Craft How-Tos and Lessons

Check out all of these fast and easy, 10-minute crafts for kids. While you can take your time while doing these craft projects, all of these crafts can be done in about 10 minutes. These are great to use as an 'instant craft activity' if kids are bored, as a momentary distraction, or as craft projects for kids with a short attention span. Choose...

This is a popular question here and also at Kodak. Here is what the officials at Kodak have to say about using 35mm film containers for anything other than holding film...

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

Learn how easy it is to applique with these basic applique directions.

Easy to follow directions and many free patterns for making your own beaded safety pins.

There are many ways that you can not only stay up-to-date on what is going on here at About.com's Family Crafts site, but also participate! You can join in the discussion on one of the message boards. You can submit your own craft projects and tips to be included in our ever-growing craft project library or submit a photo of crafts you have...

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

March is National Craft Month! Come celebrate and try some of the fun, free craft projects!

While crafting with your kids should always be an enjoyable experience, it does have a down side. Sometimes the supplies you use to make fabulous crafts can cause quite a mess.

See a picture of the Colored Noodles craft made by Synthia.

Learn how you can create colorful articles of clothing and home decor using fabric crayons and fabric markers.

Directions for making colorful noodles that can be used for a large variety of projects

Whether you are an avid crafter or just want to be a crafter, a well stocked craft cupboard is a must.

You and your kids can use the craft recipes provided here to whip up some homemade clay, colorful paint, bath and beauty products, and even creative snacks.

Discover great specialty items you might want to add to your crafting toolbox.

Find out what basic craft supplies you should always keep on hand.

Find out what craft supplies you might want to stock in your toolbox.

Here are some crafts that work great for sleepovers and slumber parties. While parents might dread the thought of a houseful of kids staying over night, if you keep them busy it can be a breeze. These craft projects will help the time pass smoothly and make your child's slumber party or sleepover a great success!

A special how-to video from About.com. To personalize every gift, forget about store-bought paper or generic gift bags. Create a home workshop and start custom-wrapping gifts.

As a parent, one of the biggest crafting dilemmas you may face is what to do with all the wonderful masterpieces your child creates. Here are some creative ideas to help you with this dilemma.

Learn how to decoupage. Here are basic decoupage techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.

Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!

Check out this collection of crafts you can make to sell at fundraisers, church bazaar, and other places. If you want to be one of the first to know when more gifts ideas and other craft projects are posted, take a few moments to sign up for the Family Crafts Newsletter.

Believe it or not, etching glass can be fairly simple! Use these guidelines and suggested supplies to make a variety of etched glass masterpieces.

If you are looking for craft projects for a specific age level check out these collections of our top choices!

The perfect place to start looking for craft ideas that are especially appealing to boys. While these crafts are not meant for boys only, these are the favorite projects for many boys I know!

Looking for a creative project for a special girl? Check out these suggestions... There is something sure to please!

While free craft patterns and project ideas abound on the Web, free craft supplies are harder to come by, but I did manage to find some sites that have 'free' samples that you can use in your crafting.

Learn how easy it is to make a collage and explore several inspirational collage projects you can create yourself.

Felting is actually an ancient craft that has become increasingly popular lately. Felting is the process of transforming wool into a dense cloth by bonding and shrinking the fibers together.

While you can find good deals online sometimes, buying craft supplies online might not always be your best bet because of the cost of shipping. There are a few places you can look for deals.

Read through these resources and learn how you can fin opportunities to volunteer your craft skills.

Discover hundreds of free coloring pages, learn how to successfully print out those pages, and even how to assemble your own coloring books.

Melissa from Darnell Spirit Productions shares dirctions for making your own stamps. Her ideas feature a dance-cheer design, but these directions can be used for any theme!

Learn how to make garden stepping stones. Here are basic techniques, a supply list, tips and hints, and even great pictures to help you make your own personalized garden stepping stones.

You can craft green by making recycled crafts! With the free craft projects, learn how you can creatively recycle baby food jars, paper bags, orphaned socks, and several other items.

Not only will making your own craft supplies save you some money, it will give you more time to spend together as a family being creative rather than shopping. Put on an apron or smock, cover your work surface with an old tablecloth or newspaper, and mix up a batch of paint, glue, clay, and more. Children should always have adult supervision and...

Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!

There are many strategies you can use when it comes to saving money when you go to the craft store.

There are not many kids or even adults who can resist the allure of beads. Learn more about beads and beading.

Embossing is a technique which creates a raised, or 3-dimensional, image on a piece of paper. There are two ways to emboss: dry embossing and heat embossing.

Hmm, what's a story sack? It's simply a bag or sack of some sort, which contains a story book along with related craft ideas, games, and other fun stuff. Why would you want to make one? What better way to get a child interested in reading than by getting them involved with the story in the book.

Create your own handy craft kit that you can carry around anywhere and have your supplies ready to go at a moments notice.

Find out how you can use a variety of objects to paint with and discover recipes to make your own paint.

You can easily learn how to paper mache with these instructions Here are some great paste recipes, step-by-step directions, project ideas, and helpful hints.

If you are looking for a craft kit for a kid or anyone, check out all of these ideas. Besides listing craft kits for different ages, you will find tips about how to pick a craft kit.

Get creative with printing, and I don't mean writing! Find out how you can make pictures, t-shirts, wrapping paper, and more.

Find out how you can print out coloring pages and other images from the browser window without ads and other extras.

Find out how you can save coloring pages onto your computer to print it out.

Here is your chance to get your craft projects published and show off your creative talents! You can easily share your original craft projects. Please try to send photos along with your projects! See submissions

Crafting can be a great way to relax, have fun, and spend quality time together as a family. If you like to experiment with different craft supplies and techniques or if you prefer to buy pre-assembled craft kits or try the newest crafting fad, it can be expensive. Here are some ways you can save money on your crafting with stifling your...

Take a moment to share a review of your favorite or not so favorite craft books.

Look for crafting supplies at thrift stores, garage sales, church sales.

You can share your craft expertise, craft tips, and stories related to a wide variety of craft topics. Take time to browse through all of these pages. Not only can you share your own responses, you can read what everyone else has shared. There are a many topics that are waiting for reader responses.

Read this advice if you are thinking of selling or donating your finished craft projects.

Do you have a favorite fast craft project? Share it here and read other people's submissions.

One way to save money on craft supplies is to share them.

Find out how you can submit a photo of a craft project and see if featured on the Family Crafts Web site.

If you have a collection of craft kits and supplies you don’t plan on using, why not try to swap them for craft items you will use!

You might be surprised at what you can get from different businesses.

Learn how to tie-dye! Here are basic tie-dye techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.

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

Learn some tricks to about how to store and organize your craft supplies.

Are you saying to yourself, what in the heck is altered art? In the simplest terms, it is a recycling craft! More precisely, it is the art of taking an ordinary household object, sometimes an unwanted object, and decorating and embellishing it to create a work of art.

Does your family use their craft skills to volunteer? Share your creative volunteer ideas.