This is a guide about homemade bird feeders. You can easily and relatively inexpensively attract birds to your garden by making your own bird feeders.
Recycled Craft Ideas for Children
I am working with students ages 3-8 this summer. I would like some ideas on crafts using items that are recycled. Thank you!
Converting a Camisole into a Mastectomy Camisole
How do I convert a tank top/cami into a mastectomy tank top/cami?
Altering Old Clothing Into New
This is a guide about altering old clothing into new. You can save many of those clothes you were thinking of getting rid of with some do it yourself alterations.
This is a guide about making a crocheted baby cradle purse. What little girl wouldn't love to carry a purse that opens up into a baby doll cradle?
Making Texas Bluebonnet Flowers from Plastic Can Rings
I am looking for the instructions for making Texas bluebonnet flowers from plastic can rings. Can someone help?
This is a guide about craft uses for belts. Belts can be used in crafting rather than being discarded or donated.
This is a guide about saving money on crafts. Crafting does not have to be an expensive hobby, if you get creative when getting your supplies.
This is a guide about crafts using bleach bottles. There are a surprising number of crafts made using bleach bottles.
This guide is about clay pot wind chimes. Making your own wind crimes can add thrifty, beautiful sounds to your yard and garden.
This is a guide about crafts using bleach bottles. There are a surprising number of crafts made using bleach bottles.
This guide is about making a bed spring Santa. Finding uses for old bed springs can be fun.
This is a guide about making a birthday candy cake. Making a "cake" from packaged candy is a unique variation on the traditional birthday cake.
This is a guide about homemade mousepads. Make your own mousepad for yourself or as a gift, from inexpensive supplies or materials you have around your house.
This is a guide about crafts using bleach bottles. There are a surprising number of crafts made using bleach bottles.
I've decided I need a thread catcher for my sewing machine, but mine needs to be a little different. I have some scraps of a pretty pastel double sided quilted fabric that I'd like to use (getting serious about stash busting these days).
Can you colour pasta the same way as the uncooked rice with food colouring?
Cheater Quilt in Embroidery Hoop
I love the older craft ideas like this. Mine is really simple. Take some cheater quilt, the kind that looks like it was sewn together, but wasn't, and bind or cut a square out and put in the hoop.
Buying Large Straw Hats for Snowman Project
Where can I purchase large straw hats for a snowman? It needs to be about 16-17 in in diameter with a deep round top for face. I live in Kirkland, Lake Ontario and they don't carry such a thing. Please advise.
Did you know that bobby pins now come in many colors? On one of my visits to the local discount store I found a huge selection of colored bobby pins along with the normal colored ones. I decided to see what a necklace would look like with these dangling.
Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh Longer
I have tried many things when it came to getting flowers on special occasions; even picking ones from my rose garden. Sugar and aspirin are the couple I did most often. With this I added a penny.
Sentimental Pillows from Clothes
The first outfits given to baby are so special! Turn that special outfit into a very sentimental and personal pillow that you can gift back to the original gifter on Mother's Day, Father's Day, for any occasion, or just because.
This guide is about making fake food. There are situations when intimation food is just what's needed.
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Craft Project: Message Pillow for Father's Day
Tell Dad your feelings on this pillow where it will be displayed for all to see.
Craft Project: Flag Painted Shutters
Recycle an old window shutter into a painted flag decoration for the Fourth of July and other patriotic summer holidays. This project is quick to create and because it is painted in a primitive style, mistakes and imperfections add to the finished result.
Craft Project: Decorated Popsicle Stick Frame
This was a craft project that I did with my 3 year old (the first two parts, anyway). The first part was blowing tempera paint bubbles onto paper with a straw. Then we made the Popsicle stick frame and decorated it. Finally, we used tempera paint to stain the unfinished shadow box.
Craft Project: Recycled Paper Pottery
Looking for something to do with junk mail from your grocer or old magazine pages? Make "Paper Pottery"! Colorful vases, bowls, plates, and more can be made with different themes using old maps, books, colors, invitations, holiday cards, etc.
