Category Archives: Crafts
Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts for All Ages
Mothers day is coming fast. We all love the gifts we get from our children, one thing I have found from moms of all ages is, Moms really appreciate homemade gifts; they often become keepsakes. No one is too young or too old to make Mom a gift by hand, even if you have to help. Here are some ideas for homemade Mother’s Day gifts for all ages.
1. Toddlers and Preschoolers
This age will obviously need some help, but some of the most precious gifts can come from the hands of this age group. Such as:
Easy Easter Crafts – 175 Easy-to-Do Easter Crafts
Where to buy: Amazon
Preschoolers love to do crafts. Ask any preschool teacher and they’ll tell you it’s true. If you’re looking for new crafts to do with your preschoolers, you’ll want to get Sharon D. Umnik’s book 
What kinds of crafts can you expect to find in “175 Easy-to-Do Crafts” Your child will make tulips from Styrofoam egg cartons or bunny puppets. Of course, you?ll also find plenty of ways to decorate Easter eggs or ways to celebrate spring.
Easy Easter Craft for the Preschooler
There’s something about Easter that lends itself to crafts. Preschoolers tend to love making things, so why not take advantage of the time of year to make some easy and fun crafts?
For preschoolers, it’s important to choose crafts that are easy and fast. Children this age do not have marathon-length attention spans, and they need to see results to keep their interest up. Sometimes crafts need to be done in stages, and if that’s the case, try breaking up the craft into short sessions until it’s finished.
Here are some ideas for easy Easter crafts for your preschooler.
St Patrick’s Day Craft Ideas for Kids
St Patrick’s Day is fun to celebrate with children, and for us it really lends itself to crafts. Here are some ideas for St Patrick’s Day crafts you can do with your kids.
1. Lucky T-Shirt
You and your kids can wear this craft on St Patrick’s Day. Here’s what you’ll need:
- White t-shirts
- Green fabric paint
- 3-D green fabric paint (“puffy” paint)
- Heart-shaped stamp (you can cut one out of a sponge or buy a foam one at a craft store)
Easy and Fun Presidents Day Crafts
Are your kids home today and bored there for driving you crazy? I think that is what kids do best. Here are a few crafts to help with their boredom today.
One of the best ways to learn about Presidents Day is to do some crafts that bring home the lessons of the holiday. Interactive crafts help kids remember facts and understand the point of Presidents Day. If you’re looking for some fun and easy crafts for Presidents Day, read on for some ideas.
Have you tried the Craftsy Block of the Month?
The Craftsy Block of the Month is a completely free, year-long online class instructed by expert quilter, Amy Gibson.
There are 12 installments, each one posted on the first day of every month. The first 10 months/installments teach our students two new exciting blocks (brand new designs or funky spins on traditional blocks). The last two months are dedicated to finishing the quilt. At the end of the class, our students will have full-size and one-of-a-kind quilts. You as a student can view it whenever it?s convenient for them, and can watch them however many times they?d like. It?s filmed in high-definition, and it?s fully interactive—students can ask Amy questions as they go.
Five Ways to Apply Glazes Successfully
You’ve created a beautiful piece of pottery. You’ve painstakingly hand built or thrown it, and perhaps carved an intricate design in it. Now all that’s left to do is glaze and fire it.
Glazing pottery can be accomplished in several ways. Here are the basics of each technique.
* Dipping – One of the simplest ways to glaze your pottery is to dip it. You simply put a medium-thick glaze into a container larger than the pottery and immerse your piece for a few seconds. This method is quick and easy, and it provides a nice, even coat. Another advantage of dipping is that it allows for the application of glaze to the outside of a pot and not the inside.
Basic Pottery Tools
Pottery is a fulfilling hobby. The items you create can be very useful, or they can be beautiful works of art. Many pieces fit into both categories.
There are catalogs filled with nothing but pottery supplies. To those who are interested in giving it a try, this can be rather discouraging. But you don’t need an entire studio full of stuff to get started. Just some basic tools will be sufficient for your first projects. These include:
