General Crafts Department
This general crafts department offers useful information for a wide variety of crafting projects that don’t fall under one of our other categories.
So, if you’re interested in crafts such as candlemaking, basketry, weaving, latch hook rugs, bead crafts, macramé, clay crafts, paper crafts, glass crafts, and flower crafts this is the place for you!
We offer project ideas, in addition to tips and hints, for different crafts on a weekly basis.
In addition, you can buy supplies for your projects through our online shopping store.
New Tutorials and Pages
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![Bee Bookmarks with Positive Messages - A Cricut Print & Cut Project]()
These bookmarks are easy to print and cut using a Cricut machine & cardstock. Paper bookmark features the honeycomb, a bee, and positive sayings.
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![DIY Penny Rug Heart Valentine Ornament with Woven Heart]()
Create a charming Valentine's Day penny rug ornament with this free penny rug pattern. Crafted with a unique woven heart that adds a nice touch to your decor.
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![How to Decorate a Graduation Cap]()
Learn how to make a creative graduation cap decorated with your own design. Use a design or quote that speaks to you and make a cute graduation cap.
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![How to Make a Braided Headband for an 18 inch Doll]()
Recycle plastic newspaper bags to braid a cute headband for an 18" doll.
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![How to make a Creative DIY Ribbon Hair Bow Holder]()
Make a beautiful barrette and hair clip holder made of pretty ribbons to keep bows and barrettes organized.
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![How to Make a DIY Ribbon Hair Bow for an 18-inch Doll]()
With a little patience and a few supplies, a beautiful DIY ribbon hair bow can be made for any 18" doll.
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![How to make an Easy Pom-pom Christmas Tree Wreath]()
Use pom poms and some of your yarn stash to make this fun tree wreath for the holidays.
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![MACRAME JEWELRY]()
Get creative with macramé cording of embroidery floss, hemp, or jute to make fun jewelry to wear or give as gifts.
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![Resin Craft Tutorial]()
Create resin epoxy crafts like one-of-a-kind jewelry, coasters, trays, keychains, art panels and molded objects. Don't be intimidated! Jump right in!
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![Sewing Machine Card Project with Cricut]()
Make your own greeting cards with a Cricut cutting machine and a design from Furrows & Feathers Etsy Shop
Trending this Week
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![How to Make a Simple Button Bookmark]()
Learn how to make a super simple and cute button paper clip bookmark with this tutorial.
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![How to make a No-Sew 3D Fabric Snowflake]()
These 3D fabric snowflakes are wonderful fabric Christmas ornaments. This tutorial shows how to make a no-sew snowflake decoration out of fabric.
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![How to Propagate Geraniums from Cuttings]()
Never Buy Another Geraniums plant for your garden. Learn How to propagate geraniums from cuttings and keep them growing all winter.
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![MACRAME PROJECTS]()
Here you will find 50 free macramé projects for beginners to advanced crafters.
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![DIY Crinkle Tag Toy for Baby]()
Tag toys are popular baby toys. Learn how to sew a fun, easy, creative and inexpensive crinkly tag toy.
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![QUILLING]()
Enjoy the lovely art of quilling? Find many free paper quilling ideas and patterns to create quilled cards, jewelry, bookmarks, and other creative quilling projects.
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![How to make a Fabric Cord Wrap]()
Keep your cords under control! Learn how to make a cord wrap with this simple sewing project.
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![MACRAME PLANT HANGERS]()
Garner ideas and tutorials for macrame plant hanger projects that would great in outdoor and indoor gardens. Macrame hangers are easy and quick to make and are lovely additions to the home.
New Stuff
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Here is a guide for beginners to learn to create the 20 best basic quilling shapes guide includes the easiest and basic shapes. You can create many quilling projects using these basic shapes.
From
Craftyity
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Use the Basket Supply Calculator to make your own list of Basketry Supplies for a particular basket.
From
The Basket Maker's Catalog
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Learn how to make candles the old fashion way, by dipping. Learn how here.
From
The Elliott Homestead
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With this tutorial learn how to tie the double half hitch knot.
From
United Knots
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These paper rosettes are so easy to make and work wonderfully as party decorations, scrapbook pages and cards.
From
Paper Source
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Want to know how to do a basic or vintage macrame knot? This is the site. Lots and lots of know instructions.
From
Free Macrame Patterns
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The Overhand knot (OH) is the easiest of all the Macrame knots and is found in most patterns.
From
Free Macrame Patterns
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Here are some storage ideas for Perler beads.
From
Krysanthe
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This guild is dedicated to preserving & perpetuating the craft of chair caning and seat weaving. To learn more about this guild, check out their website.
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Simply fill in the boxes to calculate the amount of warp and weft yarn needed for a project.
From
Poff Studio