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Home crafts have always been a popular way for folks to provide their families and 
friends with items that were personal rather than bought. Children learn from 
making crafts. Here we will provide tips that have been sent in by our members 
and articles from various sources. We will also list links to sites that provide 
sources for making crafts.

Article Archive

55 Unique Sewing & Craft Secrets

 7 Tips for Decorating Your Child's Room

A Wonderful Gift

Basic Soap

Christmas Tree Projects for Groups of Kids

Dirt Day - Directed Fun with Dirt for Toddlers

Easy Bath and Spa Baskets

Easy Homemade Gifts for Kids to Make

Flubber

Frugal Wall Art for Gifts

Fun & Easy Paints for Children

Gift Baskets Galore

Gift Ideas for all ages

Glitter Angels with a Recipe for a Gift Hand Cream called Angel Cream

Halloween Costume Safety Tips

How to Air-Dry Flowers

How to do Christmas and Keep Your Sanity 
by Jennifer Deerman

 Ice Candles

Kids Craft Tip

Kidpaint - 3 kids projects

Making Your Own Glue

Marketing Crafts

Minute by Minute Candy Clock

Mud Paint

New Uses for Old Denim

Organizing Your Craft and Sewing Supplies

Repainting Old Christmas Ornaments

Patchwork Fabric-Covered Gift Box

P-B & J's and Licking the Bowl The Joys of a Kid Friendly Kitchen!

Play-Doo - Play Dough type recipes

Flower pot Christmas Tree

Pumpkin Carving For All The Family

Spice Up Your Kitchen With a New Backsplash

Stalking the Wild Divan!

Ten Easy Crafting How-To's and Tips

The Business of Candle and Soap Making

Tools Needed For Getting Started Making Metal Jewelry

Why Scrapbook?

Yarn Fun

Your Home's First Impression

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Craft Links

If You Need to Know What Glue to Use Find it Here  This site tells you how to 
use all kinds of glue.

http://www.ehow.com  One of the best how-to sites

http://www.geocities.com/dirtdigger97838/project.html  Headboard to 
Garden Bench Project. My favorite project. You can make money with this 
one. - Uncle Bridge

Basketry

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http://www.feixbaskets-crafts.com/

http://www.basketmakerscatalog.com/

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http://www.inahandbasket.com/    
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http://www.isbasketry.com/    
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Beading

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http://www.dabeadbabe.com/    
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http://www.accentsbeadshop-md.com/

http://www.blackmountainbead.com/

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http://www.bourgetbros.com/    
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http://www.bannerwomen.com/be/dbm.cgi?URL

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http://www.feixbaskets-crafts.com/

http://www.basketmakerscatalog.com/

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http://www.accentsbeadshop-md.com/

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http://www.beadinpath.com/    
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http://www.beadworks.com/    
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http://www.blackmountainbead.com/

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http://www.bourgetbros.com/    
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http://www.caravanbeads.com/

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http://www.dancingbeads.com/    
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http://www.designerbeads.com/   
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http://www.eebeads.com/    
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http://www.hohbead.com/    
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http://www.wigjig.com/    
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http://www.hotglassbeads.com/    
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http://www.jewelart.com/     
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http://www.festoonery.com/    
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http://www.motherbeads.com/    
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http://www.nmbeadandfetish.com/    
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http://www.orientalgem.com/    
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http://www.placetobead.com/    
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http://www.questbeads.com/    
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http://www.beadstore.com/    
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http://www.thebeadwarehouse.com/

Ceramics

http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk/

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http://www.busybeeceramics.com/    
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http://www.ceramicarts.com/     
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http://www.nmclay.com/    
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http://www.ceramicsolutions.com/

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http://www.ceramicsupply.com/    
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http://www.creative-hobbies.com/  
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http://www.creative-ind.com/    
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http://dreamsdekor.net/     
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http://www.divinetileart.com/    
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http://www.gare.com/    
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http://www.georgies.com/    
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http://www.greatclay.com/    
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http://www.twtinc.com/idealnyc/    
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http://clayimco.com/    
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http://www.leslieceramics.com/

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http://www.mgtools.co.uk/    
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http://www.maycocolors.com/    
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http://www.milehiceramics.com/    
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http://www.pshcanada.com/    
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http://www.santafe-stainedglass.com/

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http://www.sciotoceramics.com/    
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http://www.sheffield-pottery.com/

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http://www.thomasstuart.com/    
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http://www.villageceramics.com/    
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Dolls

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http://www.bbdoll.com/    
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http://www.bellceramics.com/    
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http://www.witteveen.nl/bibi/    
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http://www.auntie.com/sewsweetdolls/

http://www.erinet.com/cinheart/index1.htm

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http://www.classicdolls.com/    
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http://www.pape-ent.com/dollxprs/

http://www.richmondbiz.com/everythingdolls/

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http://www.doll-designs.com/    
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http://www.ephraimson.com/    
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http://www.uq.net.au/~zzgellio/    
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http://www.seeleys.com/    
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http://www.websampler.com/twilite/index.htm

http://www.theultimatecollection.com/

Miscellaneous

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http://www.jewelrymaking-supply.com   
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If you like to work with small looms, take a look at
http://www.small-looms.com and they also have a discussion 
list for small-looms. You can join by sending a blank email to 
looms-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Gifts, Collectible Gifts, Gift Idea
Find Gifts, Collectibles, Gift Baskets and Gift Ideas at - wholesale 
prices.  Our gifts include both decorative and practical gifts and 
collectibles for all ages and occasions. Secure Site, Weekly 
Specials and Great Service!

http://www.craftersbazaar.net Crafters Bazaar - Shop 100's of 
arts and crafts all in one stop!

Handmade By Hippies - Buy or sell handmade items, original 
artwork, crafts, clothing, and anything else that is handcrafted 
or homemade.

http://www.artstoreplus.com/

http://www.artemisinc.com/

http://www.bagart.com/

http://millersoap.com/   Information on homemade soap

http://www.allfreecrafts.com

http://www.make-stuff.com

http://www.twicelovetreasures.com

http://rubyglen.com/crafts.htm

Quilting frame patterns -  http://www.highlightpro.com/frame/frame.htm

http://www.kathkwilts.com/lessons/floorframe.html

Great craft project for a necklace for teens and preteens

http://www.cabinfolk.com/

http://www.coastalbutton.com/

http://www.craftcatalog.com/

http://www.craftcreations.com/

http://www.creativepapercrafts.com/

http://www.djhobby.com/

http://www.plastercraft.com/

Make a Half Slip

5 Fast Ideas to Freshen the Look of your Room for Under $50
http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/e_freshroom.htm

http://www.coatscucirini.it/en/1/howsewmnd.html  
Sewing and mending help

http://www.greatlakeslithics.com/

http://www.kickwheel.com/

http://www.seppleaf.com/

http://www.stonebridgecoll.com/

http://www.papertole.com/

Stained Glass

http://www.artglassworld.com/supply/anything/

http://www.artglass-source.com/

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http://www.castlestainedglass.com/

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http://www.cedarmoon.com/    
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http://www.dlstainedglass.com/    
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http://www.dodgestudio.com/    
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http://www.edhoy.com/    
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http://www.glassplace.com/    
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http://www.glassland.com/    
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http://www.meredithglass.com/    
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http://www.northernhardwoodframes.com/

http://members.aol.com/patternsyw

http://members.aol.com/sgbds/home.html

http://www.stainedglassartcompany.com/

http://www.stainedglass-bargains.com/

http://www.stainedglassstudio.com/

http://www.stainedglasstreasures.com/

http://www.stainedglasswarehouse.com/

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http://www.penrose.com/glass/    
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Wood Working

http://www.azwoodman.com/ Arizona Specialty Woodcrafts: 
Woodworking resources: Specializing in custom handcrafted wood boxes. 
We have a wide variety of power tools, lumber, hardware, branding irons, 
project plans and kits, books, furniture, gifts and crafts supplies.

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http://www.americanwoodcarvers.com/

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http://www.artwoodcrafter.com/    
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http://www.squeakyfloor.com/    
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http://www.atlasdowel.com/    
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http://www.beaverwoodworking.com/index.html

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http://www.siteleader.com/catalogdepot/TCSC-home.html

http://www.country-bear-wood.com/

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http://www.furnituredesigns.com/

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http://members.aol.com/scrollwood/homepage/index.htm

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http://www.watsonwoodworking.com/

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http://www.wildwooddesigns.com/    
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http://member.aol.com/WtjbDesign/index.html

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http://www.carvingsupplies.com/cgi-win/shopping.exe/checkin

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http://www.woodcraftssupplies.com/

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http://www.w-u.com/    
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http://www.woodworkersdepot.com/index.html

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Candle Making and Soap

Candles and soap
Another fantastic site from About.com

Lye Calculator for making soap

http://www.brambleberry.com/packaging.html  Supplies

http://www.soapcrafters.com   Supplies

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http://millersoap.com/ 
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Crochet & Knitting

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http://www.smartcrochet.com/    
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http://members.aol.com/gypsydoodl/crochet.htm

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http://crochet.about.com/  
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http://www.premier.net/~lhamm/crochet.htm

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/kids.html

http://www.learntoknit.com/home.php3

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http://www.ethknits.co.uk/frames/frame.htm

Cross Stitch

http://www1.uol.com.br/agulhadeouro/motivos/  free cross stitch patterns 
to save, no translation needed

Miscellaneous

Hide and Seek Quilt Pattern http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/patt1/ 
This is a beginners pattern and you can also sign up for their newsletter.

http://www.manytracks.com/Homesteading/winquilt.htm  Directions for 
window quilts. Nice pics of them too

http://www.handcraftersvillage.com/craft.htm

http://www.make-stuff.com/ Tons of Ideas and Resources for Making things

http://www.mycraftbook.com/SearchForCraftIdeas.asp

http://home.att.net/~DLeddy/kids.html

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/hairstuff2.html  (making scrunchies)

http://www.mothers-home.com/activities/sherri2.htm

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/bltrashtr.htm  (trash to treasure)

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/trcrafts/blyarntrt.htm   (wool/yarn)

http://www.make-stuff.com/

http://www.essortment.com/in/Crafts.General/

http://www.budget101.com/gifts.htm  more pages of subjects at home page

http://www.geocities.com/perudol1/hm20.htm - 103 Quick and Easy 
Christmas Ideas

http://www.tcpnow.com/specialreports/giftideas.html

http://canonprintplanet.com/mycpp/index.php  decorations, cards, 
envelopes and other printing crafts

Here are a few patterns...chair pads, hotpads, placematts, etc... 
http://www.carolsrugs.com/misc_patterns.htm

Rag Tote...

Visit http://www.toy-tia.org/consumer/parents/safety/4toysafety.html  
to view toy safety information, age-appropriate toys, and more.

http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/fashion.html Make your clothes 
out of Duct Tape

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