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Bottle tops, glue on foam stickers. Instant stamps. cheap too!
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Button Caterpillar - Kids will love creating this adorable caterpillar from chenille stems and a variety of multicolor buttons.
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Ringtoss Game - Make it a game night with a classic version of ringtoss that your kids can create all by themselves.
Butterfly Bouquet - These beautiful butterflies don't start out the usual way as caterpillars -- they begin as flowers! Create this simple bouquet to display as a charming centerpiece.
Crafts Cupboard - If you don't have a spare room, just dedicate a corner to creativity. This compact cupboard keeps all your supplies in one spot, so you won't have to search for paper or paint when a crafty mood strikes. Start with a plain bookcase, then install a curtain to keep everything under wraps. We mounted a shelf high on the wall for extra storage and display space and added a strip of cork just underneath for mounting artwork.
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Colorful Crafting Table - Cube organizers and a repurposed door come together for a practical, one-of-a-kind crafting table.
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Ice Cube Tray as Paint Palette - Mix watercolors in the tray’s compartments. (There’s actually one for every color of the rainbow.)
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Cupcake Liner as Crayon Mold - Fill foil liners about two-thirds full with unwrapped crayon stubs in assorted colors, place in a muffin tin, and bake at 275 degrees until melted (about 10 minutes). Then freeze for cool colorers with zigzag edges.
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Shoe Organizer as Art Supply Storage - Cut off one pocketed strip of a hanging shoe holder, sew a ribbon onto each end, and tie it as you would a tool belt, around your little busybody’s waist to stylishly store art supplies. It's a shoe-in for “handiest craft-time accessory.”
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Child's Skirt as Art Smock - Make a smock for a budding artist. Fashion shoulder straps from rickrack or ribbon and stitch the ends to the front and back of the skirt’s waist.
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Martini Shaker as Glitter Dispenser - Add a twist to craft time by using a shaker to dispense glitter.
Lint Roller as Glitter Pick-Up - Clean up glitter (and tiny pieces of construction paper) after craft time.
Zippered Bed-Linen Bag as Art Supply Carrier - Stash supplies for scrapbooking, knitting, or sewing in one of these sturdy, transparent pouches so all of your materials and tools are in one place.
Baby Wipe Container as Yarn Holder - Don’t let your yarn get crossed. Use an empty baby wipes container to keep yarn clean and tangle-free.
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Art supply bucket: 5 gallon paint bucket and a "bucket jockey" from tool section
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Decorate-Your-Own Jigsaw Puzzles Arts & Crafts Kit is fun for everyone! This perfectly-priced, boxed craft set includes a special keepsake and everything needed to decorate it. It includes glitter glue, colorful gems, stickers, paints and more!
Decorate and personalize your own special wooden keepsake! Kit contains all the colorful, sparkling decorations you children need to complete a creative project that they can proudly call their own!
Great as a gift, rain-day activity or party favor, the Baby Zoo Animals Stamp Set Arts & Crafts Kit is fun for everyone! Mix and match these detailed, wooden stamps to create hundreds of beautiful scenes and more!
Personalized Letters - Embellish wood letters with your craft room scraps. Cut photos to fit the shape of the letter, then embellish using paper and ribbon and whatever else you please.
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Alphabet Art - Raid your craft room scraps stash to create an inexpensive custom work of art. Paint a canvas and paint chipboard letters. Cover the canvas with patterned-paper blocks, the painted chipboard letters, embellishments, photos, artwork, and paper-pieced accents that correspond with the letters.
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Make It Picture Perfect - Use a piece of scrapbook paper as a creative mat to show off your picture. Embellish the frame using small buttons.
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Heart Garland - String a heart garland on a headboard or mantel. To create the garland, cut similarly sized hearts from decorative paper. Cut another set slightly smaller than the first. Glue each small heart on top of a large heart. With a hole punch, punch a hole on either side of each heart. Thread string through the holes in the hearts.
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Get Creative with Extra Chip-Board Letters - If you only have bits and pieces of leftover chip board, get creative when it comes to using them for projects. Here we substituted the missing O's with buttons.
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Instant Storage with Old Jars - Transform old jars into handy storage for ribbon, buttons, and tags.
Greeting Cards Wreath - Select a palette of coordinating hues to create a whimsical wreath. Cut greeting cards into different-size circles. Arrange the circles into a wreath shape, overlapping as desired. Secure with crafts glue. Machine-stitch over the top using coordinating or contrasting thread. Attach a ribbon to the wreath with a colored paper clip and hang.
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Kooky Elephant Puppet - Mismatch your puppet's eyes to give it extra kooky character. Sprinkle metallic glitter on a chipboard crown to create the elephant paper-bag puppet's scruffy hair.
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Friendly Lion Puppet - Create animal puppets from paper for an inexpensive kids' craft. Use buttons and other embellishments to add life to the animals. Button eyes and a full mane of paper strips give this lion paper-bag puppet his cheerful charm.
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Ribbon-Embellished Notebooks - Beginning at one end of the wire spiral binding, insert a ribbon under the first spiral and tie in a square knot to secure. Continue adding assorted ribbons until each wire spiral is covered with two or more ribbons. (How full you'd like the fringe-filled spiral binding is up to you.) Leave some wire uncovered so the notebook will lay flat when open. Trim ribbon ends at an angle. If desired, apply seam sealant to prevent fraying.
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Paper Chain - Write quick notes about what you're grateful for and add it to a paper chain. Have the whole family get involved. The chain is a great use for the paper scrap pile. Link with double-sided tape.
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Paper-Lined Jars - The difference is in the details. Cover the insides of plastic or glass jars and containers with patterned paper. Cut to size, place inside, and secure with tape. Cover a grouping of jars and display together.
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Decoupage Vases - Kids can give vases a new outlook to match their bedroom. Cover a glass vase in decoupage medium, and then apply strips of patterned tissue paper. Cover vase sufficiently with paper, and then apply another coat of decoupage medium.
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Bright Painted Flowers - Welcome spring with pretty flowers made from toilet-paper tubes.
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Secondhand Storage - Family crafts night is a breeze when you organize your supplies in baskets. The baskets are easily carried to the table, making picking up simple, and can be hidden away in an antique pie safe.
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Window Treatment Plus Storage - A hanging canvas shoe organizer, suspended from clip-on curtain rings, functions as a window treatment and art supply storage. The pocket depth is perfect for pens and pencils, paintbrushes, and notepads of various sizes.
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Paintbrush Bouquet - This multi-section vase is perfect for sorting paintbrushes by size and type and also allows them room to dry after use.
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Serving Pieces - Organize crafts supplies in multipiece serving sets, such as these vintage aluminum tumblers. Easy to spin and get to what you need, it's also portable.
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Color Coordinated - Beverage glasses aren't just for lemonade. Use clear glass or plastic glasses to store small supplies, including buttons, rickrack, and other embellishments. You'll be able to quickly identify what's available, plus give your crafts space a pleasing ambience.
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Sticker Stadium - A plastic desktop filing system allows you to sort stickers, patterned paper, and other crafts supplies in tiered compartments, making everything easy to see. Add printed dividers to customize the categories.
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Crafting Station - Pegboard is perfect for holding crafts supplies. Cut pegboard to the desired size and frame it with molding pieces found at a hardware store. Paint the entire piece, let dry, and hang it above your workstation. Hooks for pegboards come in various shapes and sizes, so select ones that will easily hold the items you plan to store.
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Kids' Crafts Storage Spot - Hang shelves to store kids' craft items. Be sure they are low enough for little hands to reach. Attach a paper towel holder to the underside of a shelf, then fill it with kraft paper that kids can easily tear off. Clip a couple of clothespins to the paper's edge keep it from curling.
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Hang It Up - Keep crafts supplies organized with a wire shower caddy. Hang one for wrapping supplies and a second one for crafting supplies. Use ribbons to suspend cans filled with pencils, paintbrushes, and more from the hooks.
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Box It Up - Plastic sleeves designed for slide, photo, or trading card storage are ideal for stashing die cuts separated from their packaging. Store the sleeves in binder boxes (or regular cardboard boxes) that can be stacked or stored upright on a shelf.
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Embellishments in a Snap - Repurpose a pillbox for an eye-catching storage system. The tiny containers hold dozens of eyelets and are easily embellished with a label and preview of what's inside.
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Everyday Items - Simple kitchen items, such as glassware, can keep crafts scissors, felt-tip pens, and crayons within easy reach on a tray designed to hold olives. Slip a spring bouquet into one of the glasses to turn it into a pretty display for your crafting space.
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Kids Crafts Supplies Holder - A canvas apron made for gardening tools is also a great holder for art supplies. Attach the belt to the edge of a child's table with hook-and-loop tape, and tuck the straps out of sight. Fill it with crafts supplies that will get your little one creating.
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Chic Crafts Caddy - Organize crafts and office supplies in a collection of milk glass displayed in a vintage drink caddy set on a colorful tray. You can simply carry the tray to any work space.
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See-Through Containers for Craft Supplies - Sort craft supplies in a series of lidded glass jars, or find other containers to store your small stuff at organization and discount stores. Keep jars off your work space by stacking them on shelving or hanging them.
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