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By 15mhhm15
To celebrate the first day of spring, my daughter assembled this cute flower artwork that is now hanging on our refrigerator.
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
With about 30 minutes to spare, you can make this to keep in your car, purse, or RV. It's handy, safe from little ones, and waterproof.
By 15mhhm15
My son's most prized possessions in his toys are his jets and airplanes. He will always keep them in a safe place and never brings them outside, he's afraid he may lose or break one. So, instead, he asked if we could replicate the jet in a paper version so he can bring it to play with at the park. This was very easy to make!
By attosa
Make this cute paper chicken using the cardboard center from a roll of toilet paper. You can fill them with little bags of candy if you like. This is a great craft for kids!
By Ana
I wanted to make a couple of indoor/outdoor bunnies. By using pressure treated wood, these cute friends can be used in various areas, adding a welcoming look to your home and garden for a very minimal amount of money and can be used seasonally and then put into storage after.
By 15mhhm15
This is a quick and easy craft your children can make that would be thoughtful as gifts for:
Create Bug Art from Labels for Story Time
By 15mhhm15
While the kids love drawing, they will still sometimes request me to draw too! They wanted me to draw some bugs, spiders, flies, etc. and then they both told stories based on the bug art I drew them.
Recycled Pallet Window Cabinet
By donna corley
You can take an old window and pallets and turn them into a beautiful primitive window hutch. My boyfriend made me this for Christmas one year.
By 15mhhm15
The popular Baby Shark song has my daughter singing on repeat. She wanted to make a shark hat to dance to the song.
This is a short tutorial for making fabric yo yos.
Spring Paper Plate Flower Craft
By 15mhhm15
Spring is just around the corner and my daughter loves flowers. What better way to decorate her room for spring than by designing her own flowers with simple items - paper plate, paint markers, construction paper, tape, and scissors!
By 15mhhm15
If you need card inspirations, you could always take a stroll in the card aisle at the store and snap photos of ones that you enjoyed! Or, online browse card selections for inspiration and then make your own twist!
By Ana
I found 2 lanterns in great shape at a thrift store for pennies! I wanted to transform these beauties into something other than lighting - planters! Although you find a lot of them are in black, I will transform them into a softer look.
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
With yarn, a crochet hook, scissors, and hot glue gun, you too can have this little gem. It sure has saved me from picking them up off the floor!
Christening Candles with Drip Catcher
By katrine2706
I'm serving another special occasion. Part of the ceremony is the lighting of candles. It has already become a practice in the modern generation to beautify these candles to serve as souvenirs after use.
By Ana
Spring and Easter are fast approaching. It is time to make some table top friends. Using a lot of items from around the house, this is how to get the family involved in this fun craft.
Create Interesting Backgrounds for Coloring Pages
By Benetta
This tip explains how to create a vintage effect, soften colors using Vaseline, and use food colors for colorful backgrounds on your coloring pages.
By Ana I.
Making moss covered pots for your houseplants is so simple, and gives a decorative look by bringing the outside in.
By ShirleyE
These pendants are easy to make out of old envelopes, magazines, or gift wrap. They are sturdy, solid, and very pretty. If you love to construct beaded jewelry you can make a stash of them to incorporate into your designs or simply thread one onto a chain or cord for a dainty necklace.
By lalala...
Never lose your page again, with this awesome bookmark! It is easily customizable and perfect for both kids and adults.
Child's Patchwork Pillow With Handle
By R Barbara
I wanted to make my own version of a craft posted here on Thriftyfun back in 2009.
By StellaBell
This is a quick and easy craft that can be done with children or made for a Easter decoration.
By katrine2706
March and April are the time for school year end activities in my country. Graduation and recognition rites are being done in every school, so garland vendors scatter in every venue.
Recycled Bicycle Wheel Pot Rack
By R Barbara
My husband emailed me this photo of a pot rack made from a recycled bicycle wheel. A friend of his, from Portland, made it for his girlfriend.
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
This craft just won 3rd place for Crocheted/Other at the State Fair here in Salem. It's a fun craft you can make with any scrap yarn.
Adding Embroidery Details to a Baby Quilt
By R Barbara
I made this baby quilt for my most recent grandchild. Each of his siblings received a very similar quilt when they were babies. They are all made using 1930s reproduction print cotton quilting fabric and a pattern I saw years ago in a book on making quilts using reproduction fabrics.
Decorating a Shop Light for the Sewing Room
By Pat Jennings
This 4 foot shop light is in my sewing room and looked too ugly by itself so I made a simple cover for it to match the room decor.
By lalala...
We recently bought a package of dog poop bags with a dispenser. The dispenser broke almost immediately, leaving us with a bunch of bag rolls without a way to carry them with us. I designed this easy to make fabric pouch that clips to our leash.
By melody_yesterday
Free material to craft with is almost anywhere you look,if you look intently enough! We have a big dog and we get these empty bags all of the time.
Keep Cross Stitch Material Clean With an Old Sock
By Marti S.
I do a lot of cross stitching and have often found the material at the bottom to be more soiled than I thought it should be. I figured that this was because of my arm rubbing against the material on the scroll bar. I took one of hubby's socks, cut the ribbing off and slipped it on my arm; no more soil!
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