GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.
Build
Your Own Boat (model from household items) - The
Chevron Cars
Bright Right Publishing
(craft projects for kids)
Carousel Animal Construction Handbook - Dentzel Carousel
Company
Chewie Tissue Box Cozy (a Chewbacca head kleenex box) - StarWars.com
Grandma Will Love This Personal "Helping Hands" Wall
Hanging - Backwoods Home Magazine
Herbal
Herbal Do-It-Yourself (potpurri, incense, etc) - Caryn.com
How
To Make A Giant Soap Film (soap bubble maker) - Maarten
Rutgers
How To Make A Secret Hollow Book - How To Do Stuff
How To Make Earrings Out Of Paper Clips (see bottom
of page for making bracelets, necklaces & hoop earrings)
- Independant Life
How To Make a Rubber Stamp
How To Make Ukranian Easter Eggs
Jones On Bookbinding
make-stuff.com
Making
Snow Globes - mybackyard
Metal
Forging Tutorials - Fremlin's Fogery
Paper-Toys.Com:
Corrugated Cardboard Toys Construction Guide (see 'Tips
& Tricks', 'Tools' & the 'Truck' under 'Earth
Vehicles')
Projects
(pique assiette mosaic techniques)- The Joy Of Shards
Rec.Crafts.Dollhouses (comprehensive: projects, tips,
tool advice...)
Sparkle
Jar - The Chevron Cars
Tie-Dye
Rocks - Family Homesteading Advocate
Turn Halloween Candy Wrappers Into Jewelry - Jennifer Forker
Whimsical
Pencil Toppers - Craft Yarn Council
BEAD WORK & BEAD MAKING
Bead
Projects and Patterns (slave chain, mermaid, tennis
bracelet...) - CheckerBead
beadaroo.com (basics,
stringing, wirework...)
Beading A Reading Glasses Holder - Leapin' Lizards
Arts & Crafts
Beading
Index (Scroll down to 'Freebies': brick patterns, loom
patterns, cuff bracelet...) - Marcie's Manor
Beadwrangler
Corral (how-tos scattered throughout: Victorian purse,
tree of life, foot decorations...)
Bob's
Beading Tutorial Pages
Brian
Kerkvliet's Glass Articles (primarily about bead making)
- Gossamer Glass Studios
Building
A Simple Bead Loom - Hillsinger Fine Hand Beadwork
Make
Paper Beads - MyBackyard.com
Tutorials
(peyote examples, ndebele chain, bead crochet...) -
No Easy Beads
CLAY
(Also see 'Pottery')
Astralos' Clay Modeling Course
Bread
Dough Clay - Oak Leaf Studio
Donna
Cato Tips (conditioning, millefiori caning, curing...)
- Prairie Craft Company
Glow-In-The-Dark Alien Babies - Tacky Living
Homemade
Clay - The Chevron Cars
Our
Polymer Clay Mini-Lessons, Instructions, Projects &
Tutorials (faux abalone, scrap dragons, cloisonné enamel...)
- The ArtWay Studio
Polymer Clay Central (see 'Lessons, Instructions'
& 'Hot Tips' on left menu)
Projects (for polymer clay) - Sculpey
The Polymer
Clayspot (scroll to bottom: basics, technique, FAQs...)
- Jeanne's World
DREAMCATCHERS
The
Dream Catcher - Rasky's Vietnam Memorial
Dream
Catcher Instructions - TeachersFirst
How
To Make A Dream Catcher - Shining Spirits
Making
A Dreamcatcher - Bearded Wolf
Spiderweb
Dreamcatcher - Toknister
MINIATURES
Dana's
Hints - The Miniature Web
Miniatures 101 - Every Little Thing You Need To Know
- About.com
The Miniature
Collecting and Painting Centre
The Miniatures
Page (Wargamers - check out the 'Reference Corner' &
'Workbench' on the left menu)
Online
Miniature Painting and Modeling Guide - Advanced
Gaming and Studio
Small
Stuff Miniature Digest Tips Archive
Tips And Projects
(click on 'Tips and Projects' on menu to the left) -
National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts
Tips
and Techniques - Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine
NATURE CRAFTS
How To Make Roses From Maple Leaves - haha.nu
Instructions for Coiled Pine Needle Baskets - NativeTech
Natural Decorations: Let Mother Nature Be Your Holiday Decorator (placemats, wreaths, branch bouquets) - Marianne Binetti
Seed
Art - Backwoods Home Magazine
Twig Lettering (for homemade signs) - Eco-Artware.com
PAPER CRAFTS
Design
Your Own African Mask - Artyfactory
Egyptian
Head (paper batik) - Artyfactory
How To Build the Best Paper Airplane in the World -
InfoFocus
How To Make
A Handmade Greeting Card - Knowledge Hound
How to Make A Pop-Up (card) - Joan Irvine
How To Make Business Card Cubes (eyecatching way to
display your cards) - Ned Batchelder
Paper CD Case (print your track listing, then fold
the paper into a case)
Paper
Toys (chocolate truck, tooth fairy gazebo, pinwheel...)
- The Toymaker
ORIGAMI
Backcoating
(for origami) - Joseph Wu Origami
British
Origami Society (see 'Fun!' & 'Practice')
Diagrams
(C3PO, hummingbird, terrier...) - Paperfolding.com
Folding
Geometrical Models - Francis Ow
Folding
Modular Models: Polyhedrals - Francis Ow
Money Origami (money ring, gift box, eyeglasses,
spider...) - Clay's Place
Origami
Diagrams (dinosaurs, insects, Pokemon...) - Dr.
Stephen O'Hanlon
Origami
For Everyone
Origami
Page: Modular (geometric shapes) - James S. Plank
Origami
Page: Paper Folding Activities For Kids (mice, aloha
shirt, dragon fortune teller...) - Tammy Yee
OrigamiUSA
(see 'Fun Stuff' & 'Resources')
Paper
Zoo (cat, chicken, crab...) - México Para Niños
SAND SCULPTURE & PAINTING
Building Sand Castles: Tips - eSSORTMENT
How
Do They Do That?: The Most Frequently Asked Question
On The Beach Is "What Holds Sand Sculpture Together?" -
Harrisand
How It's Done (how professional sand sculptors build
giant creations using forms) - Sandscapes
How To Build A Sand Sculpture - Tony's World
How To Build The Perfect Sand Castle (building towers,
walls, arches...) - Virtual New Jersey Shore
How
To Make A Sandcastle - Jeffrey Lee
The
Mandala: Tibetan Monk Sand Paintings - Dim Sum
Sand Castle
Central (tips, techniques, tools...)
Sand
Sculpture General Information (tools, equipment,
sand properties...) - Human
Touch
Sand
Sculpture Tips and Tricks - Sand Castle Central
Sedimentary: On The Packing Of Sand - Human Touch
SoB Sand Carving Tools (PDF document: tools & their
uses, towers, walls) - The Sons Of The Beach
SELLING YOUR WORK
Handling
& Expanding Crafts' Marketplace - Alan J. Zell, Ambassador
of Selling
How
to Sell Jewelry & Crafts - Jewelry Mall
Secrets
To Making Money With Crafts - The Dollar Stretcher
Selling
Your Crafts - Planet Shoup
Selling Your Handicraft Door To Door - Independant
Life
SOAPMAKING
The Complete
Guide to Soapmaking - Cole Farms, Inc
How
to Make Soap From Scratch - Soap Crafters
How To Make Soap Petals - BitterCreek Candle Supply
Learn How To Make Soap - Soap Lady
Making Goat Milk Soap - Heart's Delight
So, You Want to Make Soap?
Soap
& Candle Teacher (see 'Teaching Topics')
Soapmaking
- HerHobbies.com
Soapmaking
- Home Sweet Home Page
SoapMaking
- Soap Wizards
Soapnuts Library
(scroll down: glycerin soapmaking, hot process, recipes...)
TeachSoap.com
TEXTILE DESIGN/FABRIC
Basic
Feltmaking Instructions - Feltcrafts New Zealand
Cozy's
Making Shibori Fabric Tutorial
Dyeing
Silk - Farfesha
The Fabric
Origami Workshop
How-To Info
(silk painting, sun painting, batik, tie-dye...) - Dharma
Trading Co.
Make
Your Mark (fabric design with Markal Paintstiks) - STITCH
with the Embroiderers' Guild
Surface
Design Techniques (metallic foils, laser printing, embossed
velvet, stamping...) - Thomasin.com
Tie
& Dye A T-Shirt - Marilyn's Imagination Factory
WOODWORKING
(Also see 'Furniture'
& 'Land & Structures')
101
Woodworking Tips & Techniques - WoodworkingTips.com
Allan's
Wood Miser's Workshop (woodworking)
Amateur
Woodworker (plans, finishes, joints...)
Benchnotes.com
Making
and Improving Machinery and Accessories (shop tools)
- John Swensen's Guide to Machine Optimization
Sawdust Making
101
WoodZone.com
(free plans, tips, articles)
