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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Free listing of regional, state, national and international basket weaving guilds and associations. Also find links to the basics of basket weaving and free projects here.
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Pine cones are a fantastic and cost-effective material for crafting. Homemade pine cone bird feeders are a great way to introduce kids to the natural world.
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Dogs and cats will love it when you learn to make your own pet bed in any size using recycled denim and fleece scraps.
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Learn to make a fashion doll skirt for a 12" doll from a dollar store fleece hat! No pattern needed.
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Watch and learn how to make a door wreath hanger with a simple clothes hanger and duct tape!
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Learn how to put together a shadow box using your Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker machines along with tips for assembling it.
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How we refreshed our Little Free Book Library with a coat of paint, stickers and sealant.
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Look through the long list of perfect mason jar projects to decorate the home, give as gifts, use as storage and so much more.
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Create natural projects with pinecones, from wreaths, to ornaments, to shadow box frames. Bring the beauty of nature into the home with these lovely projects.
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This St. Patrick's Day, add some festive charm to your home decor with a fun, easy and budget-friendly DIY Feather Boa Wreath. Get our step-by-step tutorial!
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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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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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This fun easy-to-make button thread spinner is fun, easy-to-make toy that takes only minutes to make with common household items.
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Here you will find 50 free macramé projects for beginners to advanced crafters.
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Tag toys are popular baby toys. Learn how to sew a fun, easy, creative and inexpensive crinkly tag toy.
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How to tie a flat bow with one sided ribbon so the pattern shows on the front.
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See how easy it is to make a patriotic rag wreath with our quick and easy step-by-step tutorial and video!
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Get ready for the holidays with Christmas crafts for adults. These cute craft ideas for Christmas include unique home decor, festive ornaments and the perfect wreaths to adorn your door.
New Stuff
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Learn how to make your own flower shadow box with Cricut rose paper flowers and a vinyl monogram from start to finish with this tutorial.
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Leap of Faith Crafting
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Welcome Fall Into Your Home! Grab supplies and your Cricut machine to create this shadow box.
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Elle Marie Home
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Here is a collection of free 3D layered SVGs for you to use and enjoy.
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Craft With Sarah
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Using your Cricut or Silhouette you can make a gorgeous glitter Christmas shadow box with this step-by-step tutorial.
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Burton Avenue
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Design your own Cricut shadow boxes using silhouette images with this easy-to-follow tutorial. Learn how to use the Offset feature in Design Space to create a beautiful layered design.
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Craft With Sarah
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This post shares tips, tricks and ideas so you can make 3D layered paper art with your Cricut.
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Hello Creative Family
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This post shows you how to make a nursery Cricut shadow box and has a free shadow box template to save and use. Great gift idea for baby showers.
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Extra Ordinary Chaos
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Learn how to create a stunning paper flower shadowbox with your Cricut machine. This easy project will beautifully decorate your home or make as a gift.
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The Country Chic Cottage
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This tutorial shows how to use Cricut Design Space to design your backgrounds for shadow boxes or photo frames.
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Craft With Sarah
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Learn how to accurately scale layered SVG files in Cricut Design Space to fit perfectly in a shadow box or frame.
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Craft With Sarah