Paper crafts is one idea that comes to mind. If you cut out the shapes ahead of time, it should be easy enough for coloring and glueing for little hands to do, and using a glue stick makes it even easier. You can use Christmas wrap for pretty designs. It is prettier than construction paper. Crayons,...

Stranded Knitting - working a design into the knitting using a contrasting color. Ski sweaters with a snow flake design is an example. Another familiar term is Fair Isle; however in some cases it seems Stranded knitting and Fair Isle aren't always interchangeable. I'm new to these different terms...

[quote user="Edey"]After trying to find a good stopping point of unraveling the torn yarn, I just stopped out of bewilderment of going any further. I could just see myself unraveling the whole thing looking for a place to start the new heel.[/quote] I have never completed a project like that...

Edey, computers render colors differently because of their settings. It's impossible to guarantee a color is the same on anyone's computer. I learned that when I first began to work with images. I had two different monitors and they never agreed on the exact shade or tone. The best thing to do...

I had an experience recently of buying a certain color of yarn from a well known supplier, ordering what I thought was a light blue yarn, judging by what the picture was in their on-line catalog. The description did say it was gray-blue, but the picture was definitely light blue. When I received the...

You know how sometimes you have an idea and then you find out others have the same idea? Well, I have been saying for years (every time a palstic shopping bag ripped and my food fell all over the street) "You know, these bags, woven together, would actually be pretty strong!" It turns out that...

I accidentally hijacked a thread applauding Hobby Lobby. I really really enjoy going there. To the point that my internal financial adviser often forgoes going to that store to avoid temptation. The reason I hijacked it is because I was really happy with the deals at Smiley's Yarn. Pat mentioned...

I've done that before. Look for items that are hand made. Factory made knit garments are cut and sewn, so you'd come up with a lot of short pieces of yarn. Once you've unraveled the piece, wind the yarn on a chair back or someone else's willing arms, then tie it in several places and...

I've been recently doing a lot of home decorating crafts - things we need like rugs and right now, I'm crocheting pot holders, since our old ones are now useless. :) I'm finding that apparently this is a trend for less frugal people, and the big craft stores have caught on and raised their...