Nature
How to Craft With Autumn Leaves (3 Step-by-Step Tutorials)
Make pretty and long-lasting candle holders, sun catchers and mobiles with press-dried fall leaves and simple craft supplies like Mod Podge.
How to Press and Frame Flowers
Pressing flowers is a bit old-fashioned, but it can be a fun and simple way to make a personal gift or recycle flowers that are overgrown or dying. Learn how to create your own framed pressed flower as a gift or a way to bring the outdoors inside.
Beautiful Basketry From Maple Suckers: Minnesota Crafting
In this article, I walk you through how I attempted to create a basket from maple suckers.
Easy Fresh-Flower Bouquet for Mom on Mother's Day
Make portable bouquets for Mom that are big on charm and easy on the pocket.
DIY Craft Tutorial: How to Make a Rustic Star From Twigs or Sticks
You can easily make rustic twig stars for decorating your home using sticks from your yard! These simple stars are the perfect decoration for your home, front door, or garden. These stars can also be embellished and used for wedding or party décor, or for decorations for the Christmas holiday.
What I Learned While Making My Second Pine Needle Basket
For my second project, I decided to do a much larger pine needle basket with straight sides.
How to Make a Gratitude Tree
This November, teach your kids the value of gratitude with this fun, easy craft. 30 days of gratitude for the whole family.
How to Make Your Own Corn Dolly - The Gentleman’s Favour
These traditional corn dollies are simple to create, and make wonderful decorations for jackets or hats during harvest festivals. Learn how to make one of your own in this easy guide!
How to Make a Corn Dolly (Wheat Weaving a Harvest Heart)
Corn dollies are a traditional craft using straws from wheat, rye, and other grains. Learn how to make a beautiful Harvest Heart in this easy tutorial. If you can plait or braid, you can make one of these!
10 Crafty Things to Do With Animal Skulls
Here are some fun ideas that will help you transform your boring, discolored, or piece meal skull collection into a stunning museum of art that will turn heads and start conversations!
How to Make a Moss-Covered Monogram Wreath
A little green just brightens and adds a bit of freshness to any room, door, mirror, or really anywhere! Enjoy making this wreath.
How to Blow Eggs for Easter Decorations
Blown eggs will make great decorations for Easters to come well into the future, so why not blow out your eggs instead of using the traditional hard-boiled version? Make eggs for an egg tree!
DIY Log Snowman Tutorial
Learn how to make this charming log snowman—a wonderful holiday craft.
Raffia Craft Basics: How to Make a Simple Mat & Flowers
Learn the five categories of raffia work and practice making a simple raffia mat, or simple flowers for a wall hanging.
How to Weave With Natural Straw
The beginner's guide teaches you the basics for weaving straw. You'll learn basic patterns, then the Bridget Cross and traditional straw dolls.
56 Rustic Twig Craft Ideas
Looking for beautiful, rustic nature crafts projects? Try these twig branch arts and crafts for kids and adults. These crafts made from twigs include wreaths, garlands, stars, a coat rack, reindeer, and more.
4 Easy, Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Bird Feeders
A fun craft for kids and adults, these eco-friendly bird feeders are just what your garden needs. Attract birds the earth-friendly way by using these easy-to-follow instructions, including photos.
How to Make Incense (With 5 Recipes to Try)
Learn how to make loose and pellet (cone) incense. I've also included five recipes for you to try.
How to Weave a Willow Laundry Hamper Basket
Functional and practical, weaving a laundry hamper is easy when you know how.
How to Select and Prepare Pine Needles for Basket Making
If you've ever wanted to make a pine needle basket, you may be wondering which pine needles to use and how to prepare them.
Basic Beginner's Guide to Basket Weaving
Basket weaving is a great hobby that can add charm to your house and your own personal touch when you use the baskets you make as a gift.
Easy DIY Gifts Made With Herbs
Directions for making no-fuss gifts with fresh and dried herbs: herb-flavored sugar, vinegar and oil, herbal skin toner and hand soap, herbal incense and herbal hankie sachets.
How to Make a Seashell Wreath
Put your collected seashells to good use, and make something that is truly beautiful! This wreath is an easy project that will add a natural element to your home.
Cane Weaving - Preparing, Tools & Patterns
Cane is an excellent fiber to work with. Learn the basic concepts for how to weave with cane. Then make a split cane stool or repair a bentwood split cane chair.
How to Make Scented Pine Cones
This is a simple and easy tutorial on how to make cinnamon and clove scented pine cones for the holidays. I was very excited to do this because I know that pine cones are always popular around this time of year and the sweet, spicy smell lingering in the air is sure to add to the joyful atmosphere that comes with the holidays.
How to Weave Baskets From Pine Needles
The traditional basketry of the Salish First Nations people is a beautiful artform. Learn the simple method here with pictures to weave your own Secwepemc-style basket from pine needles.
Craft Project: How to Make a Butterfly Jar
How to make a butterfly jar. A dead butterfly can be used to make a lovely piece of "natural" art. Only a few simple items are needed to create this craft.
Painting on Stones Is a Craft That Rocks!
Learn about painting on stones and how to get started with your rockin' new hobby!
Attracting Birds to Your Home by Making a Nesting Ball: An Inexpensive, Family-Friendly Craft That Makes a Great Gift
Many people have bird feeders and bird baths that they hope will attract fine feathered friends to their yard. Learn how to make a nesting ball using various natural fibers to welcome birds to your home while helping them build theirs.
38 Remarkable Pinecone Crafts
Find fun pinecone project ideas for kids, toddlers, and adults! Make wreaths, ornaments, napkin rings, angels, bird feeders, and more!
Fun With Dried Lavender Flowers: Craft Ideas and Recipes
Lavender is a wonder herb with many uses. The essential oil is a popular product used in aromatherapy and the dried lavender flowers are used in craft items and culinary preparations. If you love lavender flavours, check out some of these lavender recipes.
How to Make a Fresh Flower Corsage
Why buy a corsage when you can easily make one yourself? Use this easy tutorial to quickly put one together!
How to Make a Grapevine Basket
Learn how to make a grapevine basket that's easy for beginners and fun for advanced basket makers!
How to Make Natural Rubber Latex at Home
Rubber is a raw material used in most flexible items. Its peculiar, elastomeric nature is due to its unique chemical composition. Read on to learn how to make rubber in your own home!
How to Find and Preserve Sand Dollars for Use in Crafts
Learn where to find sand dollars and how you can preserve and harden them for use in craft projects.
Making Japanese Hikaru Dorodango: Polished Dirt or Mud Balls
Learn about the art of polished dirt balls, also known as hikaru dorodango. Subtle and cerebral meets getting-your-hands-dirty fun! This is easy, if you balance skill and patience.
How to Weave a Unique Pine Needle Basket
Learn how to do this centuries-old craft using pine needles gathered from the forest floor.
Make Your Own Instrument: Pan Pipes
Pan pipes are instruments that date far back into history, even figuring into the mythological story of Pan. The pipe is often used in folk music, providing a harmonica-like flute sound. The traditional panpipe has about ten pipes, but it will be...