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Crafts

Category: <span>Crafts</span>

Crafts keep our hand busy and our minds open. From punch needle to rug hooking, macrame and personal gifts, crafts make our homes, lives and gifts unique and personal.

Paper Crafting

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Collection of seven mobiles

Spotlight: Karolina Merska, Pajaki Artist

Artist Karolina Merska takes the traditional Polish folk art of pajaki and transforms bright papers and modern materials into contemporary art mobiles. Karolina's work sparks joy from every angle, introducing...

Flower Kirigami

Spotlight: Ghylenn Descamps, Paper Artist

Passionate about Japanese culture and creativity, French artist Ghylenn Descamps writes, illustrates, makes (especially with paper) and coaches creative people. Constantly exploring the potential of her own creativity, Ghylenn's energy...

Seeshall by Yulia Brodskaya

Spotlight: Yulia Brodskaya, Artist and Illustrator

What's in a name? In illustrator Yulia Brodskaya's case, her name was instrumental in discovering her unique process of creating paper art. Reaching for a way to illustrate "Yulia" in...

Outdoor DIY Ideas

Final tin can flowers with added paint from paint pens to add more interest.

DIY Tin Can Flowers

I look out the back windows of my home to a fence, where the ground is too rocky to plant a garden. I wanted something more interesting than a fence...

Monster feet yarn bombing

How to Yarn Bomb: Fun, Easy and Inspired Ideas

Take your fiber art to the streets – bus stops, benches, light posts, car bumpers, gardens, playgrounds, bike racks – you get the idea! (Local ordinances vary, so if you...

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Blue Bird rug hooked by Crystal Ross

Spotlight: Crystal Ross, Textile Artist

Crystal Ross dabbled in several art disciplines and discovered textiles. Her grandparents were incredible rug hookers and she always had great respect for their work. When it seemed to become…
Man walking on air above seagulls huichol yarn painting by Bridget Daly

Spotlight: Bridget Daly, Fiber Artist

Bridget Daly discovered Huichol yarn painting and the rest is history. Her work challenges the viewer to reconsider what is true. Look closely at the detail in her work. She…
Applewood Live Edge wood bowl by Robb Carothers

Spotlight: Robb Carothers, Woodturner

Robb Carothers discovered woodturning when a friend asked if he'd like to learn how to turn wood. He now finds his own wood from deadfall or left over from landscaping…
Devi Chand sunflower upcycled paper necklace

Spotlight: Devi Chand, Upcycled Paper Artist

Transforming ordinary materials into extraordinary jewelry, upcycled paper artist Devi Chand takes scraps of paper and creates handmade beads which she then fashions into unique necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Things…
Finished Scandinavian fabric stars with snow on an evergreen bush

How to Make a No-Sew Fabric Scandinavian Star Ornament

Learn how to make a Scandinavian star ornament from fabric with our step-by-step tutorial. You use four fabric strips to make these stars and can use one, two, three or…

Spotlight: Charlotte Bell, Fiber Artist and Photographer

When fiber artist and photographer Charlotte Bell found a village of rug hookers in Mexico, she knew their folk art was something special. With a visit that began as a…
Minions cake topper

Polymer Clay Project Ideas

Working with polymer clay can be fun and rewarding. It comes in a variety of colors and is used in projects from sculpture to jewelry and accessories. Here are some…
Mason Jar Pin Cushion finished-7

How to Make a Mason Jar Pin Cushion: DIY Tutorial

One of my favorite notions is a Mason Jar Pin Cushion. The pin cushion holds my pins and needles and the jar holds some of my threads, buttons that need…
Pineapple Ice Queen

Spotlight: Troy Murrah, Wood Mosaic Artist

How do you use hard materials to portray the softness of something like a quilt? Wood mosaic artist Troy Murrah does it by creating quilt-inspired mosaics with found and recycled…

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