Great project for the little ones, or as an introduction into jewellery making, as minimal tools are required. These easy to follow, step-by-step instructions will get you making great costume jewelle

Sweet grass baskets are traditionally woven of Muhlenbergia Filipes, a smooth grass. They are stitched with palm leaves of the Sabal Palmetto variety. Bulrush is a rougher fiber that is sometimes incorporated with the sweet grass for strength and because of a dwindling sweet grass supply. Long stemm

Saddle blankets are just one of the many things necessary to properly take care of riding horses. The saddle blankets help to prevent the saddle from chafing the horse's back. It also absorbs moisture from the horse's sweat when on long trail rides, making the horse much more comfortable. If you can

Wrapping the waist with a broad sash is part of traditional male dressing in India, Iran and parts of South America. The "kammerband" in India has come to be called the "cummerbund" in the West, and is worn instead of a belt and vest for formal occasions. The cummerbund is usually black and matches

Some of the most attractive and innovative headbands can come straight from your sewing machine, made with fabrics, flowers and beads of your choosing. When you sew fabric headbands, use elastic to make them snug around the head. As you finish your project, make the elastic closure for a headband an

Memory jars are small glass or plastic jars where people place small objects dedicated to preserving a specific memory. They are sealed up to help keep these objects from deteriorating. Memory jars can be created to share between friends and loved ones. They can be dedicated to a living person or a

The two most common types of stars are six and five-sided stars. The five-sided star, or pentagram, denotes various signs and traditions represented in areas like mathematics and religion. Commonly known as the Star of David, the six-sided star or hexagram is a religious symbol associated with Judai

Fancy Pants games, also known as Fancy Pants Adventures, were created by independent flash developer Brad Borne. The Fancy Pants Adventures are a series of free, side-scrolling flash games that can be played online by kids (and adults) of all ages. There are currently World 1 and World 2 Fancy Pants

A suitable quilting machine can cost you from below $200 to well above $10,000 based upon how much quilting you will do along with how much time you intend to devote. Fortunately, sewing machines towards ...

Make a paper chef's hat with a big round top for everyone at the pizza party. Use these hats as a craft activity while you are waiting for all the guests to arrive. A smaller round crest made from black tissue paper would give a paper bowler hat a rounded top, or you could use beige paper on a cowbo

While many origami projects look stunning in a single model, there are a number of them that look even better in large numbers. For example, origami puffy stars, which are made out of thin strips of paper, are less than an inch in size. Many enthusiasts will therefore make dozens of them and pour co

Bird egg soaps are decorative soaps that accent a bathroom and serve as hand soaps or guest soaps. When you're making and presenting your own egg soaps, a homemade bird's nest helps embellish the entire collection. Knowing how to make a bird nest for your egg soaps gives you the opportunity to make

The constellation Taurus the Bull is one of the largest and best-known of all of the constellations in the night sky. As a zodiac constellation, Taurus has the sun, moon and all of the planets pass through it throughout the year; many people know this constellation as one of the zodiac signs used in

Silk flower blooms are great craft materials.silk waterlelie image by Simone van den Berg from Fotolia.comSilk flowers are an economical and long-lasting alternative to fresh flowers. Arrangements of silk flowers lend color and style to any environment in which they are placed. Silk...

Handkerchiefs are useful for blowing your nose, wiping off your hands or covering your nose and mouth when you have to sneeze. Although you can purchase commercially produced handkerchiefs at any department store, it can be more rewarding to try your hand at sewing your own handkerchiefs like people

A tiny paper purse can be useful for carrying a packed lunch or other light items. It is an economical craft that offers an opportunity to recycle paper bags and can be made by children and adults alike. Make a tiny paper purse to give as a gift, to use as a gift bag or to use it yourself as a purse

Designing a booth in a New Age style presents an opportunity to express your creativity and show off a one-of-a-kind take on a typical booth. Whether you are an artist designing a booth for your fairy paintings, an herbal healer preparing a booth to sell herbs and herbal medicine accessories or a re

Hooking rugs is done by threading a hook tool between openings on rug canvas and pulling yarn or threads up. Typical of most needlework crafts, it is easier to hook a rug when the underlying canvas material is flat and when the entire width of the rug is visible as you work. Because rugs vary in siz

"Feed the birds," sang the old lady in "Mary Poppins." These days, feeding the birds costs more than tuppence a day. To make sure that the suet you put out is really for the birds and not for the squirrels and other critters, try putting it out in a handmade suet feeder that discourages larger birds

There are many claims that magnetic jewelry helps joint pain, arthritis and sports injuries. Whether or not these claims are true, jewelry made from magnetic hematite is still very attractive. Magnetic hematite is an artificially created magnetic material that is usually a silvery-black and high in