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Choose a page number: 1 Crafts RSS FeedsSpotlight Crafts - Clay Pot Turkey, Cookies in a Jar, More - Have you started your holiday crafting yet? Self Portrait Collage Craft - People of all ages and abilities can enjoy creating collages. If you are looking for some inspiration, why not create a collage self portrait. Hand Print T-Shirt Craft - Learn how to make hand print t-shirts with your children to minimize the mess, but maximize the fun. Recycled Almond Can Organizer - Why not create desktop, dresser, and other organizers using empty cans and decoupage techniques. ...Feed Source: familycrafts.about.com How to Decoupage -
Believe it or not, despite how it looks, decoupage is actually a pretty easy craft! If you can cut and paste, you already know how to do most of the work involved.
Read my article and find out how you can easily create beautiful and useful works or art using pictures cut out from magazines, wrapping paper, and other sources. Your decoupage creations make great room decorations and gifts.
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- ... The 12 Days of Christmas... Crafts -
Many of you enjoyed my 31 Days of Halloween newsletters, so I thought I would share my special Christmas newsletter! To help with your Christmas planning, sign up for this The 12 Days of Christmas Crafts and you will receive a variety of Christmas related craft project ideas delivered top your email box every day for 12 days - everything from advent calendars to Santa Claus crafts!
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- ... Creative Thanksgiving Traditions -
Does your family have any unique and creative Thanksgiving traditions? If so, please share them with us!
Besides gathering to eat and browse through all of the Black Friday ads, my family has a movie watching tradition. Perhaps this year we will try to add a more creative element to our celebration. If you don't have a creative family tradition, here are some ideas to help jump start your imagination. You can ... Make-It-Over Monday Craft Challenge -
The current craft challenge is all about making travel crafts. Have ou started making one yet? If you need some creative inspiration, here are some projects that were submitted for other craft challenges:
Bed Bug Craft from the Sock Craft Challenge
Cuff Bracelet Craft from the Toilet Paper Roll Challenge
Stick Reindeer Ornament Craft from the ... Spotlight Crafts - Mice, Marionettes, More -
I hope you enjoy all of these crafts this week. Will you be able to find time to make them all?
Decorated Ribbon Storage/Dispenser Box - Eileen explains how you can use a shoebox to create a container to hold and dispense your ribbon.
How to Make a Doll into a Marionette - This how to video will show you how easy it is to create a marionette using a doll or stuffed animal.
Thanksgiving Paper Chain - This is a simple Thanksgivi... Explore Crafty Blogs - Zipper Rings, Ornaments, More -
I hope you exploring this week's crafty blogs as much as I did:
Aileen's Musings - Aileen had a phenomenon happen while creating mini star ornaments from some microwave clay.
Cindy Gimbrone Beads - Cindy tries her hand at right angle weave and reviews Stitch Workshop: Right-Angle Weave published by Kalmach Books.
Craft Buds - Paper crafters can enter to win an Epic Letterpress Combo Kit (through 11/8) and learn how to make a fall wreath using this versatile machine.
... Crafting in the Kitchen With Kids -
For the most part, kids love hanging out in the kitchen and even helping, so it just makes sense to invite the kids into the kitchen to craft. You can use the recipes I provide here to help your kids make a variety of clays, some colorful paint, creative snacks, and much more. You can even share your favorite craft recipe?
Variety of Clay Recipes
Homemade Glue and Paste Recipes
Colorful Paint Recipes
... Recycle Your Halloween Candy -
So, now that Halloween is over, what do you do with all of that candy? In our household, we used to mix all of the candy together in one huge bowl and hide it away from the kids so that we could control how much they had and when they had it. Usually, it didn't take long to forget about the bowl of sweets only to accidentally come across it later when most of it is beyond it's ideal shelf life.
While I have heard of some parents buying the Halloween candy from their children, or even exchanging them for gifts tooth fairy style, I think recycling Halloween candy into fun crafts is a fun alternative!
What can you make?
Use ... Make-It-Over Monday Craft Challenge -
This was a great craft challenge. There were some fun plastic bag projects submitted! Check these out:
Grocery Bag Flying Ghost submitted by Donna
Grocery Bag Tote Bag submitted by Kathie
Plastic Bag Flowers submitted by Meewah
Plastic Shopping Bag and Shoe Purse submitted by T.J. Hill
... Additional Business Incubator Resources - Business incubator setup varies but it's an extremely low cost way to start your arts and crafts business. Many are around $100 per month, providing you with studio space, access to office equipment, conference rooms and maybe even a receptionist to greet clients and answer your business telephone line. In addition, mentors offered seasoned business advice and in many regards kept members of the program moving forward by giving us action items to complete by certain dates.
I've found some additional resources for arts and crafts business incubators in addition to my original article on the subject of arts and crafts business incubators:
Portland area buisness incubator... Arts and Crafts A to Z Directory - I've recommended getting a subscription to The Craft Report many times in the past. The magazine was revamped a few months back and the improvements are really wonderful. If money or not liking print magazines was an issue for you, the publisher now offers a one year digital subscription for only $19.95.
In any event, this month's issue has an A to Z listing for craft business related topics. Pulled from past issues of The Craft Report magazine, each of the 26 made for a good read. Honestly, most I didn't remember and was happy to refresh my memory on the subjects.
If you don't have a subscription, the magazine is available at many bookstores. The link above also provides info on how you can access for free the January 2011 issue if you want to look before you buy!
One of the great contempor... Using the Time Value of Money - A lot of the time, as creative artists and crafters, we forgot about the practical side of the business. This week, I've started my series of articles about the time value of money, which you can use to figure out how much a $1 today will be worth in the future. It's also used to evaluate between different business decisions such as buying versus renting equipment.Using the Time Value of Money originally appeared on About.com Arts / Crafts Business on Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 07:39:09.... Opening a Pop Up Arts and Crafts Store - Lorri Mealey, About.com Guide to Restaurants has a great article up about opening a pop up restaurant. The reason I am mentioning it in the arts and crafts site is because many of her tips can be applied to pop up arts and crafts businesses.
I've written three articles about opening a pop-up arts and crafts shop. Basically, a pop-up is a short-term retail space that appears seemingly out of nowhere, quickly drawing in customers, and then disappears when the optimal selling season is over. Using pop-ups shops are a great way for artists and crafters to have a retail presence during major selling periods during the year.... Two Arts and Crafts Contests - One With a $30,000 Prize! - Art Directors Club's 91st Annual Awards - The rules for this one differ if you are a professional or a student. It's best to check out the website for more details. Deadlines for entry are January 20, 2012, for design, photography, illustration and interactive; January 27, 2012, for student entries, and February 10, 2012, for advertising and integrated.
Safeway has also issued a call for entries for the Seventh Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Art Contest. Students can win a grand prize of $30,000.
Two Ar... Setting Up a Home-Based Arts and Crafts Office - Back to basics for those starting a home-based arts and crafts office. This article discusses carving out space in your home for your arts and crafts office, which will save on overhead for your business. This will free up cash for marketing your arts and crafts business!
Image: © Getty Images / JupiterimagesSetting Up a Home-Based Arts and Crafts Office originally appeared on ... October Artist and Crafters Interviews - I recently wrote two profiles that you may find of interest. The first is about the successful collaboration of sculptor John L. Gleason and painter Jacque L. Keller, owners of Quan'tum Art, Inc., which is located in Phoenix, Arizona.
The second is about Crafted Elegance, a socially responsible business that sells handmade arts and crafts created by disabled individuals.an arts and crafts business featuring the work of disabled artists and crafters.October Arti... Trashformations Recycled Art Competition - If you live in Alachua County, FL , the 13th Annual Student Recycled Art Competition Trashformations for those 18 years of age and up is coming up soon. The deadline to enter is November 3, 2011. For more info, visit the Florida Museum of National History website.
Want some general information about eco-friendly arts and crafts? Check out the following articles:
Green Guide for Artists
Making Arts and Crafts from Found Objects
... Crafting Metamorphosis Into Art - Really interesting article in the online version of The New York Times about the Museum of Arts and Design and its name metamorphosis from the American Craft Museum.
Since you need an online subscription to read it, to spare you the expense, the interesting point about the article is that the name change was to disassociate the museum from the image of hobby-crafters. As arts and crafts business owners, we know that many, many forms of crafts are indeed pieces of arts.
Here's a couple of related articles you can read for free online:
Jewelry as an Art form
Design of the Digital Age
I really enjoy the cranky tone of the author in this article: ... Arts and Crafts Guide to Prototypes - Another fantastic article over at the Fashion Incubator - this week the topic du jour is What's a prototype and when do you need one? Basically an arts and crafts prototype is an orginal model of your item.
Used before you go into production mode with the arts or crafts item, the purpose is to make sure the item works/costs/looks as you want it to before you advertise it for sale to your customers.Arts and Crafts Guide to Prototypes originally appeared on About.com Arts / Crafts Business on Thursday, October 27th, 201... The Metal Plating Bible! - High Conversions Off Targeted Traffic - Great Niche With Little Competition.... Sewing Roman Shades. - How to easily sew roman shades. Step-by-step roadmap to professional window shades.... Crochet For Profit. - Earn great money selling fantastic eBook!... Personalized Baby Newspaper Business. - How To Start Your Own Personalized Baby Newspaper Business.... Official Guide To Crochet. - Finally! Quick and Easy, Step by Step ways to Master Crocheting in 12 days or Less.... The Sweet Smell Of Success. - Make your own fragrances for fun and profit!... Easy Face Painting. - Step-By-Step Face Painting Guide Makes Face Painting So Easy Even Non-Painters Can Look Like Pros.... Scrapbooking Titles, Phrases, & Ideas! - Scrapbooking Resource eBook highlights over 5,000 fun Titles, Phrases, Captions, Quotes, Sayings & Ideas! Free Sample Download!... Bath Salts Guide. - Our guide will teach you how to make your own bath salts at home.... Diy Gift Package & Craft Templates. - Innovative Diy gift and craft templates for all occasions.... Copyright © 2012, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |