Knit a Tuxedo Coat or French Blouse

Vintage knitting patterns don’t often feature color photos, but these two free knitting patterns, published in 1922, have both a color plate and black-and-white photo of the finished articles.

Mini Wind Chimes

Two miniature wind chime projects to add a tinkle of sound to your backyard this summer.

Knit a Fancy Scarf

Free knitting pattern to make a fancy beaded scarf, in a light, lacy zigzag pattern, that can be made with or without beading.

Clay Pot Crafts

Make pretty plant markers from the shards of broken terra cotta pots.

Recycled Shopping Totes

Each of these Recycled Doggie Bag Totes originally contained 50 pounds of dog food, so you know they were meant to be strong. With the help of a sewing machine and some simple sewing, you can easily turn similar oversized doggie bags into your own sturdy tote bags.
If you prefer knitting, cut up approximately [...]

Clothespin Mouse

Use our free printable pattern to cut out small felt and fabric pieces and fashion yourself a wee little Clothespin Mouse. Originally submitted to me by craft designer Twila Lenoir, this project languished for a while, until I had time to make one for myself and take a photograph. As you can [...]

Bead a Necklace

Decorated Trinket Boxes

Here’s a great way to recycle broken egg shells - glue them to a small trinket box with decoupage medium, then create a faux mother-of-pearl finish with paint. The texture can be as coarse, or as fine, as you like - it depends on how well you break up the eggshells. Adding multiple [...]

Printable Egg Stands

These six free printable floral design Easter egg stands can be printed alone, or you can print all six on a single piece of paper or card stock. Get the kids to cut them out and assemble them to hold decorated boiled eggs or plastic eggs holding secret Easter treats. There is no [...]

Window Surprise Eggshell Eggs

Here’s an easy Easter craft to make with ordinary eggshells - and you don’t have to strain your cheeks blowing out the eggs! That’s because to make our Window Surprise Eggs you simply decoupage both halves of a broken eggshell together, then cut a viewing window with nail scissors. The result, as you can [...]