Loom knitting is a great way for people to become introduced to the techniques involved in knitting, and it's also a less fiddly way to knit than using needles - so great for kids to try too!
Water is often viewed as an extremely difficult substance to draw realistically, but I hope that my step-by-step tutorial will make it seem a lot easier!
If you want to move on from basic jewelry making techniques to more challenging methods such as soldering, hammering and stone setting, this page gives a comprehensive introduction for beginners.
If creating curved hems in your sewing projects is driving you to despair, then check out my step-by-step tutorial, plus tips and tricks!
As a kid I always left the beach with bags of shells, sea glass and all kinds of oddments...but I never knew what to do with them! This page offers you loads of DIY ideas for your beach finds.
Sketching outdoors, whether you are travelling the world or just sitting in your garden, can present new challenges compared to when you are indoors. This page offers useful tips and inspiration.
If you would like to learn the differences between the larger members of the cat family, take a look at this article!
Stop-motion is a wonderful form of animation where puppets and props are moved a tiny amount between the individual frames. This page offers beginners information about how the characters are created.
Mosaics are a fun, attractive and long-lasting craft which can be used to create indoor or outdoor art. This page provides a guide for beginners and lots of DIY project and pattern ideas.
Decoupage is one of the simplest crafts you can do; just glue fabric or paper onto a surface and you're done! This page helps beginners to get started, and offers many project tutorials and DIY ideas.
Building your own shed is a great DIY project, and you can make the plans as simple or as creative as you wish. This page offers photos and examples of the best shed designs to give you inspiration.
Transforming wool roving into an array of wonderful shapes in front of your eyes is both satisfying and fun! This page gives you an introduction to wet & needle felting, plus creative project ideas.
Resin is a wonderful material to work with, and can either be cast into a 3D mold, or used as a glossy surface coating. This page is made to help beginners get started with some simple projects.
Mobiles are often only hung up in baby nurseries and kid's rooms, however this type of decoration can look fantastic in any room! This page offer tutorials for making your own DIY ceiling ornaments.
Automata are charming objects that offer entertainment in the form of mechanical movements. This page gives an introduction to the world of automata and provides links to free toys for you to build.
Origamic architecture combines paper cutting and folding to produce amazing pop-up displays of buildings and landmarks. This page offers a beginner's guide to the craft.
Unless you are already interested in papercraft, it is unlikely that you will know much about the world of paper sculpture. This page offers you an inspiring introduction to this wonderful craft.
Creating pop-ups is a form of paper engineering that is easy and really fun. This page guides beginners through the basics and also provides ideas, templates, and video tutorials for projects.
When you throw a party or have a get-together, party games can be fantastic ice-breakers and get everyone behaving like a kid again! This page lists my favorite ideas as well as some fun classics.
People often complete small weaving projects as children, but never revisit the craft. This page offers weaving lessons for use with both cardboard and wooden looms, plus many DIY project tutorials.
Crochet is a very popular craft and is easy to get started with....you just need yarn and crochet hooks! This page contains links to the best beginner's tutorials and a large number of free patterns.
Sewing stuffed toys is a fun hobby that enables you to really let your imagination take flight! On this page you'll find many tutorials, free sewing patterns and awesome inspiration to get you started
Craft tutorials online are mainly aimed towards women, so to make things a bit easier for the guys, I've compiled a list of butch and beefy DIY projects, plus various sewing and clothing ideas too.
Gifts created with your own fair hands require more effort and thought, and as a result are often valued more highly by the recipient. This page contains masses of ideas for inexpensive DIY pressies.
Often seen as seating for kids and students; beanbags are the ultimate in fun and comfort! This page offers crafty types a range ofDIY tutorials for a range of cool beanbags, poufs & floor pillows.
The craft of papercutting is such a simple idea but the results are amazing, especially in the more advanced projects. This page is for helping beginners to get started and try out some easy patterns.
The craft of needlepoint is quite inexpensive to start, and once you have learned the basic technique you can really get creative! This page offers an introduction for beginners, plus design ideas.
This page gives an introduction to the craft of embroidery, with links to beginners tutorials as well as a large number of beautiful projects and free patterns.
Instead of buying a vintage effect file for my Photoshop graphics work, I like to make my own distressing patterns. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how I do it.
If you want to make drawing a regular habit, then hopefully this page will help you! I've compiled lots of ideas, blogs, inspiration and drawing prompts so that hopefully you'll never draw a blank :)
Keeping a journal is a joy for a writer; keeping an art journal is a joy for an artist. This page gives an introduction to a delightful hobby and passion, and also offers plenty of design inspiration.
This step-by-step tutorial shows you exactly how to bind your own journal and create a leather wrap-around cover. You can achieve a professional finish with this project, even as a complete beginner!
Most people have sweaters and knitted jumpers in their wardrobes, but what do you do with them when they get a hole in or don't fit any more? Well, this page should give you plenty of upcycling ideas!
The world of dental technology is quite hidden, and not many people know how dental fittings and appliances are made. This page shows you the detailed work behind making a porcelain crown for a tooth.