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How To Make Foam Refrigerator Magnets If you are looking for an inexpensive craft project to make with children, you will want to try out this craft idea. Within a matter of 20 minutes, you can make several foam refrigerator magnets. How To Make Easter Themed Foam Refrigerator Magnets Looking for an inexpensive Easter Craft idea for your next project? This craft project costs less than .75 cents per refrigerator magnet and takes less than 20 minutes to make. Creating Your Own Baby Theme Gift Baskets Creating your own baby theme gift baskets is really easy and fun. You can save money by making them yourself instead of buying them from a trendy gift store. You can make them for personal use to give as gifts or start a home based gift basket business. Easy Refrigerator Magnets That Kids Can Make Summer is just around the corner and soon the kids will be out of school for their Summer vacations. You might be asking yourself, "How will I keep the kids busy?" I think these craft ideas are great for bible school, girl scouts, cub scouts, daycare arts and crafts projects and even to keep your little ones entertained if you are a busy mom who works from home. Halloween Crafts That Kids Can Make When I was a little girl, I loved to sit and make various holiday crafts. Now that I am a mother, I share my love for crafting with my daughter. Every holiday season, we take time out of our busy schedules to work on some new holiday craft projects. This article has 4 really easy Halloween craft projects that kids can make. 4 Rainy Day Craft Projects To Do With Children Looking for something to do with your children on those rainy days, when everyone seems to be cooped up indoors? When my daughter was small, we used to do craft projects together. It quickly became a 'rainy day' tradition in our household. This article has 4 fast and easy craft projects that you can make with your children. 15 Creative Gift Basket Ideas For Men Creating your own baskets to give as gifts is really easy and fun. You can save money by making them yourself instead of buying them from a trendy store. You could also start a home based gift basket business. This article will give you 15 ideas for that man on your gift-giving list. How To Make Your Own Crafty Bookmarks If you are looking for an inexpensive craft project that utilizes all of your left-over crafting supplies, you will want to try out this easy bookmark idea. You can make several of them at a time to keep for yourself or to give as gifts. How To Make Chocolate Lollipop Party Favors If you are throwing a party and looking for a great party favor, you should consider making homemade chocolate candy lollipops. You can really personalize your favors to suit the theme of your party. This article will tell you what supplies you will need along with step by step directions on how you can make your own lollipop party favors. Sewing Project - How To Make Homemade Baby Bibs I just recently became a first time grandmother and have been enjoying the new little addition to our family. I am also an avid crafter and seamstress so I can often be found in my craft and sewing room creating some wonderful things for my friends and family. This article will give you the instructions on how you can inexpensively make your own baby bibs. Collecting Found Objects For Vacation Scrapbooks When it comes to scrapbooking your beach and vacation memories, you can do it the frugal way. While traveling on vacation, look for found objects along the way. I like to pack in my suitcase a 2 pocket folder with 3 small zipper close plastic bags, as I collect things on our vacation, I can safely organize and store them until we return home. Craft Project - Thanksgiving Holiday Garland When our daughter was around 8 years old, she invited over a few friends for the day to do some crafting with us. Since it was the beginning of November, we decided to make a Thanksgiving holiday garland. This article will give you step by step instructions on how to make a Thanksgiving Holiday garland for your mantle, staircase or doorway. Kids Craft Project - 2 Easy Reindeer Holiday Tree Ornaments When it comes to keeping the children busy during those cold winter days, as parents...we often look for inexpensive craft projects. About 15 years ago, my daughter and I spent an afternoon making some cute reindeer holiday ornaments. Craft Project - Easy Wooden Snowman Shelf Sitter If you are looking for a craft project to do with your scout troop, school class or youth group, I think you will find this project to be a good choice. You will need to purchase a few readily available items at your local craft store. Craft Project - How To Make Cinnamon Applesauce Holiday Ornaments If you are looking for an easy craft project to do with older children, I think you will appreciate this inexpensive project. You will need to gather together a few basic crafting supplies and make the dough recipe to construct the ornaments. Craft Project - How To Make Beaded Snowflake Holiday Ornaments If you are looking for a quick and easy holiday craft project that you can make with children ages 5 and up, I think you will appreciate this one. These holiday snowflake ornaments would be a fun project to make with school groups, church youth groups and with a scouting troop as they work up quickly and are relatively inexpensive. Craft Project - Easy To Make Hand Painted Santa Paint Brush Last year my daughter and I were looking around for an inexpensive project to make for some of her co-workers. They were challenged by their manager to make a homemade holiday ornament to exchange with one another that year. We came up with the idea to turn household paint brushes into figural Santas. Craft Project - Beaded Crosses Holiday Ornaments When it comes to making handmade ornaments, these little beaded crosses are super easy to make and you only need a handful of crafting supplies. Craft Project - Easy Beaded Icicle Holiday Tree Ornaments Last year my daughter and I spent an afternoon crafting up these easy beaded icicle ornaments so that we could attach them to our holiday packages for family and friends. Once you hang them onto your holiday tree, you will find that your Christmas tree lights will enhance their beauty. Craft Project - Easy Handpainted Wooden Black Crow Shelf Sitter A few years ago I decided to make this cute little black crow shelf sitter for my aunt who just loves to decorate her home in crows and sunflowers. The entire project took less than an hour from start to finish. This article will give you step by step instructions. Craft Project - Cotton Batting Snowman Ornaments This easy to make snowman ornament doesn't require the use of your sewing machine. You will construct him entirely with crafting glue and a few basic crafting supplies. Craft Project - Easy To Make Beaded Snowflake Ornaments If you are looking for a craft project that you can make with older children, I think this one will suit your needs. You will need to go to your local craft store and purchase a few items but other than that, they are pretty simple. Craft Project - Homemade Snowman Wooden Sundae Spoon Ornaments If you are looking for a quick and inexpensive craft project to make this holiday season, I think this one will suit your needs. You can make several of these snowman ornaments up in just one afternoon by recycling clean wooden sundae/ice cream spoons. Craft Project - Handmade Mr. Chillz Felt Snowman Ornament Several years ago while attending a local craft show, I spotted an adorable snowman ornament and debated on whether or not to purchase him. I ended up walking away and after I got home, I decided to make my own version of the ornament I spotted that day. Kids Craft Project - Beaded Wreath Holiday Ornaments When our daughter was young, we spent a weekend afternoon crafting up some cute holiday wreath ornaments using beads and lace. You can find the craft supplies listed for this project at your neighborhood craft supply store. Craft Project - Primitive Framed Snowman Stitchery Picture This framed snowman stitchery project will take you one afternoon to make and even a beginner can make this one. If you don't have a pattern, you can find one in a child's coloring book or look for printable coloring pages on the internet that you can print out and use for free. Craft Project - Handmade Cotton Felt Snowman Ornaments And Coat Pins A few days ago, my mother-in-law asked me to make her a snowman pin for her winter coat. I couldn't find a pattern that I liked so I decided to just make my own. This project is really easy to make...you can do hand sewing or use your sewing machine. (I did hand sewing). You can omit the hat and leave his head plain if desired. Craft Project - Sam and Samantha Batting or Felt Snowman Ornaments When it comes to decorating my holiday tree, I am a big fan of handcrafted holiday ornaments...especially ones that feature adorable little snowmen! For this project, you will need your basic crafting supplies and some batting and fabric scraps. You can hand sew or machine sew him together in less than 10 minutes. Craft Project - Country Primitive Stitchery Holiday Ornaments I really enjoy making these primitive country-style holiday ornaments each and every year because they are easy to make and I can use up a lot of my left-over scrap fabric and embroidery supplies. Easy Sewing Project - Fabric Coasters I love to spend time making home decor projects for our home and to give as gifts and these easy to sew fabric coasters is one of my favorite projects. If you are like me, you probably have a ton of left-over fabric scraps that you can use for this project. Easy Sewing Project - Chilly Chad Felt Snowman Ornament I love making snowmen ornaments for my holiday tree every year, matter of fact, one of my trees are entirely decorated with all handmade snowman ornaments! What I love about this particular ornament is its larger size. Once sewn, it will be 3 1/2" in diameter which is perfect for larger tree branches. Primitive Snowman Wooden Spool Holiday Ornament Pattern As a crafter, I am always looking for unique ways to use up my left-over empty wooden sewing spools and this snowman ornament done in the primitive style is relatively easy to make. I was able to create my snowman ornament in about an hour and with a few basic crafting supplies that I already had on hand. Sewing Project - Mr. and Mrs. Snowman Batting/Felt Ornaments This easy to make snowman ornament is a great beginner project for someone who is just learning to sew or craft. He can be made from regular white craft felt or from batting. If machine sewing is not your cup of tea, you can certainly hand sew him together with small straight stitches. Kids Craft Project - Easy Beaded Felt Holiday Tree Ornaments When my nieces and nephews come to my home to spend an afternoon, they always look forward to crafting with me. I try to pick out easy projects for all of us to do together. We are able to create several of these felt tree ornaments in just a few hours. Holiday Craft Project - Mr. Sam E. Sicle Snowman Ornament I designed this pattern last week because I wanted something a little different for my holiday tree. This ornament is a cross between a snowman and an icicle. You can make this ornament out of Warm 'N Natural Batting or you can use regular or wool felt. If you don't want to do any hand stitched facial features, you could use black beads that you hand sew or glue on. Kids Craft Project - Easy Beaded Felt Wreath Holiday Tree Ornaments This is a really easy craft project that you can do with older children and it only requires a few supplies. Since there is a little hand sewing involved, I recommend ages 7 and up with adult supervision. These ornaments would look cute hung off a holiday tree, garland or your holiday packages. Kids Craft Project - Beaded Felt Lollipop Holiday Tree Ornaments When it comes to making holiday crafts with children, one of my favorite crafting materials to use is felt. These felt lollipop holiday tree ornaments are easy to make, take only a few basic craft supplies and work up quickly. Craft Project - Easy Cinnamon Stick Holiday Tree Ornaments These cinnamon stick ornaments are really easy to make and they smell fantastic hanging on your holiday tree. You can purchase cinnamon sticks at your local grocery store or craft supply store. Easy Sewing Project - Homemade Baby Diaper Changing Pads A few months ago, I became a first time grandma to a precious little baby girl. My daughter needed some portable diaper change pads that were light weight, durable and would fit into her diaper bag. She wanted the pads to be super soft and absorbent so I decided to use flannel fabric and a cotton batting. Craft Project - How To Make A No-Sew Fleece Scarf My daughter and I just love the soft and cozy feeling of a fleece scarf up around our necks during a cold winter day, so we decided to make our own. We went to our local fabric store and were amazed at all of the lovely colors and prints that fleece fabric comes in these days. Craft Project - Wooden Spool Bee Hive Shelf Sitter If you are looking for a little country craft project that features lady bugs and bumble bees, I think you will agree that this one is too cute! You can easily make this wooden spool bee hive shelf sitter in less than 2 hours. Kids Craft Project - Seashell and Jute Soup Can Pen and Pencil Holder This is a really easy craft project that you can make with your children by reusing a clean and empty soup can. Craft Project - How To Dress Up Plain Holiday Gift Bags This article will give you instructions on how to add simple fabric embellishments to solid color inexpensive holiday gift bags. Easy Sewing Project - Adding Decorative Fabric Trim To Hand Towels This article will give you easy to follow instructions on how you can add a decorative fabric trim (band) to inexpensive hand towels to make them more attractive. Craft Project - How To Make A Primitive Americana Theme'd Holiday Garland When it comes to decorating in the primitive style, it is often difficult to find Americana theme'd garlands...you can solve that problem by creating your own. This garland could be hung up all year long as there is nothing on it that 'screams' the Christmas holiday. Kids Craft Project - Snowman Thread Spools Holiday Tree Ornaments This easy to assemble Christmas ornament project will allow you to recycle empty sewing thread spools into nifty snowman holiday tree ornaments. Kids Craft Project - Easy and Quick Felt Holiday Ornaments If you are looking for an easy holiday tree ornament that older children can make, then I think you will be pleased with this project. You will only need a handful of supplies. This project is great for teaching older children some hand-sewing skills. Craft Project - Paper Pulp Snowball Snowman Head Ornaments This is a great project that utilizes some recycling...you will need a fast-food drink carrier or cardboard egg box to make your own paper pulp along with recycling or purchasing styrofoam balls. Kids Craft Project - Recycling Soup Can Lids Into Snowman Ornaments Last weekend while my nephews were visiting me...we had to come up with an easy holiday ornament project that used a throw-away item for one of their school projects. This article will give you step by step instructions on how you and your kids can create your own soup can lid snowman ornament. Easy Sewing Project - Fabric Kitchen Towel Hanging Straps I love to hang my kitchen towels off the door handles of my refrigerator and upright freezer. However, I wanted to be able to hang one off my oven door handle too. I decided to make my own towel hanger out of fabric. This article will give you the instructions on how you can make one for your kitchen too. No-Sew Quilted Ball Holiday Tree Ornaments If you are looking for a way to use up a lot of your little fabric scraps, these no-sew quilted ball tree ornaments are quick and easy to make. I went out to my local craft store and found the Styrofoam balls currently on sale, 3 for $1.00. Handmade Primitive Style Mini Christmas Stocking Holiday Ornaments If you are looking for an easy sewing project that will use up some of your scrap fabrics left-over from various Christmas and Holiday sewing projects, you should consider making some of these cute Primitive-Style stocking tree ornaments. Craft Project - How To Make A Bingo Card Christmas Tree Ornament If you have someone in your family who loves the Bingo game, consider crafting up this very easy Bingo card holiday ornament. Here is what you will need to make this project. Sewing Project - How To Make Rag Quilted Fabric Beverage Coasters When it comes to sewing up some country fabric coasters, these are really easy to make and work up quickly. You will only need basic sewing skills and supplies to make them. Easy Sewing Project - Country Homespun Friendship Accent Pillow If you are looking for a quick and easy project to make for one of your dear friends, I would like to present to you this simple sewing project to make a friendship accent pillow. Once you complete this little pillow, it will measure approximately 6 3/4" wide by 7 1/4" tall. Sewing Project - How To Make An Easy Fabric Topper For Kitchen Towels If you are looking to make some fabric toppers for some of your kitchen hand towels, I think you will be pleased with this easy to make project. You can find inexpensive nice kitchen towels at your local dollar type of store. Quilting - How To Make An Amish-Style Traditional Rag Quilt When it comes to quilting, one of the easiest quilts to make is a Rag-Style Cotton Quilt. Unlike traditional quilting, these type of quilts are quilted as you make them and they have exposed outer seams which you snip after you are done sewing them to make it fringe. After laundering, it rags which leads to your quilts country charm. Must Have Home Sewing Box Essentials Keeping a well stocked sewing box saves time and energy and your family will thank you for keeping their favorite clothing hanging in their closets instead of on your mending pile. This article will point out all of the Must Haves you will need for a well stocked sewing box. How To Crochet A Homemade Cotton Dish Cloth This article includes directions on how to crochet a homemade cotton dish cloth. This pattern is easy and great for beginners and works up quickly. Crafting - 16 Creative Ideas For Repurposing Baby Food Jars Into Crafts When it comes to frugal crafting, I like to repurpose regular household trash into new craft projects. One of the items I like to use are empty baby food jars. These little jars can be repurposed into many different types of craft projects. This article will give you 16 creative ideas on what you can make with empty baby food jars. How To Crochet Snowman Refrigerator Magnets Out Of Plarn This crafting article includes my original pattern on how to crochet snowman theme'd refrigerator magnets out of Plarn...but you can also use 4-Ply white yarn to make them too! Quick and Easy, Great beginner project. Scrapbooking - Must Have Supplies For Those Learning To Scrapbook This article has a list of everything a new scrapbooker will need to get involved in the hotest craft...scrapbooking. Crafts - Easy To Make Felt Flower Refrigerator Magnets This article gives you complete instructions on how to make some cute floral refrigerator magnets out of inexpensive craft felt. These are completely hand sewn! How To Keep The Kids Busy On Bad Winter Weather Days This article will explain how to put together an Arts & Crafts Supply Bin for when bad winter weather strikes. Keep your children busy on those bad weather days by having family Arts & Crafts Crafting Days. How To Make Play Food Chicken Legs, Fish and Burger Patties Out Of Felt For the past 2 years I have been making a variety of play food items out of craft felt for my little grand daughters kitchen play set. All little girls love to have a variety of food items to use with their sets and this three piece set works up quickly. Craft Project - How To Make A Fashion Doll Dress Out Of Baby Socks As a grandmother to a precious little girl, I am always thinking up of ways to make new craft items by re-using her outgrown baby socks. As a mother or grandmother, I am sure you know that they outgrow those socks before they even begin to wear them out! Craft Project - Cute Felt Candy In Valentine's Day Heart Box Love to decorate your home for Valentine's Day? Are you looking for a super easy Valentine's Day craft project? If so, I got a cute one to share with you today! This craft project consists of hand sewn faux chocolate candies that are made out of your traditional craft felt. How To Make Fashion Doll Furniture Out Of Plastic Canvas This article will tell you how you can make fashion doll furniture out of standard 7 count plastic canvas and yarn. It will tell you how I made a chair, side table and rug for my grand daughter's fashion doll accessories. How To Make Primitve Snowmen Ornaments Out Of Cotton Batting Love snowmen? Like to decorate your home with snowmen during the entire winter season? If so, I have a really easy snowman project to share with you today. This project is easy enough that even a beginner crafter can master making one...or several of them in just one afternoon. How To Make A Fashion Doll Beach Mat and Tote Bag Out of Plarn Do you enjoy crocheting? Are you a frugal crafter? If so, I have a great frugal craft project for you today that won't cost you a cent! This particular craft project is made out of plarn! Not sure what plarn is? Well, I am going to tell you about it. 8 Creative Ways to Store your Knitting & Crocheting Yarns 8 Creative Ways to Store your Knitting & Crocheting Yarns with some unique ideas. Yarn is an investment and should be organized and protected at all times.

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