This category includes all alternative creative projects and hobbies, from greeting card creation to jewelry making to framing and stained glass painting. You can learn all about an existing creative hobby or find a new one and learn what you will need to start, instructions and inspirations for your creativity. You can also access information on craft shows selling items for your particular craft-making needs, read articles and newsletters and participate in chats and forums with other creative hobbyists.
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All Free Crafts - Free craft projects and patterns to make easy homemade gifts. Photos and full illustrations included.
Artwork by James Q. Jacobs, Paper Casting - Paper Casts are an easy and fun art project. All you need is a blender, water, newsprint, some porous cloth, a sponge, a household garbage bag and a mold. Directions are provided for a simple method.
Ben Franklin Creative Crafts & Framing - An online craft resource that allows you to explore your creativity, create innovative craft projects, learn about craft products and discover new crafting techniques.
Creative Cards - Showcases handmade cards and offers tips and techniques, as well as projects. Offers weekly newsletter with ideas and instructions.
Creative Days - Over 60 courses in country skills and craft breaks in the Shropshire countryside. One, two or three day classes available.
Creative Paper Crafts - Offering supplies and information for paper tole, pergamano, brass embossing, quilling, and flower pressing.
Dieter Freyer Bttenpapier - handmade paper - Webguide through the world of handmade paper: paperhistory, museums, papermills, instructions, producers, supplies, and dictionaries.
How To Make Paper - Detailed instructions explaining how to make handmade paper.
Optics City - Optics-City, your online source for quality optics at great prices. We offer a broad range of microscopes from student quality to laboratory and professional grade microscopes.
Papermaking - The following procedures given are simplified versions of traditional methods. Once basic papermaking is understood, one can make many beautiful papers using plant materials and flowers.
