General Crafts Department
This general crafts department offers useful information for a wide variety of crafting projects that don’t fall under one of our other categories.
So, if you’re interested in crafts such as candlemaking, basketry, weaving, latch hook rugs, bead crafts, macramé, clay crafts, paper crafts, glass crafts, and flower crafts this is the place for you!
We offer project ideas, in addition to tips and hints, for different crafts on a weekly basis.
In addition, you can buy supplies for your projects through our online shopping store.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Even rural areas and small apartments can have fresh food and herbs by gardening with PVC pipe. This small PVC planter holds small pots.
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With this tutorial and free pattern, learn how to sew a garden apron with handy pockets for yourself or someone who loves to garden.
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You discovered the perfect ceramic flowerpot with no hole for drainage. If you can use a power drill, you can create a hole in the bottom of the pot.
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Growing potatoes in bags is super easy and simple. By using grow bags it is possible to grow potatoes in any sunny location.
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Learn how raw honey is harvested from a beehive, strained and jarred with our video and photo tutorial. Extracted honey is filtered through a mesh filter.
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This video will show how we installed 20,000 honey bees and a new queen into an empty hive.
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Paracord bracelets are a fun knotting project and decorative. Learn how to make a paracord bracelet with beads with our tutorial.
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Kids will love making this sock puppet. All they need is a sock and some basic things around the house.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Lily AlexIn this book you will learn how you can make beautiful macramé knots for your household decorations; ranging from your beautiful wall hangings, plant hangers, table runners, jewelry, etc.
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This magazine offers room design and home furnishing ideas and easy-to-make craft projects to assist the reader in decorating and beautifying the home.
Free Items of the Week
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Decorating for fall and Halloween would not be complete without pumpkins.
Learn how to turn and faux pumpkin into a fabulous, fun festive decoration that can be displayed year after year.
From
Needlepointers.com
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Have you ever wondered how beekeepers extract honey from beehives? Here is the answer.
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Needlepointers.com
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Here is a free macrame pattern for a macrame laptop mat.
From
Koel Magazine
New Stuff
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How to tie a double half hitch.
From
Scouter Life
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Download Bochiknot's Free Macramé 50 Knots eBook to Learn the Different Types of Knots to Create Thousands of Beautiful Macramé Projects & Designs.
From
Bochiknot
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The basic macrame wrap knot is the gathering knot. Learn how to make a gathering knot.
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Beading Tutorials
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Basic macrame knot tutorial - the overhand knot.
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Koel Magazine
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Learn three different ways to tie an overhand knot.
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WikiHow
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he Overhand knot (OH) is the easiest of all the Macrame knots, and is found in most patterns.
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Free Macrame Patterns
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This webpage will show you how to macrame the half knot spiral.
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Bochiknot
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The Spiral Stitch is also called the Half Knot Spiral, because it's made with 1/2 of a Square Knot. Learn how to make the spiral knot at this site.
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Free Macrame Patterns
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Photo tutorial along with written instructions.
From
Mandala Life Art
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Learn how to tie a macrame wrap knot, a really great knot to finish off tassels.
From
Wool and the Gang