Standing on thin is not perhaps the smartest thing to do during the winter, but miniature tableaus of cute chubby animals standing amongst evergreen trees on a layer of ice are just genius!
Lotus flowers have long been a symbol of longevity, balance, and peace. Find your own center even amidst bustling work schedules, kid play dates, and workday commutes by crafting a lotus flower.
"Easy gingerbread house" may sound like an oxymoron, but our step-by-step guide turns this daunting holiday project into a cakewalk.
Here's a quick and simple booklet that can be made out of two sheets of paper. It's great paper craft for a school project or just fun. All you need is paper and scissors. Fold both pieces of paper in half hamburger style. Use scissors to cut knotches into your fold. Fold your other piece of paper hotdog style. Follow the rest of the instructions, assemble and you have a quick and simple paper booklet.
Add an elegant touch to your next crafting project! You can turn scraps of lace fabric, cut into circles, into beautiful little flowers. Fold your circles into small wedges, sew them together at the base and then attach them to a string necklace or your favorite piece of clothing!
Do you need some ideas for nature-inspired decoration? All you need for this craft are some balloons, paper and a little painting skill to make a fun, crafty balloon apple. Add this project to your next hobby day!
Jewelry making may be too advanced for your young ones, but these wire rings are the exception. It's the perfect project for your kids, and it's easy and fun. There's hardly any materials involved in making this wire rings, and your girls will wear them forever! At least, until they get a real wedding ring. Materials needed are:
Pipe cleaners are for more than just cleaning. They're a perfect craft item that can be used to make a variety of different things, thanks to their flexibility. And that's all you need to make some wonderful, colorful butterflies. A butterfly pipe cleaner is the perfect project for you and your kids! You will need:
The calla lily is from the arum family, and is sometimes referred to as the wile calla. Also, sometimes the water arum. And these flowers can be made at home with the kids; a wonderful little crafts projects for developing creativity in your youngsters. To make these foam calla lilies, you'll need:
Whether you're a teacher or a fantastic parent, this kids activity is a must for young children. Learn how you and your kids can create a wonderful and colorful paper train, perfect for a wall decoration at school. There's nothing to this kids craft project, except the following materials:
Resin clay gumdrops are handy for creating gumdrop wreaths that last a whole lot longer than real gumdrop wreaths (which inevitably either end up with a few bite marks in them or melting).
Due to the sour economy, folks have started cutting out or toning down unnessary expenditures. Miniaturize your Christmas tree - though not your Christmas spirit - by crafting this modular origami Christmas tree to adorn your home this holiday season.
Looking for a fun, functional craft project? This video tutorial will walk you through the process of making easy inflatable paper balloons using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own working paper balloons, watch this free video guide.
Need a place to store your various origami projects? Learn to make the most utile of origami sculptures, the paper box. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper box using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper cubes, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to fold a puppy paper star using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own puffy stars, watch this free origami lesson.
Looking for an easy craft project? With this guide, you'll learn how to make a folded-paper chatterbox (or chatter box) using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own paper chatterboxes, watch this free origami lesson.
This isn't your grandma's paper snowflake! Get creative and add a new dimension to your winter decorations. You will need two 8 by 8 inch pieces of white paper, a pair of scissors, a stapler, string, glitter, glue and iridescent cellophane. This is a fun holiday craft project. Makes a nice Christmas decoration.
This is an instructional video featuring Doug Prime, founder of the Future Engineers Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. This is a craft or hobby video that shows the technique of using pliers as a tool to stabilize a part or project while you work on it.
Suzanne Ivester demonstrates how to cover a glass votive candle holder with stenciled polymer clay and embellish it with rubber stamping and metallic effects. Polymer clay is a highly versatile material and can be manipulated to create various effects for myriad crafting projects. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to make a polymer clay candle holder with an Asian-themed dragon.
This simple video tutorial shows how to make a single layer stencil on Photoshop. Learn how to take any image and digitally modify it to make a stencil for silkscreening, tagging, or even craft projects.
Arts and crafts are a whole bunch of fun, and in this tutorial jewelry making video, Jessica Poundstone of Jewelry By Jessica teaches you how to make a three-layer flower pin out of shrink plastic! The templates needed to complete this project are available as a PDF download at http://www.jewelrybyjessica.com/tutorials.html
Learn the simple technique of decreasing stitches while knitting. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! This how to video is a quick demonstration on how to decreasing stitches in your knitting projects.
This how to video tutorial will show you how to weave in loose ends of yarn once you've knitted your project. Follow along and see how easy it is to hide the left over yarn without cutting it. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of patterns.
This how-to video tutorial demonstrates how to weave paper strips together to create a braid like shape. Learn how to fold a paper braid for craft, paper, and even scrapbooking projects.
This video tutorial shows how to implement the candle technique into stamping projects. Learn how to use this technique for an interesting finish on card-making and any paper stamping crafts.
Origami is a great craft project to do with your children. Watch how to make an adorable origami goldfish with a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.
Learn to make tiny roses in cold porcelain clay to use as embellishments on all your craft projects.
Demonstrated by experts in the craft, it is full of practical hints and tips, as well as giving a guide to all the basic skills and materials that are needed to complete a range of stunning projects based on plain glass items.
Make a candle with these awesome take-away craft kits. This is a great project for adults and kids. Watch this video to learn how!
Has your child been in love with fish since "Finding Nemo?" Learn how to make pipe cleaner fish from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
Dragonfly's are fascinating in both appearance and movement. Learn how to make a paper dragonfly in this free crafts video series.
Leather work is a beautiful and very useful craft that has been practiced for centuries. Our expert is here to teach you how to do leather works like a leather knife sheath in this free craft video series.
Lizards and other reptiles are fascinating to learn about. Learn how to make paper mache lizards from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
"Froggy went a-courtin'. He did ride. Mmm-hmm." Learn how to make clay frogs from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
Did you and your child love the film Ratatouille? Learn how to make mixed media rats from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
Did your child love the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?" Learn how to make tin foil turtles from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
Snakes are slithery but are they scary? Not these snakes! Learn how to make newspaper snakes from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.
Explore your kid's creativity with crafts! Learn how to make bunny, Batman, pirate, butterfly, and many more masks out of foam in this free crafting video series.
Add a scary spider necklace and bracelet to your Halloween costume. Learn how to make spider necklaces and bracelets in this free crafting video series.
This fabulous technique creates half fans for your cards, scrapbooking and projects using the Anna Griffin Paper Tricks 2 Step 1: Now Watch the Tutorial
