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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![MACRAME WALL HANGINGS]()
Find many macramé wall hangings that will look wonderful on the wall of any home. There are so many creative ideas!
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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 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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![CHRISTMAS CRAFT IDEAS]()
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.
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![Patriotic Farmhouse Rag Wreath]()
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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![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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![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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![How to Tie a Flat Bow Tutorial with One Sided Ribbon]()
How to tie a flat bow with one sided ribbon so the pattern shows on the front.
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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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Learn more about locker hooking and which fibers work well with locker hooking.
From
Darn Good Yarn
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Numerous examples of fingerloop braiding.
From
Þóra Home Page
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When gluing keep the glue bottle upside down in a plastic cup. The glue will always be ready to use.
From
Needlepointers.com
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Events, local guild information, tips and tricks and more can be found by going to their website.
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This site is dedicated to traditional basketry in the North Georgia region. The organization provides weaving events for the Forsyth, Dawsonville, Dahlonega, and Hall communities in North Georgia. Click the link to learn more about this organization.
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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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This tutorial will show you how to use plastic canvas as a storage system for storing items in a drawer, a photo storage box, etc.
From
Sharon Scraps
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This bath mat can be completed with basic knitting skills. No yarn is needed for this DIY home decor project.
From
Cocoknits
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In this post, Dedri shows how to crochet a simple round rag rug using simple stitches - single crochet, half-double crochet, or double crochet stitches.
From
Look At What I Made
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How to do the linen stitch in macrame.
From
Free Macrame Patterns