Craft Buying Guides

Check out these tips before you buy a craft kit, especially a kit for children.

Check out these tips before you buy your craft supplies online.

Many people, old and young, enjoy working with beads. While there are many things you can use beads for other than jewelry, making jewelry is one of the most popular uses. Here are some fabulous kits you can use to create your own fun jewelry.

Here are some books that will help you learn how to make unique beaded jewelry. Beginners and more advanced crafters should find something to their liking!

Get a jump on making that perfect holiday gift! This collection of books contains something for everyone, crafter and gift recipient alike.

If you want to attract more birds to your yard, you should try making a variety of bird houses and bird feeders. The projects in these books will help inspire you to do just that!

Check out this list of craft products you can buy and support breast cancer research and education.

Anyone can have fun making candles and these kits will make it easy. Make a variety of candles using different techniques and supplies, just make sure you follow all safety precautions carefully. I have also included a few kits that show you how to decorate your own candles.

These books will help you learn more about Chinese New Year. It is the most important festival in China, also called the Spring Festival. The date of the new year is determined by the lunar/solar calendar, so the date of the holiday varies from late January to mid February.

If you are anything like me, you tend to have more crafting supplies than you have space. To help with storing and organizing your supplies, I thought I would share some of my favorite storage solutions and also some other unique storage ideas I ran across.

Pumpkins are a traditional decoration during the Autumn. Here are some great books that will help you carve or decorate your pumpkins.

Start collecting those egg cartons, bathroom tissue rolls, paper grocery bags, plus lots more! Most of all, put your imagination to work. It's amazing what interesting creations you can come up with when you use a pile of egg cartons and simple art supplies. It can keep you busy for hours! These books will give you plenty of inspiration.

It does not matter if you are a novice or a professional, decoupage is a great craft to experiment with. You can easily create beautiful and useful works or art using pictures cut out from magazines, wrapping paper, and other sources. If you want to learn more about the craft of decoupage and find a large collection of new projects, check out...

If you are looking for sources of pictures, also called scraps, to use in your decoupage creations, check out these books. Along with a wide collection of photos and pictures, most of these books contain basic instructions.

While I have plenty of free sewing patterns and directions , sometimes it is nice to have a book in front of you while you sew. Whether you are just learning how to sew or have plenty of experience with sewing, you are sure to find a sewing book or two that you will want to add to your collection of craft books!

Here are some great books that can help you work with fleece with much success and much fun!

Find out how to buy craft kits for kids. Kits are a great way to buy craft supplies and to try new craft techniques.

Go back to school, to the beach, or even to a sleepover in style. Check out these fun kits which will help you to use many creative techniques and supplies to decorate or make your own backpacks and tote bags. Great for gifts!

Create an assortment of magnets using one or more of these craft kits, you can also make great things using magnets.

To make great music, you do not need to be a professional musician. There are no lessons needed, or long hours of practice. Not only can you make music, you can make your own musical instruments! Check out these books which offer instructions for making your own musical instruments.

On a nice day, who wants to spend time gathering craft supplies and sitting inside to make crafts? If you have the urge to create and want to do it outdoors, try some of these fun craft kits.

These books provide you with many ideas for using creative paper mache techniques and supplies to make a variety of projects.

Jump into the art af making puppets with these interesting books. Find out how you can create everything from shadow puppets to fancy marionettes.

Great ideas for using the things you would normally throw away to create great craft projects, games, and more.

Making soap can be fun and rewarding for people of all ages. Some of these books will help you get started with this fun hobby, others will give you even mor ideas once you understand the basics.

If you have always wanted to try making soap, then check out these handy ideas. Nothing is easier that purchasing a kit complete with everything needed to complete each project. These soap projects are not only great to make for yourself, they are also great for gift giving!

If you are in search of a special gift for a crafter, check out this list of ideas. Arranged by price, there are craft products and kits here for people of all ages will enjoy.

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