Easy to Do Crafts
- Paper and card stock are not only cheap and accessible, they are also easy to work with. Fun, simple paper craft projects include making origami animals, paper lanterns, greeting cards or party favors. You could even make your own handmade paper. If you like to decorate things, consider decorating ordinary paper bags to turn them into gift bags or inexpensive ornaments.
- When we think of woodworking, we might think of professional craftsmen creating complex or big items of furniture, but woodworking projects on a smaller scale can be quick and easy to do. For instance, you could make your own wooden picture frame, mini treasure chest or book box. Carve balsa wood into small figurines or use it to make a rubber stamp.
- Some people are able to make their own intricate jewelry, but you can start off with easy jewelry making projects, such as putting beads on elastic to make a bracelet or necklace, creating a button cuff out of felt and assorted buttons and weaving friendship bracelets out of colorful thread or wool. Once you're feeling confident in your craft skills, you could try making your own jewelry box for all your new accessories and decorating it with sequins, buttons and different scraps of fabric.