of tracing applique patterns against your monitor screen, try using a light box. Commercially available light boxes...

Who doesn't love finding personal mail mingled in with daily bills? But since e-mail has become so popular, most people don't keep stationery handy anymore, and letters are rare. It's much easier...

Homemade instruments provide school children with hours of musical entertainment. Children can create simple instruments using basic materials found around the house, such as tissue boxes and...

Need a new way to use a gift card? Or are you tired of having to give both a gift and a card separate in a bulky box? Maybe you need a new, fresh idea for decorations? Or just a project to keep...

Craft sticks are inexpensive, versatile materials that can keep kids busy for hours on a rainy afternoon. They look like Popsicle sticks, and are available in different sizes and colors, from...

When you think of the ocean, the image that probably comes to mind is one of colorful reef fish, starfish, sea horses and sharks, all framed by a floating mass of seaweed. Seaweed, also known as...

The screech owl is a year round resident in nearly every state across the country. They primarily inhabit woodlands, but are also commonly found in suburban and urban areas. Like many birds which...

Your children would love a new toy box, and you could also benefit from quality time in creating this new chest. You could also make it yourself for a special Christmas present.

If you're looking for quick, easy instructions to make a washer toss game, you found them. Let's get started!

A shadowbox is a beautiful way to display items and documents that may be important to you, but that are hard to display. They also make wonderful gifts for friends and family members, displaying...

A cardboard box can be transformed into an old-fashioned schoolhouse in no time. It can be used as a school for dolls and stuffed animals or function as a great back-to-school project during the...

You can use almost any material to make crafts; all you really need is imagination. Foam boards, also known as sturdy boards, provide a great craft material. Sturdier than construction paper, but...

Music can bring hours of joy to both parents and young children. While listening provides enjoyment, making your own music can be even more fun. Percussion instruments, any items that make sound...

Whether indoors or out, fairy or faerie houses are a delightful addition to garden and home décor. A Titania fairy house planter is especially grand because it is built for the queen of the...

A heart-shaped box filled with Valentine treats is a fun tradition for Valentine's Day. Make your own cardboard heart-shaped boxes and fill with candy signature hearts or homemade fudge. You can...

The shadowbox is a unique piece of decor in that its contents, and therefore its aesthetic appeal, may be changed at any moment depending on how we're feeling or what we randomly place inside it. ...

Cutting a cardboard box to a custom size provides a tighter fit for the items within while minimizing the need for excess packing materials that may result in a larger shipping fee if you intend...

Wood boxes make great gifts or containers for gifts. Decorating wooden craft boxes makes the package just as beautiful or interesting as the gift inside. Painting a box is very simple and anyone,...

A decorated cardboard box can be a a reusable gift box, a place to store keepsakes, or just something that keeps everyday items organized. Paint creates a backdrop for pictures and images that you...

Barbie dolls are known for their many accessories, especially when it comes to clothes. If the clutter becomes too much, you can buy an expensive Barbie closet made from plastic and cardboard to...

When it comes to kids, their imaginations always get the best of them. Playing pirates is always a favorite, so give them an arts an crafts session where they can make their own treasure maps and...

Braiding lanyard is a fun craft that can be completed by crafters of all ages. There are many different styles of lanyard strands. One of the most basic lanyard strands is made using the box...

Making your own decorative boxes to house small party favors, like candy, or even to hold something special, like an engagement ring, is a creative way to add a personal touch to any gift. You can...

Lye is a dangerous corrosive material, but it has a variety of benign uses. It is a used to cure dishes like lutefisk, pretzels, hominy, and the so-called "thousand-year-old" eggs in Chinese food....

Halloween is a holiday dedicated to having fun. Children and adults have parties to celebrate. They decorate their houses with symbols of the holiday such as skeletons and carved pumpkins. Many...

Macro photography captures details of small objects like rings, flowers and insects. A light box creates even, diffused light to make your macro photo subject stand out against a seamless...

The box knot is a basic style of lanyard braiding, which is often taught to those who are new to braiding lanyard, as it is a very easy knot to complete. While the knot itself is quite simple,...

Braiding with lanyard, a plastic string material, is a common activity at summer camps. It can be completed by young children and does not require heavy tools. The box is a simple knot, which...

A square lanyard knot is a component of the box style of lanyard braiding. Made using two different pieces of lanyard string, the technique makes a square-shaped knot which, when tied repeatedly,...

Often created inside a deep, compartmentalized frame, a shadow box provides the room to store and display photos and dimensional memorabilia. Use a shadow box frame to make a themed arrangement of...

Velvet: the sumptuous fabric of kings and queens. It evokes images of posh surroundings and aristocratic environments, and has been valued for thousands of years. According to Karen Brandon, a...

If you have always wanted to learn how to weave, but are intimidated by the expense of large weaving looms, you don't have to worry any more. Using ideas from allfiberarts.com, you can make your...

Music boxes make treasured gifts and all the more so when the box is handmade. A wide variety of shapes and sizes of containers can be turned into music boxes using a variety of decorative...

Trinket boxes are a great technique to openly store small items in a sophisticated way. Use these striking boxes to store items such as buttons, safety pins, ribbons, jewelry, or small scrap...

Scrapbookers have many options for adhering the various papers and embellishments together to make scrapbooking pages. There is a an adhesive designed for every application to allow a scrapbooker...