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Crafts

Tutorials and tips for crafters and people who like to make stuff, sew stuff, knit stuff and more.

How to organize old photos

How many old photos do you have, back from the days before you could just snap them digitally on your phone? And are they tucked away in drawers here and there, and boxes in the attic, and a few in the piano stool, and some in shoe boxes with other memorabilia from that road trip

Printable to do list collection

Lately, I’ve been feeling an urge to hand-write on paper instead of doing everything digitally. I also have a lot of standard letter paper that’s been used on one side but not the other, and I hate to recycle it without using both sides first. I decided to combine these two issues and create my

Free quilt pattern collection

One of the great things about quilts is that you can make them from the good parts of old sweaters or other materials that have seen better days. You can mix these fabric pieces in with brand new ones, or wait until you have enough scraps for an entire quilt. It’s a great way to

Free book templates kids can make

Bookmaking isn’t something you ordinarily think of as a fun craft for kids. But if you show them a method of somehow binding some pages together, and then either writing on them or printing them from a computer, it can keep them busy for hours. It can also help them learn and practice valuable skills:

Homemade gift wrap for any occasion

Trying to stock store-bought wrapping papers for every occasion is a pain. I don’t know about you, but I often end up with two rolls for one occasion and zero for another because I get confused about what I actually have on hand. Not to mention, gift paper can be expensive – especially if you

Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts

Since it really is the “thought that counts”, as the saying goes, you can avoid expensive gifts for Mother’s Day and still express your appreciation for the moms in your life in a really thoughtful way. Mothers typically have the role of setting the household budget and making sure the household income goes as far

DIY wedding favors

We’ve talked before about DIY party favors, and that led to a reader request for a post on wedding favors. While a lot of party favors will work for many types of parties, there are a couple of things wedding favors in particular need to have: they need to be very cheap (because everything else

DIY Party favors

Party favors are some of the easiest crafts you can make yourself. Some are more difficult than others, but whatever your skill level, there’s at least one kind of party favor you can craft, and it will be far more memorable than anything you could buy. Homemade party favors impress guests and create an instant

Classic Crafts Roundup

Years ago, I had a lot of short articles that were basically nothing but links to various neat craft tutorials I’d found around the internet. They were practically Twitter entries before we had Twitter. I decided it would be better to consolidate all those into one big giant post. Here it is for your enjoyment