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How to make Christmas decorations

2011-12-18T01:43:00.000-08:00

Here you can find a list of some of the christmas projects that we have published.
These are tutorials, instructions and videos that will show you how to make christmas decorations for your house or to use as a gift. We hope you enjoy making these crafts!

Christmas decorations with paper and origami

How to make a paper Christmas tree with origami
An easier version of the paper Christmas tree to make in a few minutes with just a piece of card and some glitter.Easy to make Christmas ornaments with paper
How to make a paper snowflake: a really nice decoration for your house or Christmas tree
Tutorial for making e a paper Christmas star: like in the next picture.
How to make a Chrismas paper lamp: a great decoration to use as a lamp with candles or tealights

Other Christmas decorations

How to make decorated Christmas balls
How to make a crochet Christmas ornament
Chrochet snowflake tutorial
How to make a Christmas Wreath
How to make a small Christmas wreath
How to make Christmas tree earings with beads

Christmas cards to make yourself

Easy Christmas cards to print and decorate
Tutorial for making a more elaborated Christmas card
Another Christmas card idea

Wrapping ideas

How to wrap a gift in a nice way
How to make nice bows for your Christmas gifts
How to decorate your Christmas gifts with ribbons
Christmas gift wrapping tutorial

How to make christmas decorations with crochet

2011-12-16T01:21:00.000-08:00

You can use crochet to make great christmas decorations.
Here is a simple tutorial where you can learn how to make a chrochet snowflake, this can be a beautiful decoration for your christmas tree or to hang in your house during the season.
This crochet project is not difficult and is easy to make.
Follow the steps in the tutorial below to make this crochet decoration.

how to make crochet flowers

2011-09-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you can learn to make a flower with crochet step by step.
This is an easy to make crochet craft and it will only take a few minutes to have your flower ready.

Start by making one of the petals as explained in the video below.
You can finish your flower with a buttom in the center or a nice bead to give it your personal touch.

How to make a gift box with card

2011-08-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

Here is a tutorial where you can learn how to make a small gift box from a piece of card.
This card box is very easy to make and with a bit of decoration it will be a perfect wrapping for small gifts.

card gift box

To make the card box you will need:
A standard piece of card (size A4), choose a nice colour.
A ruler
Scissors and glue
Some decorations, like ribbon, stickes or similar.
Something to help create the bending lines, like a pen or a specific tool.

Steps to make the gift box:
See all the steps in the video below.
Mark lines in the card at 7 centimeters 14, 21 and 28 cm like shown in the video below.
Repeat this marking lines in the card every 7 cm but now lenghtways.
Cut out the border sections remaining after the 28 cm line, leaving the central part.
On the sides of the papet cut along the lines up to the central 7cm squares.
Now if you try to fold the card you will see the shape of the box.
Now you can decorate the outter sides of the box using glitter, stickers, ribbons, or any other element.
If you have a puntcher you can use it to shape the corners of the lids making them a bit rounder.
Apply glue or use double faced sticking tape to bring together the sides of the box and create the box shape
Then fold the bottom of the box and use glue.
In the top part, fold two of the lids and bring together the other two. To close the box make two holes in each top lead and pass a ribbon through.

How to make a crochet bracelet

2011-02-25T08:19:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a simple and nice bracelet with crochet and some beads to give it an special touch.
This is a tutorial for beginners so if you have never done crochet before you can try this and learn how to make a nice bracelet quickly.
To make the bracelet you will need some wool, choose the colour you prefer, and a crochet needle.
You can add some beads or charms to your bracelet.
Enjoy this tutorial!

How to make an origami box

2011-02-22T08:53:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial you will learn to make an origami gift box.
This box is made using decorated origami paper but you can use normal paper too.
To make the box start with a squared piece of paper and fold it to the center like you will see in the video.
Follow the steps explained below and you will have your own origami box in just a few minutes.

Find more origami instructions here.

How to make an origami butterfly

2011-02-19T08:04:00.000-08:00

Learn to make this origami butterfly with paper following the instructions below.

The origami butterfly requires some practice with origami but you can learn to make the model from 0 with the steps explained in the following tutorial.
Use a piece of coloured paper or origami paper to make the butterfly.

More origami tutorials here

How to make a ribbon rose

2011-02-12T03:15:00.000-08:00

This is another easy tutorial for making a rose with ribbon.

You can make a rose like this simply using a piece of ribbon and bending it following the instructions of the video tutorial below. It will only take you a few minutes to make this rose.

You can use this rose as a Valentine's decoration, to decorate a gift, in a card or as an accesory for your hair or clothing.

You can also see our tutorial for how to make paper roses.

Have fun with this ribbon rose tutorial!

How to make flowers with ribbon

2011-02-08T03:07:00.000-08:00

This is an easy sewing technique for making beautiful flowers using a ribbon and with some simple stiches.

To make this flower you will need a piece of ribon, needles and some trhead in the same colour as the ribbon.

The following tutorial shows all the steps top sew the ribbon creating the flower shape.

You can use this flowers to decorate and embellish cards, gifts, in hair pins or in your clothes.

How to make cards for Valentine's day

2011-02-05T02:14:00.000-08:00

Make your own Valentine's day cards with the help of this tutorials and printable patterns.

Valentine's Card to print: This is a great Valentine's card with a stream of hearts ready to print. It will only take you a few minutes to make this card. You can add some extra decorations like glitter or ribons to make it unique.

Pop out heart card: A ready to print pattern for making a Valentine's card with a pop out heart.

Valentine's Card with movement: A funny card in the shape of a heart with a strip to add movement-

How to make a ring with felt

2011-02-01T01:56:00.000-08:00

We've loved this tutorial for making a felt ring with a vintage style.

Felt wool is a great material for crafts, I specially enjoy making brooches and pins, keyrings and earings with felted wool in different shapes and colours.

This beautiful ring is made with a felt ball and some decorations like embroidery, beads or tiny pieces of felt in different colours.

You will need a blank ring to which you will glue your decorated felt ball.

Find the tutorial and all the steps to make this felt ring here:
Felt ring tutorial

How to make a handbag without sewing

2011-01-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

This is an incredible craft where you will learn to make yourself a fabric handbag like this in a few minutes and without sewing!

This handbag is made using a piece of fabric and some knots with a technique similar to the origami paper bending.
The next video explains how to create your own handbag step by step.

To make this handbag you will need a rectangular piece of fabric of aproximatedly 1.5 meter long. Choose a piece of soft fabric with a nice pattern.

At the end of the tutorial you will see other designs of handbags made with the same technique and also really easy. Enjoy this tutorial!

How to make a venetian mask easy-to-make

2011-01-19T08:59:00.000-08:00

Get ready for the carnival with this easy and fun craft project!
Learn how to make a really easy venetian mask using some card paper and decoration materials.

To create your own carnival paper mask start cutting a mask shape in a piece of card.
Choose some nice paper to decorate your mask like gift wrapping paper. Cut the paper into the shape of your mask and paste it to the mask.

Here comes the best part of this craft, which is the decoration of the mask.
Choose some ribbons and laces that you will glue to the mask. You can also add some beads or crystal gems, feathers and maybe paper decorations like tiny flowers or butterflies.

Anything is possible to make a carnival mask in your own style. Have a look at this video to see all the steps to make the carnival mask.

How to make a Christmas Wreath

2010-12-07T04:17:00.000-08:00

Learn to make a Christmas wreath step by step with this video tutorial.
Making your onw Christmas ornaments can be fun and will give a special touch to your decoration.
It is really easy to make your own Christmas wreath with some artificial green leaves and branches, and using all kinds of materials like christmas balls, ribbons, glitter, pine cones, berries or flowers.

Start assembling some green branches forming a circle to form the base of your wreath, use some wire or glue to put all the branches together. You can also buy a basic green wreath to decorate.
Add ribbons, christmas balls, snowflakes, berries or any other decoration you like using glue or wire to attach it to the basic wreath.

Have a look at this video for step by step instructions and wreath decoration ideas.

Make an origami paper Christmas tree

2010-11-30T05:07:00.000-08:00

This paper Christmas tree is an easy craft idea that you can make to use as Christmas decoration.
You only need a piece of green paper and a few minutes to make this Christmas tree using the origami technique for bending paper.

Follow the steps of the video tutorial and learn how to make your origami Christmas tree.
Get ready for the Christmas season and start preparing your decorations.

See other origami tutorials here
How to make origami paper flowers

How to make Christmas Ornaments

2010-11-24T07:08:00.000-08:00

Now that the Christmas season is approaching we bring you back some of the tutorials published for making your own Christmas Ornaments.

There are all kinds of different ornaments and decorations that you can make for the Christmas holidays, from really simple craft projects to make with children to more elaborated Christmas crafts using crochet or other materials.
Here is a summary of some of the tutorials for making Christmas ornaments.

Advent Calendars to print
How to make Christmas ornaments with paper
How to make a paper snowflake: a really nice ornament for your house or Christmas tree
How to make a paper Christmas star: step by step tutorial for making a beautiful Christmas star with paper
Easy to make Christmas tree with paper
How to make a small Christmas tree with children
How to make an origami Christmas tree with paper
How to make decorated Christmas balls
How to make a crochet Christmas ornament
How to make a Chrismas paper lamp: a lovely craft to do with paper and use as a lamp for candles or tealights
How to make a small Christmas wreath
Easy Christmas cards to print and decorate
Tutorial for making a more elaborated Christmas card
Another Christmas card idea
How to wrap a gift in a nice way
How to make nice bows for your Christmas gifts
How to decorate your Christmas gifts with ribbons
Christmas gift wrapping tutorial
How to make Christmas tree earings with beads

How to make a crochet Christmas Ornament

2010-11-22T07:41:00.000-08:00

Here is a new tutorial for making your own Christmas ornaments. This is an original idea for making ornaments using crochet in a very simple way.

This ornaments are made using a normal plastic Christmas ball or even a plastic ball that is covered with crochet.
Using single crochet chains you will make a net around the ball creating an original and unique Christmas ball.
You can use beads or other decorations to create different balls.
The following video explains all the steps to make the crochet ornament.
Enjoy the tutorial! and let us know if you have any doubts or suggestions.

Find other crochet tutorials here

How to make a Christmas tree with paper

2010-11-16T10:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a great tutorial for making a really simple Christmas decoration.
This paper Christmas tree is quite easy to make, and you will find all the steps in the following video.
To make the paper tree all you need is a piece of green paper or card, some decorations like glitter, scissors and some tape.

More Christmas crafts tutorials here.

How to make a beaded ring

2010-11-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

This is a step-by-step tutorial for making a beautiful ring with Swarovski crystal beads.

Making beaded jewerly can be easy and is a great way to create your own complements and accesories.
You can also make beaded objects and jewerly as Christmas gifts.

This ring is a medium difficulty craft, but I think that you can do it even if you are a beginner beader. You will see that the beading tecnique used for making this ring is quite simple. All you need is thin fishing string or beading thread and nice beads like Swarovski glass beads or Czech glass beads.

Learn how to make this beaded ring with this video tutorial.

Find more beading tutorials and instructions at All Beads

How to make crochet - tutorials

2010-10-26T04:48:00.000-07:00

Crochet and needleworks are a great activity for cold Autum and Winter months.
Learn how to crochet with these simple tutorials and videos. You can make all kinds of gargements and decorations with just a bit of wool or thread, some needles and a bit of imagination.
You can also prepare ahead your chrochet Christmas presents made by yourself.

Here are a few crochet tutorials that we have already published:

How to make a crochet hat

2010-10-19T04:19:00.000-07:00

This crochet project is quite easy to do and is appropiate for beginners. Find out how to make a crochet hat yourself to match your new knitted scarf or to give as a gift to your friends or family.

To make this crochet hat you'll need cotton yard of your favorite colour and a crochet needle.
The hat is made using chain stich and single crochet stiches, both are really steps and you will see how to make them in the video.
With a bit of time and the following tutorial you'll soon have your new hat to keep you warm this winter.

How to make a scarf

2010-10-18T03:38:00.000-07:00

With the arrival of Autum this is a perfect time to go back to do some crafts at home. Knitting and crochet are great activities to do at home and quite easy to learn if you are a beginner.

An excellent knitting project for this winter is to make a nice wool scarf.
You can learn all the basic knitting steps for knittinig and make your own scarf followint this video tutorial.
The introduction of the video is a bit long but the explanations of the knitting steps are really good, so enjoy it!

How to make paper flowers

2010-10-16T03:24:00.000-07:00

Learn how to make paper flowers at home. Paper flowers take only a few minutes to do and they are a fun craft to do with children. You can use the flowers to decorate your house, in gift wrapping or as part of a greeting card or a costume.

Here is a list of instructions and tutoriasls for making flowers with paper, choose your favorite one and have fun making it. You can aslo make a few different flowers and gatter them in a bunch.

How to make a Necklace

2010-09-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

Making your own jewerly can be easy and fun. Learn here how to make a beautiful necklace with beads and beading wire. You will also need a clasp for your necklace and some jewerly supplies that you can find in beading or craft stores.

How to make a Halloween Pumpkin

2010-09-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

Learn how to make your own Halloween pumpkin with this tutorial.

Choosing the pumpkin you are going to carve is the first step for a great Halloween pumpkin.

You will need a sharp knife to empty and carve the pumpkin. Don't forget to draw your design or face over the pumpkin before starting to carve it.

Learn here all the steps to carve an awesome pumpkin for this Halloween.

Finde here more Halloween ideas:

How to make a Patchwork Quilt

2010-08-31T11:21:00.000-07:00

Try making a Patchwork Quilt yourself.

Use pieces of fabrics with different patterns and combine the colours to create an original Quilt.

You can either cut the fabrics into pieces of the same size, like squares, or combine different shapes cutting the fabrics into different geometric shapes. This will require a bit more of work until you design your quilt putting all the pieces of fabric into place.

A sewing machine will be useful to sew all the pieces together.

Finally you will need a larger piece of fabric to cover the other side of your Patched Quilt.

Have a look at this video tutorial with instructions on how to make a beautiful Patchwork Quilt.

How to make paper flowers: daffodils

2010-08-29T08:25:00.000-07:00

Making flowers with paper is quite easy and you don't need to buy a lot of materials.
Here is a tutorial showing how you can make Daffodils with tissue paper, easy, fun and fast.

Use your paper flowers to decorate your house or in a card.

Other paper flower tutorials:

How to make patchwork: free patterns

2010-08-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

We love patchwork projects and we have already published a few. Here you have a list of articles where you can learn how to make patchwork even if it's your first time.
Follow the links below and find the free patchwork patterns:

How to make an easy card with paper

2010-08-26T08:03:00.000-07:00

Learn how to make a beautiful card yourself, perfect as a birthday card, for mothers' day or for your friends.

This easy to make card is made with paper and has a pop up flower, you will learn all the steps in the following video tutorial.

How to make Easter Decorations

2010-03-19T14:12:00.000-07:00

Find here some ideas for creating Easter decorations that you do yourself, have a look at our previous post about how to make easter eggs.
Here is a video tutorial about how to make a decorated tree for Easter.

How to make a card for Father's Day

2010-03-17T07:02:00.000-07:00

This is a very special craft to do, a card for Father's Day that you can do at home and surprise your dad.

This card is easy to make, all you'll need is a piece of card or paper, preferrably with stripes or with a nice colour, since we will do a card into the shape of a shirt.

Your message will be included in a small pocket in the shirt-card.

Follow the steps explained in the video to create your Father's Day card.

Learn how to make more cards here.

How to make a wallet

2010-03-16T04:54:00.000-07:00

Learn how you can make a wallet with the following video tutorial.

This wallet could be a nice present for father's day or, or a birthday or christmas gift.

How to make a paper lantern

2010-03-08T12:13:00.000-08:00

Learn how to make a paper lantern with these easy instructions. We've already shown you how to make a more complex chinese paper lantern. This is an easier lantern to do with step by step instructions.

You can combine different paper lanterns to create a more special decoration.

To make this lantern you'll need some pieces of card in different colours.

Start by creating a cilinder with a piece of card and glue it to keep it together. Then get a second piece of card and bend it in half. Cut some stripes in the card as shown in the video to create special shapes for your lantern. Then bend the edges of the card to have a surface for fixing it easier to the first cilinder and use a thread to hang your lantern.

Chinese paper lanterns en Yahoo! Video

How to make a paper flower

2010-03-07T11:40:00.000-08:00

This is a new tutorial on how to make a paper flower. We've already published a few instructions for how to make paper roses, so this time we bring you a different flower made with paper. This is a jasmine flower made with the origami technique of folding paper.

It's quite easy to make paper objects and decorations with origami, so get some pieces of papers and start folding to create your own paper crafts!

How to make a Paper Rose

2010-03-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

Here is a new tutorial with step by step instructions on how to make a paper rose.

It's quite easy to make this paper rose, the materials you'll need for this craft are: some sheets of tissue paper, preferrably red or pink, and a pair of green pipe cleaners.

This paper rose is made in a couple of minutes, make a few and use them for decorating your home, for gift wrapping or as party decorations.

Find out more ways of how to make paper roses here

How to make Felt Pins

2010-03-02T11:54:00.000-08:00

Making pins with felt is fun and easy. All you need is a couple of pieces of felt from different colours, a pin, some gule, scissors, thread and a bit of imagination.
Here is a tutorial where you can learn to make a felt pin.

How to make Easter Eggs step by step

2010-02-28T10:30:00.000-08:00

In the following tutorial you can learn how ot make and dye Easter Eggs.
This is a great craft project to do before Easter and a fun activity to do with children. Let the yougsters help you choose the colours, dye the eggs and decorate them.
Follow the steps in the video to make your Easter Eggs.

How to make crochet: Crochet Shamrock tutorial

2010-02-27T10:20:00.000-08:00

Here is an easy tutorial for making crochet, learn how to make this lovely crochet shamrock following the steps explained below.
All you need to start your crochet project is some wool or thread and a crochet hook.
We recomend that you watch the full video tutorial first and then start crocheting following the instructions. Enjoy making crafts!

How to decorate Ester Eggs

2010-02-26T12:09:00.000-08:00

As the Easter Holidays approach we offer you new tutorials to learn to do crafts at home. Here is a great activity that you can do with your children, learn how to decorate Easter Eggs.

Decorating Ukranian Easter Eggs can be quite difficult, but here is a simple way to make your own Easter Eggs.

You will need some eggs, vinegar and some dyes to paint your eggs.

Follow the easy steps explained in this video and enjoy decorating your Easter Eggs!

How to make Ukranian Easter Eggs

2010-02-24T11:58:00.000-08:00

A wonderful way to decorate Easter Eggs is to paint them with wax using the Ukranian method. Ukranian Easter Eggs are also called Pysanky.

This method is for advanced crafters and you will need a series of supplies like special dyes to paint your egg, beeswax and a special tool to make de designs with the wax.

In the following video you can learn to make your own Ukranian Easter Eggs.

How to make loom knitting

2010-02-06T04:11:00.000-08:00

Loom knitting is a fun way to knit, you don't need special knitting skills since this technique uses special knitting boards that you can buy or make yourself.
Learn the basics of loom knitting and start your own project with the tutorial in this video

How to do a Valentine's Card

2010-02-02T12:14:00.000-08:00

Here is another idea for Valentine's Day. This beautiful Valentine card shows a string of hearts which will pop out when you open it.
This is a very easy craft. To create your card print the following designs and cut them out.
Then insert the thread of hearts in the middle of the card following the instructions in the printable pattern.
Enjoy making this craft!
Print your Valentine Card here.

How to make Valentine's Cards

2010-01-31T12:05:00.000-08:00

Here is an idea for an easy craft that you can do yourself to congratulate your beloved ones on Valentine's Day.
Create this funny Valentine card with a piece of paper, in this card when you pull the upper strip you will be able to read a message.
To create this Valentine's card all you need to do is print the elements in the following link cut them out and combine them to create your card.
Print your Valentine Card here.

How to make beaded objects: crystal bead ball

2010-01-14T11:50:00.000-08:00

You can make your own jewerly using crystal beads like Swavorski glass beads. Here is a basic object to make with beads, a beaded ball that will look great as a charm, as a pendant or to decorate a keyring.

To make this beaded ball you will need 30 glass beads and nylon thread (really thin and fine thread).

In the following video you will find all the steps to make this ball with crystal beads.

How to make origami earings

2010-01-11T11:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a great idea to do with origami, learn how to make your own earings with paper.

These earings are done with small pieces of origami paper, but you can also use any decorated or coloured paper cut into small squares, you'll also need two glass beads and two earing hooks.

You will make two tiny origami cranes, which will look great as earings. Follow the steps explained in the video to make this really easy craft.

Find more origami ideas here.

How to make an Advent Calendar

2009-12-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

Here is an Advent Calendar that you can make yourself.
Print the calendar pattern and transfer it to a cardboad or a a felt piece. Cut it out and you'll have your easy to make advent calendar.

This is a great activity to do with children.

Print the calendar here

How to make Christmas Decorations

2009-11-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

Learn to make yourself Christmas decorations for your home. Here is a tutorial explaining how to decorate cork balls to create beautiful Christmas balls.

Follow the steps explained in the video to make your christmas ornaments.

How to make Christmas Crafts with kids

2009-11-28T09:36:00.000-08:00

This is a craft project to do with children. Create a simple christmas tree following the instructions below, your kids can participate in this easy to make project.

How to make easy christmas cards

2009-11-28T08:47:00.000-08:00

Here is an easy Christmas project, a simple Christmas card that you can print and colour with your children.

Print the Snowflake card from the following link, cut it and colour it.

Christmas Card to Print here.

Halloween make up ideas

2009-11-25T03:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some more ideas for Halloween , learn how to make a special make up yourself by watching this video.
It's easy to create an original Halloween make up focusing on your eyes to create a fairy look.

More Halloween ideas here

Halloween cake

2009-10-25T03:59:00.000-07:00

Get ready for Halloween with this recipe for a special Halloween cake. This is a spiderweb cake will be a perfect treat for your friends, family or visitors in Halloween. Follow the recipe and steps explain below to make the cake.

Find here more Halloween ideas

How to make a Halloween Pumpkin

2009-10-25T03:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some ideas about how to carve a Halloween pumkin. The video explains all the steps to create your own Pumkin, a perfect ornament for the Halloween celebration.

Find more Halloween ideas here

how to make a crochet heart for beginners

2009-01-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

This is a tutorial for beginners in crochet. Learn to make crochet with this tutorial and make a lovely heart for your Valentine.

Learn to make crochet

2009-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:00

If you a fan of needlework but have never learnt to knit, here is a video tutorial to help you.
Follow the steps explained and start practicing with crochet.
Have fun with your crochet!

How to make Halloween devil horns

2008-11-10T13:33:00.000-08:00

Spice up your Halloween costume with this devil horns that you can make yourself. Learn how to make these easy horns with the video tutorial bellow.

How to make your own Halloween costume

2008-11-06T13:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a video tutorial explaining how to make your own Halloween costume. Dress up as a witch or as a warlocks with this easy to make costume.

How to make Warlocks, Witches & Ghouls customs
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How to make easy paper flowers

2008-11-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a video tutorial explaining how you can make easy and beautiful flowers with paper.
Use different colour papers and cut out the flower shape on them. Then put the flowers together creating different layers, combining the colours will give it an extra effect. Decorate with some beads or even with glitter.
Follow the steps explained in the tutorial.

How to Make Paper Flowers with a Paper Shaper Punch
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How to make a pumpkin card

2008-11-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

Iris folding is a paper craft technique that you can use to create patterns and designs with volume, a great idea for making cards. This video tutorial explains how to make a card with a pumpkin using folded paper.
If you didn't know Iris folding you will discover an easy and fun craft to do yourself.

How to do Iris Folding
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How to make candles

2008-08-31T01:33:00.001-07:00

Make your own candles following these simple steps and use them to decorate your home or as a gift for your friends in special occasions.
The video explains how to make candles with bees wax, a fun and easy craft.

How to make a pincushion with felt

2008-05-18T01:22:00.000-07:00

It is easy to make crafts with felted wool. Here is a tutorial showing you how to make a lovely pinchusion. The felt pinchusion is made using a bottlecap, a very original and easy way to make crafts.
Tutorial here

How to make a necklace with beads

2008-05-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

This is an easy beading project, you can use any kind of beads that you have to make a necklace. You will need some wire, clasps and some tools. The project is quite easy and you will find the instructions in the video.

How to make a bracelet with felt

2008-05-10T12:31:00.000-07:00

Felting is an original technique for making crafts and is becoming quite popular among knitting lovers since this is a different way to use wool that allows you to create jewelry and all kinds of colourful objects. In this project they use felt to make a bracelet.
Here is the tutorial with pictures of every step and instructions.
Felted Bracelet tutorial

More felting projects here

How to make crochet

2008-04-15T06:18:00.000-07:00

Learn to knit with crochet, it is fun and easy. This video tutorial shows how to make a circle with crochet. Get some wool and crochet needles and follow the instructions of the video to start making crochet.

Felting wool

2008-04-01T12:30:00.000-07:00

Felting is a proces by which wool transforms into a fabric of wool.
In this video tutorial you will learn how to felt wool in wet.

How to make crochet projects

2008-04-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here is an idea for a crochet project, create a lovely crochet bag for your mobile phone using flowers knitted with crcochet in different colours. You can find the tutorial and all the steps to make this project here:

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Origami paper rose

2008-03-09T05:36:00.000-07:00

The Kawasaki paper rose is one of the most beautiful handcrafts that you can make with the origami technique.
I have already published a post with a great video tutorial showing how to make an origami rose.
Here is a new video with instructions. All you will need is a square piece of paper and some pacience to make it. Enjoy folding the origami rose!

More how to make origami here

How to make origami: origami paper frog

2008-03-09T05:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a video tutorial with more instructions to learn to make origami animals. In this video you will learn to make a paper frog.
Origami is an ancient craft technique consisting on folding a piece of paper to make animals, flowers and all kinds of beautiful objects using only paper.
Follow the explanation and the steps on the video to make your origami paper frog.

More origami tutorials here

How to make patchwork: free tutorial

2008-02-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

This free tutorial will show you how to make a cushion with patchwork technique, combining diferent fabrics.
Patchwork usually combines fabrics with different colours, but in this case you will only need white fabrics; wild silk, muslin fabric, and some ribbons, etc.
If you enjoy sewing you will love this project, follow all the steps explained here

More free patchwork projects here

How to practice yoga: Basic yoga exercises

2008-02-27T05:06:00.000-08:00

Here you have a basic yoga routine to practice anywhere. Yoga combines breathing with exercise and meditation.
These Yoga exercises are appropriate for beginners, so start now to practice yoga at home, improve your health and relax.

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How to decorate cards with silk flowers

2008-02-27T04:05:00.000-08:00

Use silk or fabric flowers to create decorations for greeting cards.
Here are some examples of how to use fabric flowers in cards.

More how to make cards here.

How to make greeting cards: spring flower card

2008-02-25T01:51:00.000-08:00

Making your own greeting cards is fun and easy. Use some card to make these spring flowers and find out how you can use them to make a lovely greeting card .

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How to make cross stitch

2008-02-22T02:03:00.000-08:00

Learn to make cross stitch in only five minutes watching this video with instructions and a free pattern to sew yourself. Enjoy this needlework!

Cross Stitch In 5 Minutes - Free videos are just a click away

How to make Valentine's cards

2008-02-10T01:42:00.000-08:00

Make yourself a Valentine's card, this is an easy to make pop-up card with a heart in the centre.
All you need to do is to print the free pattern that you will find in this website on a piece of card of a nice colour. Follow the steps explained in the website and use your imagination to decorate your card with some beads, threads, etc.

How to make dolls

2008-02-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

Learn how to make dolls with these instructions and free pattern.

This doll is made with fabric and wool, cotton is used for the filling, it will be easier to make it using a sewing machine, if you don't have one, you can sew it yourself (try to make little stiches for a better result). Follow the steps and print the pattern for the doll in this website.

How to make an origami butterfly

2008-01-31T11:54:00.000-08:00

Origami is an ancient japanese technique consinting on folding a piece of paper to create animals, flowers and all kinds of beautiful objects, simply by folding the piece of paper in different ways.
Here is a video showing how you can make a paper butterfly with origami.
All you need is a piece of paper and a bit of pacience, watch this video carefully and learn all the steps to make your origami butterfly.

More origami tutorials here.

How to wrap a gift

2007-12-23T01:14:00.000-08:00

Here are some ideas for wrapping your Christmas gifts: This is a tutorial for making a big bow to decorate your gifts.

More gift wrapping ideas here

How to make Christmas earings with beads

2007-12-17T02:50:00.000-08:00

Here is a Christmas craft project to make with beads. Use seed beads to make these christmas trees and use them as earings, bag charms or keyrings. Follow this link to find the instructions for making the beaded earings.

More crafts with beads here.

How to make Christmas decorations with paper

2007-12-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

Here are some more Christmas decorations to make, this is a tutorial showing how to make small paper bags to hang from your Christmas tree or even to use as gift bags. Follow the steps explained in the video and start your Christmas crafts now!

More Christmas crafts tutorials here

How to make Christmas bows

2007-12-11T10:37:00.001-08:00

More gift wrapping tips, here is a funny huge bow to make for your Christmas gifts. To make this bow you will only need some ribbon (either fabric or simply plastic ribbon) in two different colours and a pair of scissors. This is really easy to make and the ribbon is beautiful.

How to make a paper snowflake

2007-12-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

Here is a new Christmas craft for you, make this huge paper snowflake and hang it from a thread, it will look fabulous hanging from the ceiling of a room. This paper snowflake is easy to make, you will only need a large piece of paper (better if it is colour or glitter paper), a pair of scissors, a stapler and some Scotch tape.
Follow the steps explained in this website to make this snowflake.

How to make an origami Christmas tree

2007-12-05T05:06:00.001-08:00

Here is an easy to make project for Christmas. Make a small paper Christmas tree folding paper with the origami technique. Follow the instructions showed in the video and prepare your own Christmas decorations.

More free origami projects here.

How to make an origami flower

2007-12-05T04:50:00.000-08:00

With the origami technique you can make lots of different objects simply by folding paper, if you like handcrafts, origami paper projects are excellent ideas to make, you will only need some paper and the instructions for making origami objects that you can find in our blog. Choose your origami project and start making crafts right now.
Here is how to make an origami flower step by step.

How to make a Christmas paper lamp

2007-11-30T10:16:00.000-08:00

A new Christmas craft for you. Making your own lamps for the candles is easy and can be a funny craft to do on a winter evening, you can make this craft with kids too.
o prepare your Christmas paper lamp you will need some card paper, white as in the example or any other colour you choose. You will also need some transparent paper and a low glass to hold your candle safely.
Start by printing this pattern in your card paper, then cut the pattern. Now you must cover the star with the transparent paper (use a bit of glue or tape) and finally fold the pattern to create your paper lamp.

How to make a felted handbag

2007-11-28T11:33:00.000-08:00

Felting is a traditional handcraft that is becoming more and more popular.
Felting, wich is made from wool, is very much used in decoration and crafts. It is created by washing, mixing and pressing the original fabric's fibers. It is not difficult to make once you've learnt the technique.
Learn how to make a felted handbag with this tutorial in pictures,
Felting tutorial

How to make a Christmas Card

2007-11-28T04:08:00.000-08:00

Here are full instructions to create your own christmas cards. This is a project for making a christmas card using beads, you can get the free pattern and all the instructions in this website:
Making a Christmas Card

How to make crafts with quilling technique

2007-11-28T03:57:00.000-08:00

Use paper and card to elaborate flowers and all kinds of beautiful shapes for decorations. Quilling is an easy technique for paper crafts, you can decorate greeting cards and objects with this technique achieving amazing results. Learn how in this video.

How to make a Christmas tree with sugar paste

2007-11-28T03:50:00.000-08:00

An original Christmas decoration for your cakes, this video shows all the steps for making a Christmas tree decoration with sugarpaste.

How to make Patchwork : Tutorial for Patchwork skirt

2007-11-27T03:33:00.000-08:00

More Patchwork for you, here you will find a tutorial explaining all the steps to elaborate a lovely skirt with the Patchwork technique.

Patchwork is a type of needlework that consists of sewing together pieces of different fabrics to make a larger fabric with combined patterns and geometric shapes. Patchwork is a great technique to use in the creation of bed covers and clothing.

Enjoy making Patchwork with this Tutorial of how to make a Patchwork skirt

More Patchwork tutorials here

How to make a Chinese paper lantern

2007-11-26T04:50:00.000-08:00

Learn how to make a paper lantern. The video explains how to elaborate a Chinese lantern with pieces of paper and a stapler. An easy way to decorate your house.

More paper crafts here.

Gift wrapping: decorating with a ribbon

2007-11-26T04:46:00.000-08:00

Here is another idea for wrapping your gifts, you can decorate your packages using a ribbon with the technique explained in the video, rather than placing the ribbon in the center of the package you can put it around the corners in a more original manner.

How to wrap a gift

2007-11-26T04:44:00.000-08:00

Here is a video about gift wrapping with some ideas for decorating your Christmas packages.

How to make a small Christmas wreath

2007-11-23T04:28:00.000-08:00

Make yourself a Christmas wreath! In this video they explain all the steps to make a small Christmas wreath with an original old fashioned design. To make your wreath you will first need some small bretzels that you can put together in the shape of a circle using some glue. Once you have the base for your wreath that you've made using the bretzels, you can start decorating it, you can use, some Christmas wrapping paper, small paper flowers, some snowflakes and small red and green bows. Follow the instructions as explained in the video and create your own Christmas wreath.

More Christmas Crafts to make here: Christmas Crafts

How to make crafts: paper christmas star

2007-11-23T01:34:00.000-08:00

Make your own Christmas crafts! With a bit of imagination and some instructions you can make your own Christmas decorations and even make yourself Christmas gifts. Start preparing an original star for your Christmas tree. In this video you will learn how to make a beautiful paper star to decorate your home.

More Christmas decorations here: Christmas crafts

How to make yoga: salute to the sun

2007-11-22T05:04:00.000-08:00

Yoga is an ancient physical and spiritual practice originating in India which combines the practice of exercises, called asanas, with breathing and meditation.
Yoga helps to relax, can improve your physical health and also your mental health. There are many reasons for practising this technique, and now you can make yoga at home, and for free. Learn how to practise yoga online, we will offer you the best resources.
The salute to the sun is a basic yoga exercise, with many benefits for your body and mind. Learn here the salute to the sun and start pracising now.

How to make Christmas Cards

2007-11-16T04:36:00.001-08:00

Prepare your own Christmas cards, this video shows how to make a Christmas pop-up card, but you can make many different types of cards for the season using pieces of card and decorations like ribbons, dried flowers, pines, etc.

How to make a Christmas centerpiece decoration

2007-11-16T04:29:00.000-08:00

Learn how you can make your own centerpiece for Christmas and decorate your home for the Christmas season making yourself beautiful ornaments and decorations.

How to make a Christmas wreath

2007-11-16T04:16:00.000-08:00

Make your own Christmas wreaths. You may use almost anything to create your own Christmas decorations, here is a wonderful example of a Christmas wreath elaborated with candy. Learn to make a Christmas Wreath with this tutorial and enjoy a happy and sweet Christmas.

How to relax with yoga

2007-11-15T04:59:00.000-08:00

If you need to relax a bit yoga techniques can help you to find your inner peace. Find out how you can get a bit of relax following these easy steps, watch this video and practice this yoga exercise to achieve total relax.

How to make beaded jewerly

2007-11-15T04:49:00.000-08:00

Learn how you can make your own jewerly using beads. Here is a video showing how to make a ring with glass beads.
You will find more instructions and free patterns with beads in this blog about beads

How to make cakes: apple cake recipe

2007-11-09T11:12:00.000-08:00

Here you have another cake recipe for you to make. Learn to cook a delicious apple cake, it is easy to make and you will have fun cooking it. Good luck with this recipe!