Hot Arts & Crafts How-Tos
How To: Craft a "And many more" birthday card
Birthday cards usually commemorate a particular birthday - your sweet 16, forever 21, and - ugh - your 30th. But this card is sweet because it says "Happy Birthday" while wishing you many more brilliant birthdays to come as well.
How To: Craft a Valentine's Day cookie bouquet
We'd never turn down a perfectly baked, perfectly crunchy and flaky cookie, but the presentation does in fact add to the whole experience. Give your coworkers - or your kid's classmates - a treat this Valentine's Day by making these cookie bouquets.
How To: Craft a cracked glass patterned spring butterfly card
Crackled glass has made its appearance in lots of cultural avenues, including nail polish (remember the crackled nail polish trend popular a few years back?), glass designs, and now, cards.
How To: Craft spring/Easter bunny and chick boxes
There's nothing that makes us feel more like the flowers are a bloomin' outside and the weather is sunny and warm than baby animals. During the spring, they herald the return of life after a long and frigid winter.
How To: Craft a Spiderman box favor and card
It didn't take Spiderpig from "The Simpsons" movie to convince us that Spiderman was cool. A staple comic and TV show from our childhood, he was a masked hero who always had a heart...and a taste for redheads.
How To: Craft a superhero Batman bat signal box and favor
If you have a little boy who's a fan of comics and superheros, then Batman is probably idol #1. After all, the tortured, redeemed hero has a really cool black cape and some killer upper body strength.
How To: Make a cute little oragami dress
If you're an oragami fan, you'll want to ckeck out this video and find out how to fold a smart little oragami dress. This video shows you how to make a simple origami dress with no need to cut or glue. You can use these dresses as decoration for the fridge, your scrapbooks or dolls.
How To: Craft a paper Valentine's Day card mailbox
Don't just leave your kid with a sad plastic bag this Valentine's Day to store valentines from his or her classmates! Make the giving and receiving of valentines special this year by crafting this paper Valentine's Day card mailbox.
How To: Sew a basic skirt and pencil skirt without a pattern
This tutorial starts off by showing you how to sew a basic skirt by using just your measurements - no pattern needed. Then, once you've mastered that, turn your basic skirt into a classy pencil skirt with just a few modifications.
How To: Draft a basic block pattern for pants
A basic block is the simplest, most fitted style for a garment. This tutorial shows you how to draft a basic block pattern for a pair of pants. Once you get this down, you can start adding flared legs and belt loops and other embellishments.
How To: Figure out how many buttons you need for a hand drafted pattern
So you've drafted a jacket pattern by hand, but now how do you figure out how many buttons you need, and where to put them? This tutorial shows you a few tricks and rules to use when adding your buttons.
How To: Undo the hem on a pre-made skirt
This tutorial focuses on skirts, but you can use this process to undo the hem on any garment. You can sometimes cut off the hem, but if you want to make a much smaller alteration, here's how you can undo the hem entirely.
How To: Alter the hemlines on your skirts
This tutorial shows you how to determine what kind of skirt you have - straight or tapered . Then, depending on the type of skirt you have, you're shown how to alter the hem or shorten the length of your skirt.
How To: Draft your own garment patterns at home
Make your own patterns easily! Drafting a pattern isn't difficult. This tutorial shows you a few fun methods of pattern drafting. Take an article of clothing whose shape you like, and use that as the model for your new pattern.
How To: Knit the Fair Isle house stitch
In this knitting tutorial, expert knitter Judy Topaz shows you how to knit the Fair Isle house stitch. If you're not familiar with the basics of knitting, check out some of Judy's other knitting videos for beginner tips and techniques.
How To: Craft a pretty 3D stand up card with hanging stained glass crayon hearts
Remember those gold old days when you would craft bunches of red and pink valentines at home with your mom from construction paper and then tote them to school, bursting with excitement to see what pretty cards you'd receive in your Valentine's Day mailbox?
HowTo: Fold an Origami Rabbit
Okay, so WonderHowTo already has a million origami tutorials (well, I'm exaggerating... not a million. 2,410 and growing). And the process of folding an origami rabbit is pretty simple (maybe not that simple- 16 steps to be exact).
How To: Steampunk an External Hard Drive Case
There's something about the world of steampunk that fascinates me. WonderHowTo has plenty of steampunk projects, like the hardware chess set, binocular goggles, and even a lesson on fashion. But nothing screams steampunk more than nevets_mcd's hard drive case.
How To: Make your own elegant rose beaded ring
For this tutorial, you will need a rose bead (or any other flower you prefer) and enough seed beads to go around your finger. You will also need some sturdy elastic to thread them on (make sure, though, that it's not too thick to go through the beads).
How To: Make a cheap and easy headband holder at home
Tired of losing track of all your favorite headbands? This tutorial shows you how to make a headband holder! This project could also be used to organize your necklaces, or make a smaller version to use as a bracelet holder.
How To: Recycle your old clothes into a cute teddy bear
This tutorial works best with soft fabrics, like jersey or terry cloth. You can even cut up old flannel to make the stuffing! This is a simple project that won't take longer than an hour or two to put together.
How To: Make an easy tutu without needing a sewing machine
You can make a stylish and fun tutu without needing a sewing machine! All you need is several yards of tulle or a similar fabric. Perfect for ballet lessons, or wear it as a petticoat for your full, bouncy skirts.
How To: Decorate and personalize the cover for your cell phone
This tutorial shows you a few cute ideas to decorate a cell phone cover. iPhones all look the same, but you can take a basic cover and then add beads, faux gems, rhinestones and other embellishments to personalize your cell phone case.
How To: Draft your own darts when making a skirt without a pattern
Darts add shape and a more fitted line to garments that use them. While many patterns come with the darts pre-printed, how do you add darts when you're sewing without a pattern? This tutorial shows you how to add your own darts by hand.
How To: Craft cometa flower wedding favors
These cometa flowers are made from Italian cometa ribbon. Velvety and smooth, they are easy to craft with and can be quickly turned into beautiful blooms that can adorn your wedding favors.
How To: Sew a zipper into your clothes and other projects
A zipper may look intimidating, but it's really not. This tutorial shows you an easy and quick way to sew a zipper. You will need a zipper, straight pins, matching thread, scissors, your sewing project and a special zipper foot for your sewing machine.
How To: Sew with LEDs and connections in your sewing projects
Want to incorporate LEDs into your costumes and sewing? This video is here! Using a basic glove, this tutorial shows you how you can work with LEDs when you want to sew them into a project. Make sure you don't accidentally sew a short circuit.
How To: Hand sew using connective thread, a buzzer and an arduino
You have to be careful not to accidentally sew in a short circuit when you are working with connective thread. This tutorial shows you how to sew in a connection to an arduino, a buzzer and a battery on a glove.
How To: Upcycle and embellish an old or out of date cardigan sweater
Get a plain cardigan at a thrift store or vintage store and then use these few tips to jazz it up a bit! Switch out the buttons and add a few floral embellishemtns you can make out of felted wool.
How To: Repurpose and recyle your old costume jewelry
Is your jewelry box cluttered up with pieces that are old, out of date or just plain ugly nowadays? This video to the rescue! Learn a few good ideas when it comes to giving some old costume jewelry a new life!
How To: Make a pocket organizer for your coupons and receipts
Increase the storage capabilities of your home! This tutorial shows you how you can create a wall hanging out of fabric that will let you store your coupons, reciepts and other important papers. All you need are some basic sewing tools and a sewing machine.
How To: Start embroidering with some basic stitches
This tutorial is a concise tutorial on the basic embroidery stitches. Learn how to do a French knot, flower, chain stitch, back stitch, outline stitch, satin stitch, and a cross stitch. All you need is some fabric, an embroidery hoop, floss and needle.
How To: Make a button ponytail holder out of basic materials
You will need some half ball covered buttons to make this. You can cover these buttons with any sort of fabric you want. Once you're done, thread an elastic ponytail band through the button hole, add a dab of glue and you have a brand new accessory!
How To: Make your own super cute pincushion
Add a little flair and personalization to your sewing room! You can make this out of the scrap fabric in your stash. This tutorial shows you how to craft your own completely usable, tomato-style pincushion. You will also need some kind of stuffing.
How To: Make a beautiful and easy rose out of craft ribbon
This technique shows you how to make a rose or rosebud out of some leftover ribbon. All you need is a length of ribbon and some needle and thread. Add a few bead or crystal embellishments if you want. This will work with any size ribbon.
How To: Tie basic macrame knots to make a key chain or bracelet
This tutorial shows you how to do two basic macrame ties, which you can use to make keychains, bracelets, chokers and other types of jewelry. Add beads, charms and other decorations to your projects - macrame is cheap, easy and fun!
How To: Cut tulle or a similar fabric easily
Tulle is often used to make tutus, but the nature of it's composition might make it hard to cut cleanly. This is a very quick video tutorial showing you a few useful tips on the most efficient way to cut tulle fabric.
How To: Crochet a cute pair of ruffled wrist warmers
This is perfect for someone who wants to keep their hands warm but still work with their hands (such as typing, sewing or crafting). Start with medium weight worsted yarn and a size I crochet hook to make these fun wrist warmers.
How To: Upcycle a wool sweater into a felted pillow cover
This is a fun and funky project you can use to recover a boring pillow. All you need is a wool sweater (which you can find easily at a thrift store) and the pillow you want to cover. You'll also need to be able to felt the wool.
How To: Make a flower out of ric rac or decorative ribbon
This is a great way to get rid of some old ric rac you might have in your trim collection. The tutorial could also work for other ribbon, but is best when used with ric rac. Attach to a hairclip, headband or use as an embellishment.