Let’s Craft Instead
CREATIVE IDEAS FOR EVERYDAY MAKERS

A little craft.
A lot of happy.

Picked up a hobby, or want to start one? There are simple, satisfying projects here for clay, string, paper and yarn — with clear steps and materials you can find locally.

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Colorful craft supplies flatlay with scissors, yarn, paper and a painted vessel
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Projects worth an afternoon

Marbled polymer clay coasters in coral, cream and lilac
Clay · feature

Marbled clay coasters

Roll, marble and cut a set of coasters from polymer clay — a tidy afternoon project with a useful finish.
String art patterns for states
String art

String art patterns for states

Thread, nails and a steady hand.
Glitter sensory bottle
Sensory

Glitter sensory bottle

A calm-down bottle you can mix at home.
Eight DIY ornaments
Christmas

Eight DIY ornaments

Minimal mess, maximum keepsake.
Printable candy signs
Halloween

Printable candy signs

For trick-or-treat night.
Printable Halloween candy signs
Seasonal story

Halloween, but make it paper

Printable candy signs and paper decorations for an October table — a short project you can finish in an evening.

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A beginner make you can finish today

A drawstring bag: straight seams, one channel, no pattern math. If you can thread a machine, you can make this.

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What are you in the mood to make?