How To Make A Wooden Cross


If you are leading a group at this Summer Vacation Bible School but are short on ideas for crafts, we have an idea that has significant value and is fun to make!
A wooden cross, is a simple project for children ages 6 and up and involves little supplies. When your childs project is finished they [...]

Make Money with Your Handcrafted Jewelry - How to Turn Your Hobby into A Business


Have you enjoyed making handcrafted jewelry as a hobby for awhile? Do people compliment you on creations? Have you been wearing your jewelry yourself or giving it away? Then it could be time for you to start to make money with your talents.
You may be feeling a bit reluctant. It’s pretty [...]

The Art And Craft Of Knitting


Over the years, and I mean many years, knitting has been used as both a past time and a way to make clothing and other much needed items. Basically, needles are used to knot and loop the yarn in a specific way that turns the loops and knots into a piece of knitted fabric.
Yarn [...]

Participating In A Craft Show Is Fun


If your family and friends praise the results of your crafting, then perhaps you can sell your projects for extra money at a craft show. There are many benefits to investing in a stall at either a local show or a large exhibition.
Besides turning your hobby into an income, you can also meet other [...]

Styrofoam Glue: The Right Adhesive for the Job


Styrofoam glue is a specially designed adhesive that is produced and used for the specific purpose of gluing Styrofoam. Gluing Styrofoam can be necessary for at home craft projects, models, or other special uses or needs in which a very specialized glue is necessary to complete the job effectively.
There are many different brands of [...]

Tips To Make Crafts Dolls Inexpensively


Homemade crafts dolls make wonderful collectibles that are very popular at craft fairs. Their beauty and uniqueness really add to the decor of a child’s room. Even if you don’t plan on selling them, making dolls is an easy and fun art and craft project for even young kids. In this article, we’ll show you [...]

How To Use Batik Fabric For Quilting - A Few Tips


Before batik, there was canting and this was practiced by the women of Java, Indonesia. The batik material that you get in the market today is produced in Bali. The history of the batik shows that centuries ago this type of dying was extremely popular. The method was extremely simple, and the effects stunning. [...]

Using Your Household Items As Crafts


Are you frustrated by the junk piling up in your house? Instead of kicking them to the curb and having them dumped in a landfill site, go through your items and turn them into attractive and useful crafts for your home. Got some empty bottles? Turn them into beautiful candle holders!
Got a pile of [...]

The Enjoyment Of Painting On Canvas


If you go into any art gallery in the country, you are bound to find a large number of oil on canvas paintings. In fact, you will probably find that it is the most popular form of art in the gallery that you visit.
Painting art on canvas has been a popular art form for [...]

Beginner Scrapbooking - All You Need To Know About Arranging Your Scrapbook


Do you know what scrapbooks are thought of as one of the best works of art? The reason is simple. Remember that scrapbooks are things not only created from scratch, but they are known to be created using materials that most people will think of as waste materials. What is more to this is that [...]