Crafts Tutorials, Tips
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Bead Work, Clay Sculpting, Dreamcatchers, Flowers, Kites
Miniatures, Soap Making, Textile/Fabric Decoration, Woodworking...

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Build Your Own Boat (model from household items) - The

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

Jones On Bookbinding

make-stuff.com

Making Inexpensive Jeweler's Tools - Elli Lutmaker

Making Snow Globes - mybackyard

Paper-Toys.Com: Corrugated Cardboard Toys Construction Guide (see 'Tips & Tricks', 'Tools' & the 'Truck' under 'Earth

Projects (pique assiette mosaic techniques)- The Joy Of Shards

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

beadaroo.com (basics, stringing, wirework...)

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...)

Make Paper Beads - MyBackyard.com

CLAY
(Also see 'Pottery')

Bread Dough Clay - Oak Leaf Studio

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)

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 Your Own Dream Catcher - Indianica

Making Dream Catchers With Muddy Feet (using young branches) - Natural Kids

Making Your Own Dream Catcher - Tina's DreamCatchers

Red Dream Catcher - Cut Out + Keep

MINIATURES

Dana's Hints - The Miniature Web

Miniatures 101 - Every Little Thing You Need To Know - About.com

The Miniatures Page (Wargamers - check out the 'Reference Corner' &

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

NATURE CRAFTS

Build A Flower Press - TPW Magazine

How To Make Roses From Maple Leaves - haha.nu

Instructions for Coiled Pine Needle Baskets - NativeTech

Seed Backwoods Home Magazine

Twig Lettering (for homemade signs) - Eco-Artware.com

PAPER CRAFTS

Design Your Own African Mask - 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

Make A Pinwheel - Leslie Tryon

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')

Folding Geometrical Models - Francis Ow

Folding Modular Models: Polyhedrals - Francis Ow

Origami Fun (twirling bird, lily, candy dish, talking dog...)

Origami Page: Modular (geometric shapes) - James S. Plank

Origami Page: Paper Folding Activities For Kids (mice, aloha shirt, dragon fortune teller...) - Tammy Yee

SAND SCULPTURE & PAINTING

How To Build The Perfect Sand Castle (building towers, 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

SELLING YOUR WORK

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 Petals - BitterCreek Candle Supply

Making Goat Milk Soap - Heart's Delight

So, You Want to Make Soap?

Soapnuts Library (scroll down: glycerin soapmaking, hot process, recipes...)

TeachSoap.com

TEXTILE DESIGN/FABRIC

Basic Feltmaking Instructions - Feltcrafts New Zealand

Dyeing 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

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

Sawdust Making 101