Articles for category: Crafts & Hobbies

Quickutz Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter

The Quickutz Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter is an awesome addition to a scrapbooker’s collection of tools. The size of a printer, the Silhouette sits next to your computer and connects through a USB outlet. For use, it must be set out from the wall, but when not in use, can be pushed back. The Silhouette ...

Top 5 Free Felted Patterns

There are many wonderful choices of textiles crafts to experiment with but one of my favorite textile crafts that I have dabbled in is felting. The general process of felting involves the process of matting wool fibers together by using special felting needles or intermingling wool fiber together through the use of hot water, agitating ...

How to Make Unique Return Address Labels

Making your own unique address labels can be a lot of fun. If you are the type of person who likes to mail out letters and cards at least once a month, this would be a good idea. For this project you will need a computer and a printer. To get started you will first ...

Quick and Easy Giant Candles

People who love candles can spend a fortune on them over a lifetime, but making them yourself can save some money. And, the larger you make them, the longer they’ll burn, saving you even more. Of course, you don’t necessarily have to burn your handmade candles; you can always set them out for display only. ...

How to Make a Log Cabin Quilt

When you make your own quilt whether you sew the quilt pieces together by hand or by sewing machine, you are creating a work of art with the used of material and thread. There are various styles of quilts that can be made. While you may see various color schemes or varied patterns of quilts, ...

How to Make Your Ceramic and Porcelain Molds Last Longer

Ceramic molds are expensive and fragile. Mold manufacturers estimate that in general only ten casts can be made from a mold before it begins to decay and lose detail. But there are a few simple tricks that can make your molds last longer, saving you money and allowing you to produce more greenware from each ...

Mother’s Day Crafts for Preschool Children

On Mother’s day all little children want to make something that they can give their mothers to show them how much they love them. Here are some ideas for crafts that preschool children can make for their mothers on Mother’s day. One of my favorite crafts to do is a scrapbook. Just gather pictures of ...

Santa Coloring Pages

Children love to color and there are a variety of types of coloring pages available to choose from. Here are some links to free Santa coloring pages with links to each of them. Free Santa Coloring Page #1– Santa Face This Santa coloring page shows just Santa’s face. This would be a great coloring page ...

Uses for Empty General Foods International Coffee Cans

It seems a shame to throw away General Foods International Coffee cans. There must be creative as well as practical uses for those nifty little rectangular shaped coffee cans with tight fitting plastic lids. Don’t throw away your empty coffee cans. There are a number of creative as well as practical uses for empty General ...

What to Do With All Those Stuffed Animals

Many people have stuffed animal collections even if they don’t have kids. Stuffed animals are won at fairs or coin games, then set aside at home, or you may just have a giang collection from your childhood. Either way, there are lots of new things you can make from the old animals and most of ...