http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html Handmade Craft Blog posts new additions to Handmade Craft Ideas as soon as they are become available. Check back often to see what's new! en-us handmade craft ideas Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:05:38 GMT Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:05:38 GMT handmade-craft-ideas.com http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/craft-wood-picture-frames.html This is the most simple keepsake gifts I have made so far! All you need is, long strips of craft wood, spray on wood stain (any color you wish) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:05:35 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/jewelleryandswarovskicrystal.html Jewellery and Swarovski crystal unite to create beautiful and chic fashion accessories. Learn about these sparkling gems and add them to your next jewelry making craft project. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:44:05 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/jewellerytools.html A basic set of jewellery tools like pliers, crimpers, cutters, and tweezers will get you off to a great start at making your own jewelry. Add extra tools as you advance in your jewelry making skills. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:33:01 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/what-is-quilling.html What is quilling? Learn all about the craft of quilling here, and try our free quilling patterns. Have fun quilling and be sure to come back and show off your completed projects! Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:14:13 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/scrapbooking-poems.html Scrapbooking poems written by family members can add a personal touch to your memory book. You don't always need to include photographs to create a special scrapbook page. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:47:30 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/school-scrapbooking.html Ideas for creating memorable school scrapbooking layouts using school work, small craft projects, school poems, creative writing projects, and school photos. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:31:46 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/quilling-tools.html Find out what quilling tools, quilling paper and equipment you need to complete beautiful paper filigree projects. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:07:48 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/paper-quilling-art-in-a-bottle.html I like Quilling. I tried it a different way. I did it in a bottle. It's very easy. It's nice..... I'm from sri-lanka Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:29:55 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/quilling-ideas.html We each have our own quilling ideas, so why not share yours with the world. You can have your own page on this site. Its so easy! Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:19:15 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/quilled-greeting-cards.html Learn three different ways to add flowers to quilled greeting cards. Create a card using all three with our free floral greeting card quilling pattern and instructions. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:16:04 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/quilled-baby-cards.html Quilled baby cards are fun to make and give. Our free baby feet quilling pattern can be used to make cards for new babies, baby showers, birth announcements, and photo album covers. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:46:06 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/playdough.html Recipes to make your own playdough for clay and modeling crafts, including a gluten free recipe for children with coeliac disease. A video demonstrates making easy salt dough Christmas ornaments. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:54:14 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/paper-roses.html Learn how to make folded paper roses to add to your quilling projects and more. Step by step instructions with photos are included. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:10:09 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/paper-quilling.html Paper quilling is a unique craft that is easily learned and can produce some amazing works of art. Learn paper quilling with this free pattern for a simple tortoise card. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:07:46 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/new-baby-cards.html Handmaking new baby cards, birth announcement cards, or baby shower cards can give such pleasure to both the crafter and the new parents. Your pieces of art become keepsakes for years to come. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:59:27 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/mothers-day-cards-scrapbooking.html Use our Mothers Day cards scrapbooking ideas to give your special cards, photos, and momentos a place to be remembered and enjoyed. Include touching motherhood photos, mother's day cards and notes. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:24:38 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/handmade-birthday-cards.html Making or receiving handmade birthday cards is exciting. There are so many mediums for creating beautiful and memorable cards. Follow along step by step as we create a cute tortoise card. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:23:24 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/glass-beads-for-jewelry.html Glass beads for jewelry are a must have! They come from all over the world and offer the potential for spectacular jewelry designs. A fascinating video of how these beads are made is included. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:28:03 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/christmas-quilling-designs.html Christmas quilling designs can be used for cards, decorations and gift tags. Try some of our free quilling Christmas patterns or design your own and share them with the handmade craft ideas community. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:46:58 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/birthstones.html What are the birthstones for each month of the year? Find out and then use beautiful glass beads to create special birthday jewelry gifts for your friends and family. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:28:11 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/scrapbooking-passion.html I am a very keen scrapper. I love to scrapbook as many memories as I can. I created a beautiful album of my Wedding Day which was just three years Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:50:06 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/crafters.html Attention all crafters... Share your favorite craft ideas and tips with us. Build your own craft page and share it with your crafty friends. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:43:02 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/makingjewellery.html Ideas for making jewellery you'll be proud to wear, including an instructional video on how to make wire rings. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:27:32 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/how-to-make-a-scrapbook.html Learn how to make a scrapbook that captures the special moments of your life. Come with me on a creative journey and make a memory album your family will pass down for generations. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:33:30 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/how-to-work-with-fimo.html We cover the basics of how to work with fimo, including how to condition the polymer clay to be ready for modeling. Make sculptures, beads and more using this creative art form. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:45:31 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/free-quilling-patterns.html Enjoy using these free quilling patterns to make cards and more. These patterns are simple enough for beginners, but look professional when complete. Patterns include flowers, a turtle, and a wreath Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:24:03 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/kids-crafts.html Our introduction to kids crafts looks at the different ways you can have fun with your children while educating them too. Explore the fun of crayons and playdough, and even host a craft party. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:43:53 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/paper-quilling-instructions.html Use our easy paper quilling instructions to roll paper coils of various shapes, ready to assemble into delightful designs to use on your handmade cards or scrapbook pages. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:10:33 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/how-to-make-handmade-cards.html Use our basic cardmaking instructions to learn how to make handmade cards, including what paper to use and what supplies you will need. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:30 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/paper-quilling-ideas.html These paper quilling ideas will keep you rolling, coiling and creating! Make beautiful one-of-a-kind cards with this fun paper craft also known as paper filigree. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:56:54 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/wedding-crafts.html Create beautiful wedding crafts for family and friends. Ideas and instructions for wedding scrapbooks, favors, flowers, cakes, and more. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:53:05 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/ideas-for-cardmaking.html Looking for some unique ideas for cardmaking? There are so many fun ideas available to create that special card. Among others, rubber stamping and origami can add gorgeous effects to handmade cards. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:47:35 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/crayon-crafts.html Crayon crafts are great for kids. Scraffito is a fun way to use them. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:59:18 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#New-Owner Hi this is just a quick introduction. My name is Carol and I have taken over from Gillian in running handmade craft ideas. You have probably noticed (if you've visited before) that the whole look and feel of the site has changed. I hope you consider it for the better :) I am in the process of rearranging things and will be adding much more content about various crafts over the coming weeks. You will find how-to projects and a mine of information. How long have I been crafting? How long is a piece of string? Seriously, since I was a kid I have always had something crafty on the go. As I am now a grandmother you can see that is a long, long time! Speak soon, work to be done. Do come back and visit again. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:07:53 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#A-New-Improved-Site! Hi and welcome! This is to let you know that the site has under gone a bit of a revamp. I have introduced some changes that focus more on what I am about and what the website should be for. I felt it was too generalised craft based. My passion is jewellery and cards. While I realise this may not suit all my visitors, I feel it will enhance your experience of visiting the site. The emphasis is now on providing you with the BEST quality and FINEST products in handcrafted cards,gifts and jewellery. Look out for the Freedom Collection coming soon! Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:02:02 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#Update Hi everyone, hope you are good? The weather here has returned to what it should be at this time of year - sunny and warm! Hurray! It just rained all last week. So how's your crafting going? I have a plentiful range of stock at the moment so haven't made anything in a while. I have also been too busy with other parts of the business! The June issue of Creatively Crafty has just been sent out so if you subscribe be sure to check your mailbox! If you are a subscriber I also have your FREE gift waiting to send to you as soon as you send me your postage info! All NEW subscribers recieve this as a Thankyou and so you can see the High Quality crafts we sell. I will be adding more Crafters this week so look out for your name if you have sent in an idea or article! So that's all for now. Gill Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:30:00 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#Thursday-blog Hi and welcome to todays blog. I have some important news for you. I will no longer be writing the Crafty blog on a daily basis. I have decided this because I think it will be more interesting for you the readers if the blog is updated as and when it's needed. I will still write several times a week with relevant info and anything interesting I've been up to! The Blue Cloud Designs Sale has now ended! But look out for Clearance items! That's all for now. Gill Thu, 24 May 2007 21:35:37 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#Daily-blog Welcome to Wednesdays blog. A busy day with being a school working day. This is a very quick post as hubby has decided he is whisking me away on the bike tonight for a local meet. It's such a lovely evening i couldn't refuse. It does mean that the next lot of Crafters articles will now be delayed until tomorrow though! Have a look through the pages of Handmade Craft Ideas for some more inspiration. Some of you may have thought of starting your own business craft or otherwise. If that's you then don't miss the articles about setting up online. Using the Nav bar just click Online Business or Crafty Success to find the best way to start up. You will read the success stories of others and be inspired to take action i'm sure! So until tomorrow, bye for now. Gill Wed, 23 May 2007 18:09:57 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/Handmade-Craft-blog.html#Daily-blog Hello, here is todays blog. Well up nice and early this morning and got quite a bit of work done on my websites :) Picked up eldest son and went out for lunch for his birthday - 24! Makes me feel soooo old - "sigh" We did some window shopping too! We were looking at some of the jewellery in a certain well known store. Although some of it is really nice it's made very cheaply in the far east and mostly from plastics and resins. Trouble is that's my competition and it's the discerning buyer that knows the difference! I only use semi-precious stones,crystal,glass and shell. It's all carefully and thoughtfully made by little old me! Tomorrow i will be adding some more of your contributions to Crafters. Send yours in and see YOUR name in print! Til Wednesday enjoy your crafting and i'll see you then. Gill Tue, 22 May 2007 19:26:13 GMT http://www.handmade-craft-ideas.com/currencyconvertor.html Currency Convertor. Online and easy to use. Mon, 21 May 2007 15:55:44 GMT