Crafts

Power tools make woodworking and home improvement projects much easier. Adding a mitre saw to your collection of power tools allows you to cut trim, molding, picture frame components, and so forth...

The Cricut Expression is a great tool for creating beautiful projects simply and quickly. You can use your Cricut to cut paper, chipboard, cardboard and even foam core with ease. To use your...

Molded soaps look elegant sitting in a guest soap dish or when included in a special bath and body gift basket. While molded rosebud soaps are easily available in many specialty shops, it is very...

Chinese paper balloons are a favorite on the elementary school playground, where the little spheres are filled with water and lobbed at classmates. Make a basket full for your children to fill...

If you need to mark a glass bottle, the easiest way to do so is with a sticker label. However, these can be messy. They are too permanent for short-term labeling, but easily disintegrate and fall...

Raffling or auctioning off gift baskets is one way for your organization to make money. The more colorful, complete and original baskets are, the better. Making a raffle basket at home to donate...

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....

One of the hallmarks of a Montessori classroom is the predominance of wooden materials and furniture. Unlike many preschools that use plastic toys and tables, Montessori schools use natural...

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...

When your kids want to spruce up their room decor, let them help create customized embellishments for walls, doors and windows. Design colorful wall hangings that showcase your child's name,...

Paper folding crafts are a perfect activity to do with kids--there's no mess and no dangerous materials are involved. It's also an excellent way to teach children about measuring and geometry....

The table saw is the workhorse in any woodworking shop. With the proper accessories and adjustments, it will cut straight every time. Typical table saws have a short table top and no support for...

Wind chimes provide soothing background noise in your meditation garden. Metal wind chimes can be so quiet that they barely tinkle if made from thin strips of sheet metal or so loud that they...

Making iron-on transfers for poly cotton t-shirts, tote bags and more is a great way to create your own type of clothing without needing to have sewing skills. Poly cotton is the perfect material...

Vellum is a great way to spice up your paper craft projects. It comes in many different colors and can be found in any major craft store. Vellum is a translucent thin stock of paper that comes...

Chinese paper cuts originated as a form of folk art according to the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding, which states that papercutting originally served as guides for woodcutters and...

A room divider can provide privacy, hide those less-than-desirable parts of a room and add character to a plain room. A well-placed room divider can section off a bathroom, hide an overflowing...

Adding paper or card stock to wood is a quick and easy way to add flair and decoration to a plain wooden box, sign, or plaque. No special tools are required, and the supplies needed are found...

The timing on a sewing machine is crucial, as incorrect timing between the hook and the needle can cause skipped stitches while sewing. If the timing is even slightly off, you may find problems...

If you want to create a simple gift, then consider making your own decorated soaps. You can use plain Ivory soap from the store to make specially designed soaps. If you want to make crafting soap...

Since 1976, Beadalon has manufactured a wide selection of jewelry and bead-stringing wire and easy-to-use jewelry-making tools. The Beadalon ColourCraft Wire Twister twists multiple threads or...

Obey is a company that specializes in raising awareness to propaganda through its stencil and sticker images. It was created in 1989 and has become extremely popular. If you want to reproduce an...

Railroad crossing signs warn drivers that they are at a railroad crossing. Homemade crossing signs work well as decorations or just to make as a project with your child. When making a homemade...

Welding plastic requires heat. A heat gun that forces hot air toward the plastic weld joint supplies the heat. Attached to the heat gun, the speed tip transfers additional heat to the plastic and...

The table saw is the workhorse in any woodworking shop. With the proper accessories and adjustments it will cut straight every time. Typical table saws have a short table top and no support for...

More and more people are working in home offices because of high office building rental rates. Working at a home office solves problems with babysitters and ensures that someone is home when the...

The table saw is the workhorse in any woodworking shop. With the proper accessories and adjustments it will cut straight every time. Typical table saws have a short tabletop and no support for the...

Tagging stencils are used to create a tag, which is a type of graffiti that promotes a specific symbol in order to make a statement---often not a positive one. Tagging stencils allow taggers to...

According to Chuck Bueter, a member of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association who manages the DePaul University Paper Plate Education website, the paper plate is a comprehensive modeling tool...

Many homeowners find that over time their furniture becomes mismatched or faded in color. Staining wood furniture is a simple process that can give any homeowner a nice set of matching and...

Tagging stencils are used to create tags, which are symbols that are repeated in a variety of places and become recognizable to other taggers. Tagging is considered a type of graffiti by some,...

Making room for a craft table in a small space can be a challenge. A drop-down craft table is the ideal solution to this problem. You can fit a drop-down table into the bedroom, living room,...

Tea towel calendars are a delicate way to add a calendar to your kitchen or home office. The tea towel calendar is a piece of art and a functional calendar that you can use all year long. Tea...

Custom T-shirts make unique gifts for any occasion and can also be a fun way to celebrate an event such as a bridal shower or anniversary. While iron-on transfers can be budget-friendly, to ensure...

With so many different cold and flu germs around the average day care center, parents are smart to do anything they can to minimize their child's chances of picking up germs from their friends....

Perhaps one of the hardest things to accomplish as an artist is to produce a natural fleshy skin tone using basic paint colors. This process is usually perfected over time with many different skin...

Improve the look of lamp, computer and even chandelier cords with easy-to-make silk cord covers. You can sew these easy covers in just a few minutes and hide those unsightly cords. Larger cord...

Fancy hatpins were worn in the Victorian era to adorn hats worn by the women of society. However, modern-day hatpins don't have to be worn only in hats. Make your own hatpins at home using pretty...

Stencils are used to trace images and letters with exact precision. They are useful for reproducing images quickly and accurately and greatly aid those of us who are not artistically talented but...

Home screen printing is a relatively cheap and easy project for kids, art students, or for creating gifts or small-run merchandise. The initial investment is slightly high ($30 to $60). However,...

Step outside the rectangle and start creating beautiful square envelopes for sending your handcrafted cards. Instead of designing your card to match the size of the envelope, make the envelope...

A craft table can make it easier to sew, scrapbook, make jewelry or do other crafts at home. Whether you have a devoted craft room or just a corner of the living room, a well-designed craft table...

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....

Use construction paper to make a welcome sign. Use the sign for a welcome home party or a classroom. The sign is easy and inexpensive to make. Because construction paper comes in several different...

The glaze technique is a quick way to add texture and depth to your walls. You can repurpose your existing walls and give it a wallpaper look. The key factors in implementing the glaze technique...

Whether you need a wood serving tray to enjoy breakfast in bed, adorn a coffee table or as a creative housewarming gift, alter a plain tray with craft supplies and memorabilia to personalize the...

Rubber stamps have become quite popular with paper crafters and scrapbookers. They are a great way to add spice to cards and scrapbook pages. Rubber stamps have quite a mark up and if you create...

Surprise a new mom and dad with a novelty birth certificate for their newborn. These are perfect for displaying in the baby's nursery rather than risking damage to the original and can contain any...

A scale allows an artist to take the actual measurement of an object, and then enlarge or reduce it proportionately to make a copy. For example, one inch could equal one foot. It's a system used...

Making toys out of paper is easy and an inexpensive way to play. The few materials you need for this project can be found around the house. Use your imagination to make these cars tools for play...