Crafting Tutorials
If you are new to crafting or just want to learn how to do a new technique or use a specific medium, check out these educational how-to's and tutorials.
Craft How-To Videos (28)
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Learn About Embossing @
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Learn About Felting @
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Learn About Glass Etching @
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Learn About Jewelry Making @
Learn About Stamping @
Learn About Making Paper @
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Become Part of the Family Crafts Community
There are many ways that you can not only stay up-to-date on what is going on here at About.com's Family Crafts site, but also participate! You can join in the discussion on one of the message boards. You can submit your own craft projects and tips to be included in our ever-growing craft project library or submit a photo of crafts you have completed. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly newsle…
There are many ways that you can not only stay up-to-date on what is going on here at About.com's Family Crafts site, but also participate! You can join in the discussion on one of the message boards. You can submit your own craft projects and tips to be included in our ever-growing craft project library or submit a photo of crafts you have completed. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly newsle…
About.com Guide to Family Crafts Book Photos
Get a sneak peak and explore craft ideas shared in the book version of my Web site, appropriately titled the About.com Guide to Family Crafts.
Get a sneak peak and explore craft ideas shared in the book version of my Web site, appropriately titled the About.com Guide to Family Crafts.
Beaded Safety Pins
Easy to follow directions and many free patterns for making your own beaded safety pins.
Easy to follow directions and many free patterns for making your own beaded safety pins.
Colored Noodles Photo
See a picture of the Colored Noodles craft made by Synthia.
See a picture of the Colored Noodles craft made by Synthia.
Coloring Noodles
Directions for making colorful noodles that can be used for a large variety of projects
Directions for making colorful noodles that can be used for a large variety of projects
Crafter's Toolbox: The Basics
Find out what basic craft supplies you should always keep on hand.
Find out what basic craft supplies you should always keep on hand.
Crafters Toolbox: Beyond the Basics
Find out what craft supplies you might want to stock in your toolbox.
Find out what craft supplies you might want to stock in your toolbox.
Crafter's Toolbox: Specialty Tools and Fun Gadgets
Discover great specialty items you might want to add to your crafting toolbox.
Discover great specialty items you might want to add to your crafting toolbox.
Create a Craft Room
A special how-to video from About.com. To personalize every gift, forget about store-bought paper or generic gift bags. Create a home workshop and start custom-wrapping gifts.
A special how-to video from About.com. To personalize every gift, forget about store-bought paper or generic gift bags. Create a home workshop and start custom-wrapping gifts.
Decoupage
Learn how to decoupage. Here are basic decoupage techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.
Learn how to decoupage. Here are basic decoupage techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.
Drying and Pressing Flowers
Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!
Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!
Etching Glass
Believe it or not, etching glass can be fairly simple! Use these guidelines and suggested supplies to make a variety of etched glass masterpieces.
Believe it or not, etching glass can be fairly simple! Use these guidelines and suggested supplies to make a variety of etched glass masterpieces.
Forum Fun
Find out more about the Family Crafts and Holiday Family Fun Forums.
Find out more about the Family Crafts and Holiday Family Fun Forums.
How to Felt
Felting is actually an ancient craft that has become increasingly popular lately. Felting is the process of transforming wool into a dense cloth by bonding and shrinking the fibers together.
Felting is actually an ancient craft that has become increasingly popular lately. Felting is the process of transforming wool into a dense cloth by bonding and shrinking the fibers together.
How to Make Garden Stepping Stones
Learn how to make garden stepping stones. Here are basic techniques, a supply list, tips and hints, and even great pictures to help you make your own personalized garden stepping stones.
Learn how to make garden stepping stones. Here are basic techniques, a supply list, tips and hints, and even great pictures to help you make your own personalized garden stepping stones.
How to Make a Stamp
Melissa from Darnell Spirit Productions shares dirctions for making your own stamps. Her ideas feature a dance-cheer design, but these directions can be used for any theme!
Melissa from Darnell Spirit Productions shares dirctions for making your own stamps. Her ideas feature a dance-cheer design, but these directions can be used for any theme!
How To Turn Trash Into Treasures
Creative and fun ideas for recycling trash into crafts! Not only is recycling good for the environment, it can help save you money, and, with the projects posted here, you can find out how to recycle creatively!
Creative and fun ideas for recycling trash into crafts! Not only is recycling good for the environment, it can help save you money, and, with the projects posted here, you can find out how to recycle creatively!
Learn How to Emboss
Embossing is a technique which creates a raised, or 3-dimensional, image on a piece of paper. There are two ways to emboss: dry embossing and heat embossing.
Embossing is a technique which creates a raised, or 3-dimensional, image on a piece of paper. There are two ways to emboss: dry embossing and heat embossing.
Let's Create a Story Sack
Hmm, what's a story sack? It's simply a bag or sack of some sort, which contains a story book along with related craft ideas, games, and other fun stuff. Why would you want to make one? What better way to get a child interested in reading than by getting them involved with the story in the book.
Hmm, what's a story sack? It's simply a bag or sack of some sort, which contains a story book along with related craft ideas, games, and other fun stuff. Why would you want to make one? What better way to get a child interested in reading than by getting them involved with the story in the book.
Make a Craft Kit
Create your own handy craft kit that you can carry around anywhere and have your supplies ready to go at a moments notice.
Create your own handy craft kit that you can carry around anywhere and have your supplies ready to go at a moments notice.
Painting
Find out how you can use a variety of objects to paint with and discover recipes to make your own paint.
Find out how you can use a variety of objects to paint with and discover recipes to make your own paint.
Paper Mache
Try your hand at paper mache. A great craft for everyone. Find recipes, project ideas, and helpful hints.
Try your hand at paper mache. A great craft for everyone. Find recipes, project ideas, and helpful hints.
Printing From Your Browser Window
Find out how you can print out coloring pages and other images from the browser window without ads and other extras.
Find out how you can print out coloring pages and other images from the browser window without ads and other extras.
Printing From Your Hard Drive
Find out how you can save coloring pages onto your computer to print it out.
Find out how you can save coloring pages onto your computer to print it out.
Printing
Get creative with printing, and I don't mean writing! Find out how you can make pictures, t-shirts, wrapping paper, and more.
Get creative with printing, and I don't mean writing! Find out how you can make pictures, t-shirts, wrapping paper, and more.
Submit a Craft Photo
Find out how you can submit a photo of a craft project and see if featured on the Family Crafts Web site.
Find out how you can submit a photo of a craft project and see if featured on the Family Crafts Web site.
Tie-Dye
Learn how to tie-dye! Here are basic tie-dye techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.
Learn how to tie-dye! Here are basic tie-dye techniques, supply lists, and easy projects you can do.
Guide to Fabric Painting Techniques
There are many techniques for working on fabric that appeal to all levels of painting skills and interests. The information on this page will help you prepare your fabric, choose the correct fabric paints, and answer many of your fabric questions.
There are many techniques for working on fabric that appeal to all levels of painting skills and interests. The information on this page will help you prepare your fabric, choose the correct fabric paints, and answer many of your fabric questions.
How To Make Stained Glass
Learn the basics of how to do stained glass here. The pictorial on this page takes you through the basic steps of stained glass construction.
Learn the basics of how to do stained glass here. The pictorial on this page takes you through the basic steps of stained glass construction.