Placemat crafts are easy and a lot of fun for children to create using basic household supplies like paper, scissors, glue, crayons and contact paper. You can make fun placemats that your children will cherish for many years to come. …[Continue]
Steps for Making Your Cross Stitch Project
When you are doing cross stitch there are steps that you can take that will make completing your project much easier. These steps are honed from experienced crafters who have been doing cross stitch a long time. While cross stitch …[Continue]
Laminated Art Bookmarks
You can let your child explore their creative side by laminating their own artwork and transforming it into a bookmark. These are perfect for back to school. What you will need: White construction paper Crayons and colored pencils Scissors Peel …[Continue]
How to Cross Stitch
Whether you are making an old-fashioned sampler or a pillow, many people find cross stitching to be a fun and relaxing hobby. One of the major advantages of cross stitching is that it does not require years of sewing skill. …[Continue]
Desktop Supply Box
Most kids love the idea of decorating. While making a craft can seem overwhelming knowing that you can use your creativity can be both fun and freeing for your child. If you are looking for fun crafts that stretch yours …[Continue]
Why You Should Learn Crochet
Crochet has become one of the hottest crafts today. Everyone from celebrities to regular Joe’s and Jane’s are doing crochet. While some people still have the delusion that crochet is strictly old school the truth is that it has never …[Continue]
Amazing Assemblages
An assemblage (also known as a diorama) is a sculptural arrangement of objects (usually everyday ones) with bits of wood, paper or fabric. There is a lot of art history that you can cover with your child concerning this type …[Continue]
Fun, Practical Placemat Ideas
Children love to create crafts and see their finished product, especially when you display it proudly in your home. Making placemats is a wonderful craft activity that you can share with your children. They’re easy to create and you only …[Continue]
5 Great Questions About Decoupage
Decoupage is a wonderful way to add character and new life to anything. Old furniture, shoe boxes, a plain Jane vase, even jewelry can be decoupaged. The fact is, for centuries it was considered the poor man’s art. It is …[Continue]
Cave Painting
Whether you are looking for a fun way to fill those hours after school or want to help your kids get back in the school groove these crafts can be both fun and provide some learning opportunities. Best of all …[Continue]
Things You Can Make with Crochet
Crochet has risen to a new height in popularity. Today crochet has crossed from being just a cute craft over into mainstream fashion. Even the top couture designers have been found incorporating crochet into their fashions. But even if you …[Continue]
Changeable Carryall Tins
These can be great if you need a handy place to stash lunch money, notes, or other small but important items. What you will need: Small, empty metal box, such as the kind Altoids mints come in Craft paper Adhesive-backed …[Continue]
