Articles for category: Crafts & Hobbies

Free Crochet Earring Patterns

Crocheting earrings allows a crafter to indulge in the worlds of both jewelry-making and crocheting. This craft creates a unique fashion statement that saves you money if you are making them for yourself and earns you money if you sell them. The crochet earrings that I have crafted using patterns are simple and truly fascinating, ...

How to Make Your Own Stained Glass Windows

Create or purchase a pattern for your stained glass windows. You need: paper, pencil, copier, scissors OR preprinted pattern If you decide to design your own stained glass windows, use a piece of paper that is the same size as the window you will be crafting. Beginners will do well to avoid drawing small pieces ...

Ten Lace Scarf Patterns for Knitting

A scarf is the perfect project for a beginning lace knitter. Scarves also make nice swatches for trying out a new yarn or stitch pattern before making a large shawl. Here are ten free patterns for lace scarves. All recommended patterns are for knitting; many include charts. For those unfamiliar with knitting charts, they provide ...

Free Crazy Hat Crochet Patterns

Do you like crazy hats to wear? If you answered yes, you may love these free crazy hat crochet patterns. The free crazy hat crochet hat patterns are a fun way to show your personality. These free crazy hat crochet patterns could be made to go with a Halloween costume. This could be a helpful ...

Vintage Button Table Runner

This easy to make Vintage Button Table Runner is perfect for a tradition or vintage décor in your dining room. This Table Runner made with vintage buttons would also look great in a retro kitchen. If you love vintage crafts, then you have to try making this fun vintage button craft project! Vintage Buttons are ...

WESTERN CRAFTS for FUN and FLAIR

A wonderful gift for friends and family, to spice up your home décor, or for some creative family fun, there are many western-themed crafts that will take a minimal amount of time, effort and money. Here are a few great ideas for western crafts you can do at home: THE CACTUS POT Adding a bit ...

Woodturning and Texturing

As you grow in woodturning, you should expand your horizons beyond the woodturning of well formed shapes, sanded smooth and finished well. What pleases us in a piece of Art, a fine woodturning, or even everyday objects? Shape, size, color, weight and balance, and texture add to an instinctive reaction to a woodturning we encounter: ...

A Basic Guide to Collecting Canadian Proof-like Coin Sets

Canadian coins are beautiful, distinct tributes to the nation’s nature and heritage. But how can a person collect Canadian coins when they’re on a budget or – as with the case with many American collectors – they are only scarcely able to find Canadian coins in pocket change? Canadian proof-like sets offer the collector of ...

Top 10 Types of Quilt Patterns

The following top 10 types of quilt patterns are ones people searching the most for over the years. Some of the types of quilt patterns are specific quilt patterns while others are categories for types of quilts. Scrap Quilt Patterns Anyone wanting to make a quilt, scrap quilts are some of the easiest quilts to ...

Toddler Paper Crafts: Torn Paper Lion

The torn Paper Lion is an easy paper crafts collage project for children as young as 18 months, and as old as five. This paper crafts project uses torn paper collage techniques. Tearing paper, rather than using scissors makes it a safe craft for children under three. Tearing the paper rather than making straight lines ...