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Fresh Bread for Your Feast

Nothing smells as delicious as fresh baked bread. Why not make some for your holiday feast? There are lots of recipes on Craftster that are sure to fit in with your menu. We have picked out a variety of delicious recipes: traditional and no-knead bread, pumpernickel, dinner rolls, sweet breads, corn bread, soft pretzels, [...]

Super Holiday: Gifts for Gamers

Video games, both new and classic, are hot around Craftster. It seems a lot of gamers love to craft and vice versa. If you are searching for the perfect gift to craft for your favorite gamer, there are hundreds of ideas on Craftster. We have picked out a few that we think would make fantastic [...]

Yummy Desserts For Your Holiday Feast

Are you in charge of dessert for your holiday table this year? Lucky for you, we have an entire board for just desserts! We have selected some tasty looking seasonal favorites (including a vegan option - chocolate mousse!). For even more great recipes click here.

Craftster Sweeps the Nation: A Trifecta of Holiday Craft Fairs

For the first time ever, Craftster will have booths at three simultaneous craft fairs the weekend of December 4-6, PLUS Bizarre Bazaar San Francisco Dec 13-14. That’s right, we are taking it coast to coast, Craftster style! Come to our booth wearing a Craftster TShirt and get 10% off your purchase!

First up, No-Coast Craft-o-rama [...]

Book Introduction: A Rainbow of Stitches

A Rainbow of Stitches features over 1,000 patterns for embroidery and cross stitch, arranged in color themes. Each color corresponds to a style (Green: bright, fresh, lively. Pink: sweet yet chic. Blue: timeless delights. White: a touch of elegance.). This provides for a variety of styles and themes, making this a great book for [...]

Tute Tuesday: Make a Dress with a Vintage Scarf

Make a lovely halter dress with common thrift store items: a zippered skirt and a vintage scarf. Thrift stores are full of beautiful vintage scarves in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Combine one with a well-fitted skirt and you have a sweet halter dress for pocket change! Kaleidoscope_eyes shows you how with [...]

Handmade Holiday Cards

Looking for a way to personalize your holiday cards? Why not make your own? No matter which holidays you will be celebrating, you can customize your card to reflect your style and message. Your loved ones will appreciate you sharing a bit of your creativity, and if you use repurposed or recycled supplies, your wallet [...]

Darling Deer

There’s no denying it, deer have stolen out hearts. With their big eyes, lanky legs, and the adorable white spots on their babies, these delicate creatures are irresistible. Craftster members have made deer-inspired creations that are cute, romantic, rustic, and even creepy. Graceful deer have inspired people with their beauty since the two species first [...]

Look What I Made with a Dremel! - How to Make a Spoon Pendant

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Spoon Pendants by Jean

In this article, I share a nifty tutorial on how to make a spoon pendant (as well as a few other variations made with the same process!). My inspiration was this project by Craftster member rhodora. rhodora used a jewelry saw to create her pendant, but since I don’t have [...]

Klutz Scavenger Hunt

Do you love Klutz award-winning activity books? We do! Klutz activity books are great for kids and adults alike. The activities range from crafts to art to science to robotics to photography and so much more!
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Scarves: No Knitting Required

Think you need to know how to knit or crochet to make a fantastic winter scarf? We beg to differ! There are many techniques including sewn and non-sewn methods for making gorgeous, classic or quirky scarves for yourself or for holiday gifts. To learn more about non-knitted scarf ideas, click here for items with [...]

Book Introduction: The Polymer Clay Cookbook

Do you love those miniature foods made from polymer clay that you see posted here on Craftster? Would you like to make your own tiny food charms? What’s not to like about tiny, fancy food with no calories? It’s all sweet and no regrets! With this book you can easily follow the step by step [...]

Fun with Klutz Activity Books

The editors at Klutz have published many inspiring and fun craft books through the years. Because my girls both love arts and crafts, they have both given and received several of the books for birthdays and Christmases. We’ve enjoyed the Friendship Bracelets book, Create with Clay, Nail Art, and The Fairy Book, to name [...]

Thanksgiving and Autumn Decorations (Plus Some Crazy Hats!)

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly, and we have some fun decor ideas to make your home look extra festive. We even have some fun hats to wear to the feast! It doesn’t take a lot of money to have a fabulous feast table. Let Craftster inspire your holiday! If you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving where you [...]

Fiber Thursday: Wool Dreadlocks

Jane Doe, our moderator of the fiber boards and all-round fiber goddess, created these beautiful wool dreadlocks. Wool is a very versatile medium, and can be used to create all sorts of things using a wide variety of techniques. These are an unexpected and gorgeous application! Click here to see more. Thanks for sharing, Jane [...]