Creative Arts and Crafts for the Whole Family
 Paper
Flower Hawaiian Lei Craft
Kids can make this fun hula-ready Hawaiian flower lei necklace
from printable cut and color flowers strung onto yarn. Aloha!
Get ready for your Luau party!
Your choice of ready-to-cut printables: full color blossoms
(see illustration thumbnail at right) or ready-to-color blossoms!
Click here for easy Hawaiian
lei craft directions and free printable pattern sheet.
More summer crafts for
kids
Shadow
Stamping
Shadow stamping is a creative craft you can use to make cards
or for scrapbooking - print with geometric shapes or solid
stamps in two or more colors, usually pastels, to create a
background design for paper craft project. Click here for
complete article and tips for paper crafting with the shadow
stamping technique.
Sun
Printed Greeting Cards
Sun prints are easy to create indoors or out, and easy on
the budget. With a few sheets of brightly colored construction
paper and a good sunny day you can "print" interesting
patterns to cut and fold to make greeting cards with unique
designs. Click here for directions
- Sun Print Greeting Cards
Tea
Bag Folding - Paper Crafts for Cardmaking
Along
with the rise in the popularity of tea drinking over the years
is the emergence of tea bag folding commonly known
as Miniature Kaleidoscopic Origami. Paper tea bag envelopes
or tiles made from small squares of print patterned paper
are all you need to make a lovely 3-dimensional decoration
for a gift tag, greeting card, ornament or bookmark topper.
Click here to learn
more about tea bag folding paper crafts.

"Cool"
Ties & Cooling Moist Headbands
Water absorbing crystals work wonders for plants by helping
hold moisture in the soil and releasing it slowly so plants
won't dry out quickly in hot weather or during dry spells.
You can use those same moisture-holding crystals to make a
"cool" tie - a neck or head band you moisten that
helps you stay comfortable in hot weather.
Click
here for directions to make a "cooling" tie
filled with Watersorb crystals.
Scrapbook
Gift in a Box Craft
I
just love unique handmade gifts, and this exploding scrapbook
box craft is fabulous and easy to make. What looks like a
small gift package opens up flat when you remove the cover
- like a beautiful flower, the box reveals photos and keepsakes
adorning all the petals inside. Visit
Crafty Daisies blog to see how to make one for your favorite
person.
Fabric
Appliques From Clip Art
You can use clip art to make your own custom fabric applique
patterns. Or, use the same technique with printed papers to
create unique collage designs for posters and greeting cards.
Click
here to visit the blog with full instructions.
Click here to browse our coloring
book pages with hundreds of line art drawings that are
suitable for making appliques with this technique.
Make
A Stunning Dried Hydrangea Wreath
Dried hydrangea wreaths are so beautiful and versatile in
a home, and a lot of fun to make as well. You can either purchase
already dried hydrangea flowers from your local craft store,
or you can dry your own. Click
here for complete instructions and design tips ...  Knit
a Stylish Pet Sweater
You can knit your dog a lovely custom sweater with this excellent
pattern - photos included! Click
here for dog sweater knitting pattern and instructions.
Kids
Easy Crafts - Fun and Frugal!
You don't need to spend a lot of money on craft equipment
for your kids. You can go to the toy store and buy those overpackaged,
overpriced kits, or with a little bit of thought you can do
crafts on the cheap, and your kids can have a lot of fun!
Click here to find out how.
Holiday Crafts for Home and Classroom
Valentine's Day Crafts
Frugal and Fabulous Valentine Crafts resources!
- Easy Valentine Crafts for Kids
- Hand Made Heart Felt Gifts and Cards
- Vintage Valentine Card Art
- Make a Chocolate Rose Candy Bouquet
- Easy Valentine
Crafts and Cards - sweet, sentimental, sassy or sensuous - creative Valentine
fun for all ages
 Get
a Jump on Easter Crafts & Decorations
Hop to it and start crafting your spring decorations and
Easter cards with free craft printables. Download free Easter
clip art to make gift tags, decorations, programs, and
greeting cards from spiritual
clip art or bunny,
egg and peep chicks playful
Easter graphics.
Visit our Easter
Printables to find free coupons,
cards and craft freebies. And don't forget to print Easter
Coloring Book pages for the kids to make cards and decorations.
There's even a printable
sheet of eggs to decorate, and a full color spring tree
poster printable to hang (glue) them on.
  
St.
Patrick's Day Crafts
Design
your own St. Patrick''s day holiday decorations, gift tags,
party favors and greeting cards with our free clip art. You
can make stickers, bookmarks, iron
ons and labels for St. Patrick's Day gifts and party favors.
No time to design - no worries - we've got ready to print
cards,
bookmarks,
stickers,
decorations, scrapbook art and more in our collection of all
free St. Patrick's
Day Printables.
Party
Cupcake Crafts - Holiday Party Picks
Cupcakes are favorites for parties of all types, and pretty
party picks are an easy way
to decorate these mini-treats. Dress 'em up with custom cupcake
party picks made from our free sticker art! Free
stickers - click here
to see all the designs!
CUPCAKE PICK INSTRUCTIONS Print a sheet of printable
stickers on card stock, then cut the small pictures apart
into squares. Tape the squares to the tops of toothpicks,
and insert one pick into each cupcake.
To make 2-sided cupcake picks, attach two cards back to back
to the toothpick with glue stick, sandwiching the toothpick
in between the cards. Click
here to view free stickers you can print for this project
 Paper
Plate Advent Wreath Craft
Your kids or class will enjoy cutting and pasting the leaves
on this paper wreath. Attach to card stock or a paper plate,
hang on wall or window when completed - or, add one leaf each
day from December 1st until Christmas.
Click
here for Wreath craft instructions and printable sheets
Home Made Crafty Gifts
Home
Made Bath Salts & Powders
Everyone loves pampering gifts for the bath, especially Mom.
When they're made at home you know bath
salts and powders are free of chemicals or skin irritants.
Click for recipes and instructions
Herbal
Bath Scrubbies
Herbal scrubbies are great for removing flakey skin and smoothing
knees, elbows and feet. Make
your own for pennies from nylon net and organic ingredients
- use up left over soap scraps. Click
for directions
Free
Printable Calendars
Click
Here for a Printable Calendar With Picture
When you click the link above a new window will open displaying
a Pastiche Printable Calendar for the current month, complete
with a seasonal photograph.
Make Your Own Custom Calendars
Make lovely calendars from your own photos or clip art using
these templates, then print them out for home or office. Or,
print and package the special CD Case Calendars for a great
one-of-a-kind gift.
Hand Made Scented Greeting Cards
Craft your photographs of garden images into delightful scented
cards, bookmarks, writing paper, and more for gifts to
family and friends or to sell in craft and gift shops ...
click for full article and
instructions.
Poetry Stones and Polished Sea Shells
Here's a neat idea for a project you can give as a gift:
poetry stones. Very
basic and simple, yet when finished makes a lasting expression
of your throughtfulness. Instructions
Photo Tips For Scrapbookers
Taking better photos doesn't have to be a
chore. By putting just a little more thought into your
photos before you snap away, you can capture those special
moments with ease. Click to read the
full article

Clip
Art & Crafts - free clip art, paper crafts, coloring pages
Create and Print Templates
HP offers great create and print templates for
making your family's holiday
cards, newsletters, crafts and more. You can even design
and print a calendar
using your own photos. Follow easystep by step online
instructions and tools to pick a design, add your photos and
text, then print your finished project, all from your home
computer and web browser using Adobe Acrobat.
Paper Craft Models free from Yamaha
Visit the Yamaha
Motors web site for printable paper crafts of endangered
animal species. The site offers dozens of no-cost intricate
and beautifully designed ready-to-download paper crafts sculpture
printables, plus a tour of how the models are designed and
created. All you need to create your own collection of animals
(or motor bikes, or many other interesting models) are Adobe
Acrobat, good dexterity, and lots of patience. |