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Crafts for Spring and Easter Spring is in the air. Find all crafts and cards for spring holidays and occasions such as Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, weddings, birth of a baby, etc...   All Crafts for Summer and All Occasions Find all crafts and cards for the summer. Here you will find all occasion birthday cards, summer and maritime projects using many different materials such as wood, paper, seashells, etc...   Crafts for Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving When the weather starts turning over to autumn and getting cooler, it becomes more fun to sit indoors again and craft for the upcoming holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving. Here you will find lots of projects and cards for these occasions and for the season.   Crafts for Winter and Christmas It is fun crafting decorations and gifts for the Christmas holiday and winter. Whether you would like to make a wooden Santa Claus, a paper snowman, a quilt with reindeer, paper stars, cute projects with kids or other fun Christmas crafts, here you will find lots of great ideas.     Find more Craft Instructions and Tutorials here   Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter Keep up with the latest crafts added to this website and featured craft ideas for the current season.     Enter your search terms   Web www.craftideas.info Submit search form       Instructions, Techniques and Tutorials Page 1 This website has hundreds of free craft ideas for the family. Whether your interest be crafting with paper, wood, fabric or basic craft materials, you can find here over 80 step-by-step tutorials either explaining basic techniques or showing you how a particular craft got created from the beginning to the end. Pictures make the tutorials easier to understand. New additions will be added regularly.    How to Use the Double Do® XL Diecutter and Embossing Machine with Double Do® Die Cuts The Double Do XL diecutting and embossing machine. The XL size is excellent for larger die cut templates but can be used for the smaller ones, as well. How to Use the Double Do® XL Diecutter and Embossing Machine with Cuttlebug™ Embossing Folders The Cuttlebug™ Embossing Folders work excellent with the Double Do®. When done correctly, the images are perfect and have a lot of dimension. Embossing Learn how to use brass metal templates and a light box Fiskars Shape Boss© The Shape Boss from Fiskars is great to have for many reasons. Eyelets Give your cards, tags, ATC’s or Scrapbooks a special touch using eyelets Paper Snowflakes Easy to make paper snowflakes are a great decoration for your window in winter. Drybrushing on wood Your wood crafts get extra dimension by adding shading and highlights Child’s Wreath making Even kids can create great floristic decorations for the autumn season Origami Easter Basket Only one sheet of paper and you can create this Easter basket. How to Emboss on Metal Sheets This technique shows how to give metal sheets a new dimension Wood Cutting with a scroll saw Learn how easy it is to create your own wood decorations Beaded Bracelet Tutorial Easy to follow instructions to create this simple bracelet. Sewing a travel bag for your shoes Create these bags to use to protect your clothes from your shoes while travelling. Window Cling - Window Color/ Glass Design Paints Glass paint can be used to create suncatchers for your windows. Paper Christmas Ornament Create this quick and easy ornament to decorate your tree 3-D Paper Figures These figures are easy to make and stand on their own Papers for Cards and Scrapbooks Specialty papers add a nice touch to your cards and scrapbooks... Swedish Paper Heart Ornaments Create these woven paper hearts to decorate your trees or packages How to Make a Gift Bag Use wrapping paper to create gift bags for those hard to wrap presents Finnish Paper Star These stars are so easy to make and beautifully decorate the windows   Paper Napkin Applique or Decoupage Give any object a completely new look by using this technique Decoupage Stamps Paper Mache Box Make old into new with the decoupage technique. It is so fun and easy. Child’s Drawstring Backpack Easy to sew bag for your young child to hold its belongings How to Make a Simple Bow This technique shows how to create bows quick and easy Wreath making Follow this tutorial and create natural green wreaths for the holidays Mini-Wallhanging If you do not have time to make a large quilt, this is a nice alternative Incere or Lace Templates Use special metal templates to create new effects on your paper crafts Plaster of Paris Castings Follow the tutorial to create these castings using molds and plaster of Paris Fiskars 3 in 1 Corner Punches Add a special effect to your cards using these punches Pinwheel Kids and adults alike can easily craft these paper pinwheels Special Effects for Cards Learn what you can do to give your cards and paper projects a special touch How to make a Fabric Baby Ball Print template out to size of choice and use fabric scraps and create these soft balls for your children. Easy Translucent Star 2 This star is also easy to craft and looks great in your winter windows How to Finish Off a Bracelet How to add the fasteners to hold your necklaces and bracelets together Hay Decorations Natural looking decorations give warmth and charm to your home Easy Translucent Star 1 These stars are easy to craft and make a nice group project Paper Napkin Applique/ Fusible Web Use this technique with paper napkins to not only decorate fabric, but also cards German Paper Star (Froebel Star) This step-by-step tutorial shows how these dimensional stars are made Christmas CD Cover Instructions Create a personal CD for your family and pack it in this handmade cover. Creating Holiday Cardboard Stars These stars are great for decorating your tree or gift packages Making Easy Chenille Figures Create a group of these to make cute Christmas scenes