The Unique Craft

By: Geraldine Jozefiak
The term Handmade is a bit of a misnomer in the greeting card trade. Chances are you’d expect Handmade to include anything you made yourself from scraps - at home. But these days that’s not the whole story. With big money resting on handmade cards, the term covers a variety of cards [...]

By: Humberto Del Pozo
With winter coming, there is no better time to start hand knitting angora yarn sweaters and scarves for all your friends and family members. Angora yarn knitwear is both warm and elegant, and feels amazing on your skin. All in all, it is the perfect wardrobe choice for days and evenings.

By: John Foster
One is always looking for new and innovative ideas for scrapbooking and sometimes one does not come up with great ideas, which actually make scrapbooking fun yet enjoyable. Then one thinks of looking up for assistance from friends, peers, children and family. However, not any more, as the Internet is the biggest [...]

By: John Foster
Life is all about moving ahead. However, at times we do tend to turn back to look at the fond moments that we have left behind. These fond memories make us happy and help us to remember the beautiful times that we had spent with our loved ones. There are various ways [...]

By: Geraldine Jozefiak
The Handmade Card category is a current hot trend in the Greeting Card industry right now.
There’s some debate on what exactly constitutes a ‘handmade card’ in card circles and this category still includes “the look of a hand-assembled - yet manufactured” card.
The degree to which the handmade card has actually had mechanical [...]

By: Geraldine Jozefiak
Origami paper is a specialist paper used for paper folding. The majority is around 80gms (standard copy paper) weight and it’s this weight because it’s easy to fold and it takes a fold crisply.
Folds are an essential part of the paper-folding process. If your chosen paper won’t hold a fold neatly then [...]

By: John Foster
If you are one of those who love to collect and preserve materials that are close to your heart then scrapbooking is for you. It is more than collecting and placing of your beloved articles. To help you get the most out of scrapbooking, you need the guide scrapbooking ultimate. This will [...]

By: Jessica A
Pretty much every seamstress loves McCalls Sewing Patterns. They can be used to make almost anything ranging from a Halloween costume to that perfect prom dress for your daughter. If you are new to sewing or even if you have been sewing for a while, here are some easy tips that you [...]

By: John Foster
Scrapbooking is a fun activity and generally a scrapbooker is short of ideas and even materials to create scrapbook album. Generally for a perfect scrapbook, the unused or recycled products are used to make it unique. However, with the availability of various materials like shimmers and stickers, printed and glossed paper; scrapbooking [...]

By: Nancy Crafter
Easy kid crafts are great to keep any kid occupied while driving their creativity and igniting their artistic senses. Although you can buy made crafts in the store, why not make them? A lot of the fun is in the creating process of these crafts. Any occasion or ordinary day is a [...]

By: Penny Halgren
Quilts and quilt designs are created when the quilt maker combines blocks.
A block is the basic unit of a quilt top. Typically blocks are square. They can be made any size, and frequently a quilt is made using many blocks with the same design. They can be pieced together from smaller pieces (called [...]

By: John Foley
Scrapbooking is more than just a craft or a hobby,it a method for preserving a legacy of written history in the form of photographs, printed media, and memorabilia contained in decorated albums, or scrapbooks. Scrapbooking is the fastest growing craft industry in the United States. It is a great way to preserve [...]

By: Jeff Mcritchie
Seasoned scrapbookers know that scrapbooking is an expensive hobby. In addition to costly tools, embellishments, and paper, there are expensive albums into which you insert your family’s memories for safekeeping. Sometimes, we want to make event scrapbooks to share as gifts with family, friends, and coworkers, but the cost of these albums [...]

By: Penny Halgren
Did you know that more than 6 million beginner quilters decided to learn how to quilt during the last 3 years?
That brings the total number of quilters to about 27 million – that’s just in the United States. And most of those quilters, just like me, are presented with limited drawing and [...]

By: James Kara Murat
Come Valentine’s Day, are you ready to show your loved ones how much you love them? Perhaps you’re not, and it’s because you still haven’t chosen the perfect gifts for them. Valentine gifts don’t have to actually break your bank. They simply require a dose of love and care, a little [...]

By: Penny Halgren
Quilters who are not already a machine embroidery enthusiast just may find themselves engrossed in the craft once they realize they could incorporate machine embroidery into their quilting.
Embroidery is a traditional way to add special decorative touches to quilts. Whether by hand or machine, a quilter may accent his or her creation [...]

By: Geraldine Jozefiak
Card crafts are big business. Not only do we have card ‘assembly packs’ complete with surface decorations to master. Many of us are making a beeline for the do-it-yourself version, which comes with instructions and materials to make a specific project.
The true crafter may well turn their nose up at anything that [...]

By: Christine Beals
When some people think of knitting they picture little old grandmas slowly passing the hours away, but not anymore. Knitting is a wonderful hobby that can provide anyone with a plethora of pleasure and relaxation – not to mention adorable blankets, scarves, hats, clothing and more! You can learn to create handmade [...]

By: Penny Halgren
When you find the right Christmas art, quilt patterns to showcase it usually fall right into place. But if this is your first attempt to use art to appliqué a Christmas art quilt pattern, beginning the task might seem a little overwhelming. It’s really easy when you keep these tips in [...]

By: Nicholas Tan
Most craft ideas are geared to individuals, whether kids or adults. Sometimes you’d like to have a craft idea that works for a group of kids working together. Making a mural together is an idea that works for a group. By working together, you are creating something to decorate a shared area. [...]

By Gayle Etcheverry
Becoming a successful, paid artist used to be just a fantasy for many, but now with the access of the Internet, many artists are finding customers all over the world to buy their art. There are several different methods artists use to showcase and sell their art, and over extensive research, I’ve tried [...]

It is important that you don’t go into the craft business for the wrong reasons. If you are hoping to make a quick buck, then you’ve chosen the wrong industry! It usually takes months to see a return on your investment and years to start to see major profits from your hand made craft (if [...]

Quilts are often made up of quality fabrics. The fabrics include cotton, which polyester is often avoided. Once you purchase top-quality cotton fabrics, you will need to consider style.
How to choose style:
Quilts are crafted in the Feminine, Cottage, Victorian, Country, Scrappy, Lodge, and Conventional Amish, Modern, or Juvenile style.
The female and Victorian often [...]

When you start your quilt, you will need patterns, such as rectangles, squares, cut strips, and so on. Once you gather your patterns, you will need cutting tips to complete your quilt.

As we mentioned in the previous works, you can learn a few helpful tips in stitching seams. In addition, you can learn tips in seam allowances, as well as appliqué. Appliqué is the progression of using fabric or pieces and sewing them onto fabric. You sow the shaped pieces of the fabric onto your groundwork [...]