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Archive for August, 2006

Creative Commons

By editor ⋅ August 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve recently been exploring, with great enjoyment, the Creative Commons site.  Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers ”a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. We have built upon the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach.”
It’s a concept that is worth exploring.  You can [...]

Dryer Lint Crafts

By editor ⋅ August 19, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I had some fun writing this article on the Many Uses of Dryer Lint - and have to admit that the many uses of dryer lint surprised the heck out of me.  Maybe you will be equally surprised.  Did you know, for instance, that dryer lint can be used to make paper, sculpted into exhibition quality objet [...]

Easy Halloween Costumes

By editor ⋅ August 15, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s a ton of ideas to help you make your own Halloween costumes, beginning with Six Halloween Costumes for Kids, including Robin Hood, medieval lady, skeleton, scarecrow, clown and cat. 
If quick and easy ideas fit the bill, then try 30 Quick and Easy Halloween Costume Ideas including a pair of dice (great idea if you have a [...]

Princess for a Day

By editor ⋅ August 9, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Little girls love tea parties, and a Princess Tea Party will fill many happy hours with girlish chit-chat and many giggles.
Keep the girls busy with lots of Princess Party Crafts and Games, including creating their own tiaras or playing pin the tail on the frog (we have a printable frog face to help you out [...]

Gifts in a Jar Recipes

By editor ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Gifts in a Jar are one of the most versatile homemade gifts that you make.  Many are easy and inexpensive to prepare, yet they look attractive and suit a useful purpose for the recipient -whether it’s providing a tried and true recipe for hot chocolate, a new taste experience with spiced tea, or providing all [...]

Welcome to AllFreeCrafts Blog

By editor ⋅ August 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

My experiment with Blogger.com was interesting, but I have moved this blog to WordPress because it allows me to divide posts into categories and offers more for members who may want to contribute. 
The new blog replaces the old newsletter from AllFreeCrafts.com and will include a summary of all updates to the site in one convenient place.  This means [...]

Fun Foam Crafts

By editor ⋅ August 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I wish they had fun foam crafts when I was a kid - this stuff lends itself to all kinds of creative endeavours. I just added a few new ones to AllFreeCrafts - a fun foam frame for an erase board, which holds your white board marker and decorates the fridge too, if you want [...]

Campfire Starters

By editor ⋅ August 2, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Camp fires can be notoriously hard to start, particularly if the weather is damp or rainy. So why not make a few camp fire starters from old candle stubs and wood shavings? These pretty ones do make great fundraiser bazaar crafts, but in the high summer, I imagine most of you just want easy instructions [...]

Faux Crafts

By editor ⋅ August 1, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I was just tickled with the way this Faux Gumball Machine turned out. Basically, all you need is a terra cotta pot and saucer, an ivy bowl and some paint - oh! and some gumballs of course!
The shoe polish “wooden” finish on this Faux Wooden Checkerboard Box is so real that you might have to [...]

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