Crafts Kids :: Free Crafts Network

I have been loving the trend of a single edge of zipper as decorative detailing. This rosette headband uses the effect with very cool results.

These simple crochet and pom pom garlands that grace the windows of Home Ec in Los Angeles are a fantastic way to add charm not only for the holidays, but any time of year. Our pal, Jenny Ryan, shares how they were created.

I’m an avid sewer and I always have my sewing machine on craft table so that it’s always on hand for a project or quick fix.

This crocodile softie from Laura at We Wilsons brings a big, toothy grin to my face. It’s sheer genius to take rickrack and a zipper and use them for what they are surely longing to be used for. Best of all, she’s offering the pattern for free if you upload a photo of something you made from one of her patterns to the We Wilsons Flickr pool ! The offer stands until December 14th, so hop on over to her site for her free tutorials (like the dust mitt tutorial , the swatch frog that uses every scrap of a fabric swatch, or her kangaroo pocket tutorial ), or head over to her Etsy shop where you can buy her adorable patterns like this giraffe , this flying pig or this flip doll

Juice Box to Jukebox By Jessica Wilson My friend Alexander (age has an iPod shuffle. While he loves to listen to all his happy tunes, he is not a fan of the clippiness and wishes he had something to better house his mini jukebox

How-To: Anticipation Calendar By Future Craft Collective It’s holiday time! Let the countdown begin! If you’ve got kids in your house you know how they love to count down to special occasions. We designed this Anticipation Calendar for just that reason — counting down to the big day. With this calendar you can help your kids count down to Christmas, New Year’s, Festivus, birthdays, whatever the big day might be.

These adorable little felt toadstools are a free pattern excerpt from the new digital book, Fa La La La Felt, from Lark Books. The book has more than 45 felt projects for the holiday, including more ornaments, stockings and decor, and is available for purchase through Zinio

Julie-K shows you how to add adjustable elastic to kids’ pants in 5 easy steps . So perfect when you have a tall kid like I do

The Hand Embroidery Network has just launched their new online magazine, Needle .

Here’s a brilliant way to use up scrap pieces of wrapping paper to make coordinating bows for your packages.