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Turtle Mousepad
Let your computer mouse glide on something you can make yourself!
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Potted-Plant Butterfly
Use bubble wrap and glitter to make a potted-plant butterfly.
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Mini Treasure Box
Keep your treasures safe and sound in a box made with craft sticks and cardboard.
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Wheelbarrow Seed Starter
It’s always fun to plant seeds, but it’s even more fun when you plant them in this charming seed starter made from a laundry-powder scoop.
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Draft Catcher
Dress up your extra tube socks with felt to make this creative draft catcher.
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Sew-Your-Own Scarecrow
Use craft foam and chenille sticks to sew your own scarecrow.
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Wind Chimes
Catch the sounds of spring with wind chimes made of old pencils and thread.
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Sun Mobile
Bring a little sunshine into any room with a sun mobile made with everyday items.
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Watermelon Napkin Holder
Add a slice of fun to your table with a napkin holder made from a cracker box, a paper plate, and some crayons.
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Grinning Crocodile
Share a smile with this Grinning Crocodile.
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Twirler
Watch it spin in the breeze!
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Textured Paintings
Use tissue paper, netting, foil, or fabric to create unusual textured paintings.
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Mini Easel
Display your handmade artwork on a Mini Easel.
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Bedside Caddy
A simple bedside caddy can be both decorative and convenient.
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Mouse Pad
Brighten up your computer area with a mouse pad made from scrap fabric.
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Rangoli: Floor Designs
Welcome guests with Rangoli Floor Designs.
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Seaside Sun Catchers
Shape chenille sticks into colorful sun catchers.
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Fabric-Scrap Portrait
Invent a character or make a portrait of yourself out of fabric, felt, and glue.
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Wavy Whale
If you like to cut and color, you can make a whale from paper plates.
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Stamp Paperweight
Cover a rock with used stamps to make a colorful paperweight.
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Wacky Critters
Use chenille sticks and pompoms to make silly magnets and pencil toppers.
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Sock Windsock
You can actually use a sock, along with crepe paper, to make a decorative windsock.
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Fish or Spaceship Play Scene
Use sandwich bags and poster board to create any number of play scenes.
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One-Color Collage
Recycle old magazines and catalogs to make colorful collages.
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3-D Snowflake
Here's a unique approach to a traditional favorite.
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Framed Yarn Art
Create a unique piece of art with a box, construction paper, and yarn.
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Wintry Scene
Sequins add sparkle to a wintry scene.
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Ship's Porthole
Use your imagination and bring a seascape inside by turning a plastic lid into a porthole.
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"Sand" Art
Use salt and colored chalk to create "Sand" Art.
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Magnetic Messages
Leave notes on your fridge with Magnetic Messages.
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Plant Pals
Liven up a potted plant with Plant Pals made from plastic spoons.
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Horse Napkin Holder
Turn an empty cereal box into a horse lover's napkin holder.
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Bike Streamers
Spruce up your bike with streamers.
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Firefly Box
Enjoy fireflies all year round.
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Animal Spinners
Watch your animals twirl around in this craft using plastic lids.
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Rainy-Day Bank
Save your money the fun way with a Rainy-Day Bank.
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Paper-Plate Blimp
Use paper plates and foil to make a blimp.
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Shoe-Shaped Organizer
Keep your papers neat with a shoe-shaped organizer.
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Winter Bird Decoration
Capture the feeling of winter by making a winter bird decoration.
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Domino Bookends
Use two boxes to make these eye-catching Domino Bookends.
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Rocking Duck
Use paper plates to make a decorative duck.
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Mail Holder
Get organized by making a mail holder from a cereal box.
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Summertime Wall Hanging
Make a wall hanging using poster board and summertime mementos.
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Frog Magnet
Turn a wooden ice-cream spoon into a frog for your refrigerator.
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Pebble-Creature Scene
Gather some rocks to make a Pebble-Creature Scene.
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Comb Guy
He's silly, he's fun, and he's easy to make. He's Comb Guy!
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Photo Easel
Cut an old greeting card into an easel to display photos.
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Puzzle-Piece Art
Use leftover puzzle pieces to make Puzzle-Piece Art.
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Dragonfly Mobile
Celebrate spring by making a dragonfly mobile.
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Quilling
Strips of paper and a little glue are almost all you'll need to master the art of quilling.
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Four-Part Bank
Sort your savings with a four-part bank made from an oatmeal container.
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Model Cuckoo Clock
Transform a cereal box into a model cuckoo clock.
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Pie-Tin Decoration
Create your own design and poke it into a pie tin.
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Pencil Fort
Collect some twigs and make a unique pencil holder.
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Party Napkins
Coffee, tea, or fruit punch can be used to dye colorful party napkins.
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Birthday Place Mat
Brighten someone's birthday with a colorful place mat.
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Spare Parts Picture
Use old magazines and catalogs to create silly pictures.
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Fresh-Greens Wreath
Mom or Dad can help you gather green plants to make a wreath.
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Windowsill Planter
Make plastic containers into beautiful planters by decorating them with fabric.
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Bunny Pillow
This cute pillow is perfect for Easter time or anytime.
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Coffee-Filter Snowflake
Decorate every window with this festive holiday craft.
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Berry-Basket Frame
Show off a photo in this easy-to-make craft!
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Block-Print Bunny
Use a simple technique to make a block-print bunny from cardboard, heavy paper, and paint.
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Bottle Bank
Keep a lid on your savings in this crafty container.
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Bottle Penguin
Think winter by turning a plastic bottle into a perky penguin.
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Arctic Scene
Tear up some paper and have fun making this scenic craft.
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Art-Supply Box
It's easy to stay organized with this tidy little supply box.
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Autumn Scarecrow
Make a (not-so-scary) scarecrow from an old shirt, yarn, and cardboard tubes.
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3-D Designs
Make 3D art with cut paper and different colored paper.
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3-D Underwater World
Create a colorful underwater world with sea creatures made from construction paper and markers.
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Frog Doorstop
Make a handy doorstop with a milk carton, stones, and green paint.
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Fun Foam Animal
Cut out and decorate plastic-foam trays to make this exotic animal.
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Greeting-Card Mobile
Recycle greeting cards to make this colorful mobile.
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Flag Pencil Holder
Keep track of your pens and pencils with this patriotic pencil holder.
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Floating Water Lilies
Use plastic-foam cups and trays to make these floating lilies.
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Floral Eggs
Make beautiful floral eggs using eggshells, glue, and colorful napkins.
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Flower Basket
A dozen flower baskets can be made from one egg carton and dried flowers.
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Flower Sticks
You'll never have to water these pretty flowers made from construction paper and dowels.
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Crayon Resist
Make an ir-resist-able decoration with crayons and poster board.
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Dancing Bottle Cap
Turn on some tunes and have fun making dancing buddies from plastic bottle caps.
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Doorknob Message Wheel
Leave important messages for visitors with a paper wheel that you can hang from your doorknob.
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Patriotic Treat Holder
This decoration is 'tops' as a centerpiece for your July Fourth picnic table.
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Peacock
Fancy paper cutting, yarn, and plastic wiggle eyes make a colorful feathered friend.
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Pie-Pourri Air Freshener
Create an air freshener that looks as nice as it smells.
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Punched-Foil Plaque
Aluminum foil and household tools can help you make a decorative plaque.
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Puzzle Piece Initial Plaque
It’s easy to “piece” together this plaque using glue and old jigsaw-puzzle pieces.
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Sand Painting
Make a textured painting using colored sand and your imagination.
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Sand Sculpture
Make a beautiful sand sculpture using plaster of Paris, shells or beads, sand, and a container.
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Scribbler's Mobile
Turn your doodles into art by making this scribbler's mobile.
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Mouse Pencil Holder
Use a milk carton, chenille sticks, and a shoelace to make a mouse you'll want to have around.
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Mouse-and-Cheese Magnet
You won't be afraid to have these mice in your kitchen.
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Nutshell, Bean, and Seed Scene
Use nutshells, beans, and seeds to make your own plant and creature scene.
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Old-Fashioned Plaque
Make an old-fashioned plaque to decorate your room or give to a friend.
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Make-Believe Bird's Nest
Build your own bird's nest with household items, sticks, and leaves.
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Hairy Egghead
See what sprouts when you plant grass seed in a silly-faced eggshell.
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Ice-Cream-Stick Photo Frame
Decorate ice-cream sticks to make a photo frame for yourself or for a friend.
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Indoor Sandcastle
Start practicing for summer with this sandcastle you can make indoors.
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Lighthouse
Use a disposable cup, laundry-detergent cap, and some cut-paper designs to make a charming lighthouse.
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Windsock
Celebrate windy days with a colorful windsock made with yarn and a cardboard tube.
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Speckled Sun Catchers
Catch some rays with a speckled sun catcher you can make yourself.
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Spice-box Containers
Cover empty spice boxes with paper and turn them into handy containers.
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Table Lantern
Brighten any table with a decorative candleholder made with tiny leaves, colored tissue paper, and glue.
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Rainy Day Fund
Saving for a rainy day is easy with this see-through bank.
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Seeded Box
Spruce up a plain box by covering the lid with your own design made with seeds or buttons.
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Snowman Centerpiece
Bring the snow inside and enjoy making a snowman from a white paper bag, glitter, and colored paper.
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Sewing Cards
Learn to sew while making artful decorations with these easy-to-make sewing cards.
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