Braided lanyards, a popular craft from summer camp, are coming into the mainstream as ID and name badges become more present in schools and workplaces. It's easy to make a customized, colorful lanyard to put around your neck or use as a key chain.

That old school desk isn't just for books anymore.??cole d"avant image by Jean-Michel POUGET from Fotolia.comTurn an old school desk into a decorative accent piece that no teacher would recognize. Maintain the desk's vintage spirit with photos and prints, or be bold with paint and fabric...

Copper has been used by humans for thousands of years, valued for its rich reddish color and green patina, as well as its easy workability. As a crafting medium, copper in the forms of metal mesh fabric, large-hole stiff mesh and a wide array of wire types inspires works of creativity and beauty.

A sapphire is a precious stone found in igneous and metamorphic rock. It is a crystal composed of aluminum oxide. Sapphires are highly valued for their color and exquisite clarity. These stones are quarried, cut, polished and fitted for high-priced jewelry and other fashion accessories. From a geolo

Stickers are the perfect way to jazz up cards, scrapbook pages or even calendars. What makes stickers even better? The addition of scent. From their inception in the 1980s, scratch and sniff stickers have been a fun and playful way to add something special to your crafts. The creation of these scrat

Freshwater shrimp, also called Malaysian prawn, are the species Macrobrachium rosenbergii, originally from Malaysia. These are relatively easy to aquaculture, but require large ponds with excellent filtration and water quality. Many shrimp farms have successfully employed a three-pond grow-out syste

Eyelash scarves are colorful, fuzzy accessories that complement a variety of outfits. If you want to make your own version of this furry scarf, all you need is some yarn and a pair of knitting needles or a crochet hook. Eyelash scarves work up quickly and make great gifts for people of all ages. Mak

If you want to display your patriotism and make a statement about your country, hanging an American flag is a good way to do so. But whether you display your American flag outside on a flagpole or inside on the walls of your home, it is important to follow proper display etiquette. The American flag

Falling stars, also known as shooting stars or meteors, streak across the sky every night at a rate of about four or five per hour. A meteor is created when the atmosphere of the Earth comes in contact with an array of objects in space. The friction created by this interaction causes the object to h

A puff stitch, like a popcorn stitch, is a stitch made up of multiple stitches connected at the top and bottom. Unlike the popcorn stitch, though, a puff stitch uses half double crochet stitches (usually between three and five). By having multiple stitches connected at the top and bottom, it creates

Whether you are sewing patches onto clothing for decorative or practical purposes, the process can be done cleanly and securely with your sewing machine. A free-arm feature on a sewing machine is helpful, as this gives you more freedom to maneuver the fabric. But even with a free arm, if you are sew

Work hours are often filled with plenty of down time. Keep yourself from being bored by building a small arsenal of weapons to keep in your office desk. Make a crossbow out of common office supplies to use as a valuable weapon in an office war. Inform your coworkers of your arsenal building so that

Juki -- a well-known brand of sewing machine for commercial as well as home use -- began selling its machines in Japan in 1945. The TL98 line contains straight-stitch machines with added free-quilting features.

If you need a baby shower gift and don't have a big budget or a lot of time, consider a homemade fleece baby blanket. Even if you don't sew, you can make a beautiful, handcrafted gift for the baby that will have everyone at the shower wondering when you had the time to create such a lovely gift.

Organic vegetable gardening is easy.

Fishing is a sport that can quickly become very personalized. Fishermen can get attached to their favorite fishing spots and they can become quite particular about their choice of baits. If you have a bait that works well or know of a type of bait that may attract fish in the area that you are fishi

Birds can be fascinating to observe. Because of this, many bird lovers have built cages so that they can watch them.

Although relatively new to the gemstone arena, Kyanite has become a favored stone among healers and other New Age practitioners. An unusual stone in its hardness qualities, kyanite is more commonly known for its pale blue color. However, it is also available in other colors as well. Due to its britt

Players can create almost anything they want, from a rope to a minotaur, to solve puzzles in the Nintendo DS game "Scribblenauts." The 2010 sequel "Super Scribblenauts" improved the game's extremely robust item creation system by allowing players to use adjectives to describe the