Craft

Felt Snowman or Santa

By editor ⋅ October 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Adorable Santa or Snowman decorations to make from felt, easily sewn by hand using blanket stitch.

Instructables Craft Skills Contest

By editor ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Enter a Craft Skills Contest, sponsored by Instructables.com, Lion Brand, Stitch Lounge and Singer. Your handy crafting skills might win you an sewing machine or other nifty prizes.

Beaded Christmas Crafts & Ornaments

By editor ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Kids or adults will enjoy these inexpensive Christmas beading patterns to make a variety of beading projects, including a Christmas tree, stars, ornaments and fancy wired ornament hooks good enough to hang your heirloom ornament collection.

Wine or Beer Candles?

By editor ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅ One comment

What’s your pleasure – wine or beer candles? Both of these candle making crafts look real enough to merit a second look, and they might solve some of your homemade gift-giving dilemmas.

How to Make a Shoe Chair

By editor ⋅ August 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Instructions from 1877 showing how to recycle a cane chair or wooden barrel into a Victorian-style shoe chair.

Kid’s Diary

By editor ⋅ July 31, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

How to make a colorful kid’s diary from craft foam and printable pages, or cover a purchased diary with denim cut from your worn out jeans.

Clay Pot Crafts

By editor ⋅ March 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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

Valentine Pencils

By editor ⋅ February 3, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Decorating pencils for Valentine’s Day is a creative group craft for students, home schoolers, Sunday school or parties – just provide the kids with a choice of the basic supplies and let them have at it. With the supplies on hand, these decorated pencils can be made in under half an hour, so the kids [...]