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How To Make A Floral Chainlet / Bracelet Out Of Beads

Instructions how to make a floral chainlet / bracelet out of beads with a floral style similar to the bead designs popular in Native American Indian woodland nations.

How To Make A Fairy Mobile For Children

Make a magical fairy mobile (with a lot of fairy love) that can be hung in a child's room for them to enjoy.

How to Marbleize Paper to Create Your Own Designs

How to marbleize paper to create your own opulent designs for use as crafts and greeting cards.

How To Make A Dream Catcher For A Child

Step-by-step instructions for how to make a Dream Catcher for your child's room.

How To Make Decorated Slab-Built Plates

How to make plates using clay slabs, decorating slab-built plates using stencils and the tools needed to make clay plates.

How to Make Paper Roses

How to make paper roses with instructions for making a cabbage rose corsage and a paper posy choker.

Quilling

Arranging coiled strips of paper into patterns with instructions for making a Millefiori Butterfly Brooch.

How to Make Twine Flowers

Making twine flowers is a fun project you can do with older children, those who are already quite dexterous and able to sit down for long periods.

Rolled Paper Beads

The history of rolled paper beads and instructions for the rolling technique of making paper beads for jewelry.

Attending Bead and Gem Shows

Tips before you attend a bead and gem show. Do's and don'ts about buying beads that will make your attendance more pleasurable and helpful.

How To Make an Origami Mobile

An origami mobile is a simple but inspired addition to any child's room. It adds color and whimsy, and teaches children to take pride in their handiwork.

How To Craft Minecraft Style Using Cardboard

Instructions on how to make your own cardboard armor, crafting table and a few tools to play Minecraft in the 'real' world.

How To Build A Castle With Cardboard Boxes

A trip to the store for a few cardboard boxes and other odds and ends will have you set and ready to make your child their very own dream castle, or whichever other form of abode he or she would like.

How To Make an Amazing Cardboard Maze

For children and parents who love a challenge, this article has been created to serve as a step by step guide on how to make your own Amazing Maze.

How to Make a Roller-Printed Ring

A sterling silver roller-printed band attached to the surface of a wider, inner band, makes this roller-printed ring design a particularly appealing piece of jewelry.

Pasta Necklaces for Children

This is a wonderful threading activity for kids that develops their dexterity and gives them the opportunity to hone their problem-solving skills.

Quilted Potholder

This quilted potholder will shield your hands and is a great way to get rid of fabric scraps. Making a quilted potholder is also a way to start doing patchwork and quilting without being obligated to making a whole quilt.

Soft Stuffed Sculpture

Soft sculpture objects bring immediate delight to artists and observers alike. It is a reasonably priced, amusing and satisfying craft to become a soft sculpture artist.

Papier-Mâché Crafting

Papier-mâché crafting explained. The fundamentals to make papier-mâché pulp, papier-mâché pastes, objects, and simple instructions for making a papier-mâché bowl.

Paper Mosaic Animals for Children

Making paper mosaic animals is a fun cut and paste exercise for children. These simple instructions show you how to make paper mosaic animals while providing ideas for using a variety of materials.

4 Easy Art Projects For Toddlers

4 fun and easy art projects for toddlers including watercolor painting with various materials, finger painting, wet chalk drawing, and an eco-friendly leaf art project.

Creating Wire Jewelry

Instructions for creating coiled wire earrings and background information on the best wire gauges for creating different types of jewelry.

Metallic Paper Beads

Simple instructions for making metallic paper beads by forming paper pulp into interesting painted shapes.
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How To Make Diamond-shaped Earrings Out Of Beads How To Make Diamond-shaped Earrings Out Of Beads
How to make diamond-shaped earrings out of beads using a Brick Stitch.

How to Create a Bracelet with a Sliding Clasp How to Create a Bracelet with a Sliding Clasp
Tutorial that shows you how to create a square knot sliding clasp for jewelry.

Make a Dream Catcher How To Make A Dream Catcher For A Child
Step-by-step instructions for how to make a Dream Catcher.

Create a Fun Flower-Pot out of a Plastic Cup Create a Fun Flower-Pot out of a Plastic Cup
A fun flower-pot project great with or without children.

How To Make A Plastic Bottle Bird House How To Make A Plastic Bottle Bird House
A simple bird house using a plastic bottle that costs next to nothing to make.



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